Question about making a picture video with sound

[blakeas]

I am getting married soon and I want to gather up pictures of me and my fiancee and put them together in a short video with music playing in the background. Like a slideshow on the screen where it would just flash picture after picture with music in the background. Is there a simple way to do this? I dont have any video editing background - so is their an application that i can put my digital pictures on and have it scroll through with music in the background? Thanks for the help and my fiancee thanks you too!

[Forum Troll]

Memoriesontv can do that. You can get it from the Tools menu.

[thecoalman]

There's a bunch of apps that will do that. https://www.videohelp.com/tools?s=28#28

Most editors/authoring programs can be used as well.

[blakeas]

Most of those you have to pay for - I have a couple of applications already like RecordnowDX, powerDVD, etc. I got the Pioneer A04 and it came with some other apps as well - I am at work and cant remember what i have at home. Are there any free ones i should try?

[wwjd]

I have used a Freeware called Slide Show Movie Maker. You can add music. pan and zoom and have transitions between photos.

wwjd

[sacajaweeda]

Slide Show Movie Maker is pretty good.

[blakeas]

When i try to use this software and start the creation of the slide show it locks up my computer. Am i adding too many pictures? Does anybody have any experience with this that can help?

[mats.hogberg]

ProShow Gold or Ulead Video Studio. For stills, they can do about the same thing, but ProShow is easier (as still shows is what it does - UVS can do a lot more...)

/Mats

[MCooper]

Pro Show Gold ROCKS!

This is by far the easiest program that I have ever used for what you are needing to do. I currently use this for many of my families that want a simple yet professional looking show. Weddings, Holiday Memories etc... You have so much flexibility and now with the new upgrade that they have introduced, awesome is all I can say.

Wish you well.

http://www.photodex.com/products/proshowgold/

Mark

[blakeas]

I was then told to use Moviemaker 2.0 that came with Windows XP - But this program is locking up on me too - i import the pictures, add the audio and then start to make the move file and it locks up about 75% of the way. How do i trouble shoot this?

[mats.hogberg]

Seems like many video related applications lock up your computer - Have you by any chance installed any codec packs? If not (and maybe even "if"!), a clean XP installation might be the only cure...

/Mats

[blakeas]

No - I have not loaded any codec packs - I guess i will try a new installation. thanks for the advice!