in iphoto slideshow I can't change the background color of captions
I can change font, font-size, text color etc, and there is an icon for changing background color, but it doesn't seem to work.
This is important as on some slides I can't see the caption text very well and would help with a dark background. Any ideas?
iMac (21.5-inch Mid 2011), OS X Yosemite (10.10.2), iphoto 9.6.1
There's no provision for the user to change the background color of text in slideshows.
This is important as on some slides I can't see the caption text very well and would help with a dark background. Any ideas?
You can have different colors for the captions on each text slide. Pick a darker color for the slides with a light background.
Thanks. I had already tried that and I guess will have to be satisfied with this as the best I can do. Its just that on some photos having a low opacity background would make the text even clearer, particularly since I take out all of the shadows and boldness and bring down the size of the text, as I want it to not intrude too heavily on the image.
Its weird in that there is the icon for background color and in the font styling dialog box I can even get it to change, it just doesn't translate onto the actual slide.
Thanks.
There should be!
Alternatives to iPhoto's slideshow include:
iMovie is on every Mac sold.
Others, in order of price:
PhotoToMovie $49.95
PulpMotion $129
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.
How can I change caption background color?
