Title: Creating Powerful Slideshows with Photos, Music, and Transitions

What You Can Do:

Your photos are not just pictures of your life - they can also convey the emotions that meant so much at special times. However, it can be difficult to present them in a way that shows the impact these moments had on your life. Your Roxio software suite offers a powerful assistant so you can create slideshows with your favorite music, dynamic transitions and text overlays, resulting in a moving experience to share with friends and family.



How it's done:

  1. Launch your Roxio software suite.

    2. Tip: If you are unfamiliar with how to launch and use your Roxio software suite, check out the tutorial called “Getting Started with Your Roxio Software Suite” before continuing with this tutorial.


  2. Click on the Photo tab on the left side of the start page of your Roxio suite, and then under Create Disc on the right side, select Create Slideshows. Show Me

  3. In Roxio Slideshow Assistant window, click the Add Photos button. In the Add Photos dialog box, select the photo(s) and click Add Photos button when done. Show Me

    4. Tip: To select more than one file at a time, press and hold the "Control" key while you select the files.


  4. To add music, click Add Background Audio. In the Background Audio dialog box, click on Add Audio Track. In the Add Audio dialog box, select the music track(s) and click Add Audio button when done. Click OK. Show Me

    5. Tip: You can also choose Add SmartSound Audio to make cool soundtracks for your slideshow.


  5. To add your own text, select a photo and click on the Add/Edit Text On Slide button at the top. Show Me

  6. Click the Next button to continue.

  7. Select transitions under Transition Style. Click on the "Play" button to preview the transitions. You can change the slide duration under Set the slide duration. Each transition has its own minimum slide duration. Show Me

    8. Tip: If your slideshow contains music, you can place a check mark on "Fit to Audio" to match your slides duration to your audio.


  8. Click the Next button to continue.

  9. Click on the Finish button to save your slideshow project. For other output options, choose one of the options from the Project window:

    10. Save this Project: Save your slideshow project.
    Burn To Disc: Burn your slideshow to a CD or DVD.
    Create File: Output your slideshow to a video file.
    Edit in VideoWave: To continue working on your slideshow using more advanced editing features in VideoWave.