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How to make a slideshow with my own music

I’d like to set up a looping series of photos and synchronize my own music to them. What’s the best way to do that, using Photos, Pages, Keynote, or some other app? I'm using a MacBook Air, 11 inch early 2015, and OS 10.13.3.

Thanks,

Rich

MacBook Air, OS 10.12.6

Posted on Mar 13, 2018 5:39 PM

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léonie

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Posted on Mar 14, 2018 12:56 AM

In Photos you can create a slideshow from selected photos and videos, then add a soundtrack - you can select songs from your iTunes library.

Create and work with slideshows in Photos on Mac - Apple Support

But you cannot trim the songs in Photos to make them align perfectly. If you want that, create the slideshow in iMovie; it makes it easier to arrange the sound clips.

I am using GarageBand to add a soundtrack to videos http://help.apple.com/garageband/mac/10.0/#gbnd1a894e6e.

First I export my slideshow as a video from Photos (without a sound track)
Then I import the the video to the movie track in GarageBand and then add my own songs to an audio track and mix a background track : http://help.apple.com/garageband/mac/10.0/#gbnd8470e7ed
Once the background track is complete, I use the command "File > Movie > Export Audio to Movie". http://help.apple.com/garageband/mac/10.0/#gbnd46f9a000

Now I can play the video in QuickTime Player and loop it.

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