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Photologist User's Guide

Slide Shows

Running an automatic Photologist slide show:
To set slide show options go to the Preferences window (choose Preferences under the Photologist menu) and click the Slide Show tab. Choose a transition effect, set the transition effect speed, set the slide show interval (time between pictures) and, if desired check the loop check box. To choose a sound track to play with slide shows click the "Use sound" checkbox then click the Select Sound button to navigate to the desired sound file. (Supported sound formats are: mp3, aiff, wav, midi, and snd.) You can turn the slide show sound track off at any time by unchecking the checkbox. Click OK to dismiss the Preference window.

In the Gallery window click the slides icon to start and stop the slide show. You can pause the slide show by pressing the space bar on your keyboard. Press the space bar again to resume running the slide show.

Other Options:
1. Outline Shapes: Open an image in the Viewer window. To apply an outline shape click the star/circle icon. A list of shapes pops up for you to chose from. Click on the shape of your choice.

2. Background Color: If you have chosen an outline shape there will be a white area surrounding your picture. To change this white area to another color click the color wheel icon. Choose a color and click OK.

Slide shows can be run with the resizable Viewer window at any size, including full screen mode. If an outline shape or background color has been chosen these will be applied to the slide show pictures.

NOTE: You can choose to have the menu bar and cursor hidden (Preferences: General tab) if you are running your slide show in full screen mode. To return to regular mode and show the menu bar and cursor again, type command + shift + F.

Running a manual Photologist slide show:
To run a manual slide show open the Viewer window then use the up and down arrow keys to move the selection up and down in the browser list.

Making a Quicktime slide show movie:
Choose "Save As Quicktime Slide Show..." from the File menu. This brings up the Quicktime Slide Show window. To select a Transition Effect click the small downward facing triangle to the right of the text box with the number "409" in it. Click on the desired effect. If, instead of one of the other effects, you would like to use the crossfade effect check the Use crossfade checkbox.

NOTE: There are actually 133 transition effects available. Consult the file called "Quicktime Effects" and, if desired, enter an effect ID number in the Transitions Effects text box.

Set the number of seconds that each picture should be displayed. If desired, enter a number in the "Frames per effect" text box.

If you would like your slide show movie to automatically open in the Quicktime player check the "Open completed slide show" box.

To select a sound file to use as the sound track for the slide show check the "Add sound" checkbox. Next, click the Select Sound button to navigate to the desired sound file. Supported sound formats are: mp3, aiff, wav, midi, and snd.

NOTE: Longer picture display periods, increased effect frames, and sound tracks increase the size of the slide show movie file.

To start creating your slide show movie click the "Create Slideshow" button. You will be presented with a Save dialog allowing you to give your slide show a name and choose where it should be saved. Next you will see a dialog with slide show settings. You can adjust the picture quality with the slider near the top of the dialog.

In the Motion box at the bottom you can adjust the number of frames per second. It is recommended that you leave the Key frame setting alone.

NOTE: Higher picture quality and more frames per second both increase the movie slide show file size.

Click OK to continue and complete the slide show creation process.

TIP: Quicktime movie slide shows are cross-platform. This means that you can share them with PC users as well as Mac users. A great way to share Quicktime movie slide shows is to burn them onto CDs and send to people.