Photo slideshow software is

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used to display a range of digital photos, images and video clips in a predefined order. In most cases the output file is a standard video file or an executable file which contains all the sound and images for display.

Typical features

Slideshow applications usually offer the following functions: image editing (including photo enhancement, cropping, brightness & contrast settings, photo vintage effects), special animation effects (

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s, rotation, 3D flips), transitions, a collection of pre-designed images ( clip art), background music

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, opening and closing titles, voice-over recording, text captions, etc. Some programs have the ability to search and import images from

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. Custom graphics can also be created in other programs such as

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and then exported to a slideshow maker.

Typical features

See also