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An Overview of Slideshows
With Aperture, you can easily create and present slideshows of your photos. You can use two
main methods to create slideshows in Aperture. You can quickly create a slideshow from a
selection of photos, or you can create an advanced multimedia presentation complete with
video clips, a layered soundtrack, and customized titles, borders, transitions, and eects.
To create an impromptu slideshow based on a photo selection and play it on your computer,
you use slideshow presets. Slideshow presets are collections of predened slideshow settings
that determine the overall look of your slideshow and how your photos appear on the screen.
Aperture provides a number of slideshow presets, and you can also create your own custom
presets. Slideshow presets are convenient when you’re sitting with a client or friend and you
want to give a basic presentation of your photos, but you don’t need to save the slideshow.
For more information about playing slideshows using slideshow presets, see An Overview of
Slideshow Presets on page 457.
When you want to create a more elaborate multimedia presentation or when you want to
export your slideshow as a movie for others to view, you create a slideshow album and use the
Slideshow Editor to edit the slideshow. Aperture provides themes that you can apply to your
slideshow to give it a professional look, and you can also include video clips, create a layered
soundtrack, and customize elements such as titles, borders, transitions, and eects. You can play
the slideshow on your computer, or you can export the slideshow as a movie to share with
others via email or the web. You can also send your slideshow directly to iTunes for syncing with
iPhone, iPod, iPod touch, iPad, or Apple TV.
Note: Aperture slideshow themes automatically scale to t panoramic photos.
Important: Aperture slideshows cannot be edited in iPhoto. To modify an Aperture slideshow,
you must open your Aperture library in Aperture and then edit the slideshow.
For more information about creating slideshow presentations using the Slideshow Editor, see the
following sections:
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Workow for Creating a Multimedia Slideshow Presentation on page 464
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Creating Slideshow Albums on page 465
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Changing a Slideshow’s Theme on page 467
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About Editing Slideshow Transitions and Applying Eects on page 468
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An Overview of Modifying the Entire Slideshow on page 469
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An Overview of Modifying Individual Slides and Transitions on page 475
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An Overview of Adding Music and Audio to Slideshows on page 483
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Viewing Your Slideshows in Aperture on page 491
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Sharing Your Slideshow Movies on page 492
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