Can multiple photos be displayed at the same time in a slideshow?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. There are a couple of slideshow themes that will display multiple photos at one time. Otherwise, you'll need a 3rd party image editor or Pages to make a collage of the photos for use as a single slide.

In addition, PhotoPresenter is a 3rd party slideshow application that has over 24 animated themes, some of which do display multiple photos at a time. It works seamlessly with iPhoto.

This demo page has a number of examples: PhotoPresenter Animated Slideshow Themes.

Alternatives to iPhoto's slideshow include:

iMovie, on every Mac sold, as is iDVD.

Others, in order of price:

PhotoPresenter $29

PhotoToMovie $49.95

PulpMotion $129

FotoMagico $29 (Home version) ($149 Pro version, which includes PhotoPresenter)

Final Cut Express $199

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 Express is the most capable app of them all. You get what you pay for.

Regards

TD