Alternative to Photos for Slideshow

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Alternative to Photos for Slideshow

As many are aware, there is an issue using Photos as a source for a slide show/screen saver. I've read many posts and even had phone conversations with Apple people and everything points to an issue at their end with no projected fix in sight.

That said, is there a viable alternative? Any outside sources that others have used successfully? I had been set up to use my entire library of over 10,000 photos as a slideshow and until earlier this year everything was fine. Now I get a limited number of photos and any that had been re-oriented now show as a sideways image. It is becoming annoying to say the least. I did see there are options, I just wondered if anyone has tried them and has any suggestions to either use one or stay away form one.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Aug 1, 2021 8:26 AM

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Yer_Man

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Aug 1, 2021 8:58 AM in response to Paul Tabone1

A slideshow and a screensaver are two quite different things.

Alternatives to Photos' slideshow include:

iMovie is on every Mac sold.

Others, in order of price:

PhotoToMovie $49.95

PhotoStage $60/$80 (depending on the version you prefer)

FotoMagico $99

Final Cut Pro X $299

It's difficult to compare these apps. They have differences in capability - some are driven off templates. some aren't. Some have a wider variety of transitions. Others will have excellent audio controls. It's worth checking them out to see what meets your needs. However, there is no doubt that Final Cut Pro X is the most capable app of them all. You get what you pay for.

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