I've manually reordered photos in Library based on location (and manually assigned gps location in info).
After creating slideshow, when I choose 'Places' theme it seems to randomly reorder photos - not just into 'places' order.
Help!
Also, when I use export - the option of creating a quicktime movie seems to have disappeared (custom option gone).
Cheers
Brenda
iPhoto '11, Mac OS X (10.0.x), null
The theme will have layouts for both Landscape and Portrait photos and the reordering is usually caused by it trying to fit the photos to the theme. Exporting always creates a quicktime movie. in later versions there are less options, though.
The theme will have layouts for both Landscape and Portrait photos and the reordering is usually caused by it trying to fit the photos to the theme. Exporting always creates a quicktime movie. in later versions there are less options, though.
The only themes, where you are in control of the sequence of the photos in a slideshow are the older times "Classic" and "Ken Burns". In the newer themes it takes a lot of patience to rearrange the photos to satisfy the automatic layout.
Thanks for the response guys - I really appreciate the feedback - thought I was going nuts.
I had to go back to 'classic' slideshow - which is a shame as the slideshow was for a school class inter-state excursion and the kids had previously liked the map option to see where they'd been. But after 6hrs of trying to re-order photos I gave up.
I haven't used Iphoto for over a year, but the resulting movie seems to be a lesser quality than the custom option I created in previous versions - this seems strange kind of progress to me?
I have to create a lot of slideshows/movies for our school this year - is the Mac Photos going to be an improvement or should I stick to Fotomagico & Imovie?
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.
For a better sound track than in iPhoto I like Aperture $80. And it has the same advantage as iPhoto, that it is not necessary to render a video, but that it can be presented directly from the Slideshow project. It is hard to get the timing right for a video.
Iphoto 9.6.1 Slideshow Places Theme randomly reordering photos - not sure why?
