Slideshow software allows a user to create a slide presentation for PCs. This software can refer to a multimedia presentation program like PowerPoint or Freelance Graphics that incorporate text, charts, and images into a presentation. Other slideshow programs are designed primarily for photos. These products allow the user to manage their digital photos and easily present as a slide show or screensaver. These tools usually include photo editing tools.
If you are looking for software to design business presentation slideshows combining text w/ images, PowerPoint or a similar product is your best option. If you are strictly looking to create a slideshow or screensaver with photos, there are many products on the market at little or no cost that will meet your needs. Microsoft office and other office software suites have products that may already be installed on your PC which will meet your needs. There are also a lot of slideshow applications available for a moderate cost that are feature rich and offer artsy transitions and editing capabilities.
Business slideshow presentation features:
- Combine text w/ multi media
- Templates
- Ink markup features
- Background options
- Library of images, animations, music tracks
- Hyperlinks
- Easy editing tools
- Slide transitions
Photo slideshow features:
- Password protection
- Picture viewer options
- Photo editing
- Red eye correction
- Cropping
- Color correction
- Picture art tools
- Picture resizing
- One click slideshow preparation
- Custom and standard photo printing
- Export to photo processing sites
- Archiving assist to CD or DVD
- Screensaver options
- Incorporate music and video
Major Vendors of slideshow programs:
- Microsoft
- Photodex
- Amara Software
- Picasa
- Wondershare
Factors to be considered when purchasing software for slideshows:
- Are you looking for a presentation slideshow application software or a slideshow program for photos only
- Do you already have a tool installed with your office suite that will meet your needs
- What specific features are you looking for
- System resources: Not usually an issue, but sometimes small business environments are on over-taxed hardware already.