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Q: "video" vs. "slideshow"

this is probably a really dumb question but can anyone help me clarify how to think about video and slideshows and similar content? i can't understand what kind of terms i should be using for these things.

 

i guess something i create by stringing together photos is a slideshow and something i create by filming with my camera is a video and that is pretty much the whole explanation? i suppose this breaks down somewhere along the line, does it?

 

should i also understand that it is globally not a good idea to try and store my videos (things taken on my camera) in Aperture which is something i generate slideshows in? or, er, i guess this breaks down because Aperture imports everything from my Leica and my iPhone which means it is also importing my video content, isn't it?

 

so basically i have "non-Aperture" imported videos and "non-Aperture created" slideshows in Aperture and everything else is on my desktop in a sorted folder is that it?

 

i guess i am a little confused in trying to get organized over here.

 

ALSO, is there a way to /sort/ by video or by slideshow in Aperture or do i have to do this manually....?

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Boot Camp of Windows 7 + Windows XP

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 6:07 AM

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  • by léonie,Helpful

    léonie léonie Apr 23, 2014 6:47 AM in response to hotwheels 22
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    Apr 23, 2014 6:47 AM in response to hotwheels 22

    That question is tricky, because by asking about videos and slide shows you are trying to compare different categories.

     

    Videos are media files in a video format - either taken by a camera or rendered by a program.

     

    A slideshow is a presentation of media - mainly of image files. You use themes in Aperture to create elaborate multimedia presentations. Aperture can present the slide show directly, but if you want to view it on a different computer or video player, you can  export and render your slide show as a video file.

  • by Keith Barkley,

    Keith Barkley Keith Barkley Apr 23, 2014 7:42 AM in response to hotwheels 22
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    Apr 23, 2014 7:42 AM in response to hotwheels 22

    Ignore. Wrong thread

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    hotwheels 22 hotwheels 22 Apr 24, 2014 4:46 PM in response to léonie
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    Apr 24, 2014 4:46 PM in response to léonie

    hi leonie. thanks. can i just ask you to elaborate on this part "Videos are media files in a video format". i am feeling a tad stupid but i can't understand what this means. i mean, i do understand that slideshows are "presentations of media - mainly image files".

     

    but the first part - maybe i don't understand what you mean by video format?

     

    or - are slideshows also considered to be in video format or are they specifically /not/ video format...?

     

    THANK YOU

  • by léonie,Solvedanswer

    léonie léonie Apr 25, 2014 12:02 AM in response to hotwheels 22
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    Apr 25, 2014 12:02 AM in response to hotwheels 22

    Jon,

    but the first part - maybe i don't understand what you mean by video format?

    I don't know how to be clearer - but I'll try.  I mean, a video is a media file in a specific format, see this lists of format, that are supported by Aperture: Aperture 3: About Video and Audio formats in Aperture

    Video files are external representation of the media used for archiving and sharing or streaming.

     

    A slideshow (in Aperture) is an interactive presentation. It exists in "limbo" as an album of images with a theme and settings. Just like image versions, it needs to be rendered to a file to be used outside Aperture.

    -- Léonie

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    hotwheels 22 hotwheels 22 Apr 28, 2014 5:24 PM in response to léonie
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    Apr 28, 2014 5:24 PM in response to léonie

    OK. thank you.