# Need suggestions for software for a music/picture presentation **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 25, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789 "2008-04-25T02:24:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/1 "2008-04-25T02:24:33Z")
Maybe the answer is as simple as powerpoint, but I thought I would put it out there to you guys. I need to put together a presentation of pictures over a song. Video is probably beyond my skills. I am running a PC (no snarkiness from the Mac folks!) I would like to be able to pan the pictures left to right or up and down and maybe zoom in or out for dramatic affect. I would also like to be able to add text, and I need to make the text be dynamic and interesting (at least in its appearance). For example I may need one word in a sentence to change, or have the phrases themselves pac across the screen as a block. Suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/2 "2008-04-25T02:39:36Z")
Windows Moviemaker will do all that. And it’s already on your computer. XP or Vista? You can run it from your computer, or burn it onto a CD and run it on somebody else’s computer. It’s playable on anything that supports .wmv files. ETA: If you need to run it on a TV set, you need to look for a “dvd slide show maker” on Google. There’s lots, most of them have free trials. After much trial and error, I’m currently using Roxio, but it drives me crazy, and there’s a fairly steep learning curve. If you just need to put together something to run on a PC, go with Windows Moviemaker. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/3 "2008-04-25T02:53:00Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] Windows Moviemaker will do all that. And it’s already on your computer. XP or Vista? You can run it from your computer, or burn it onto a CD and run it on somebody else’s computer. It’s playable on anything that supports .wmv files. ETA: If you need to run it on a TV set, you need to look for a “dvd slide show maker” on Google. There’s lots, most of them have free trials. After much trial and error, I’m currently using Roxio, but it drives me crazy, and there’s a fairly steep learning curve. If you just need to put together something to run on a PC, go with Windows Moviemaker. [/QUOTE] XP Media… hmmm… ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/4 "2008-04-25T03:06:11Z")
There is a part where I want the lyrics of the song to appear as they are sung…I don’t see where you add and edit text… ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/5 "2008-04-25T03:23:38Z")
[QUOTE=newcrasher] There is a part where I want the lyrics of the song to appear as they are sung…I don’t see where you add and edit text… [/QUOTE] Should be: **Tools \> Titles and credits…** Then you can add titles to particular clips. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 3:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/6 "2008-04-25T03:30:21Z")
Cool! Thanks! One more thing…everytime I add a pic it places it right at the start. I want about ten seconds of dark screen… This will be my last question - promise!! ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2008, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/7 "2008-04-25T12:37:16Z")
Working with it in Vista but I assume it’s about the same…If you want 10 seconds of black, you have to add a black slide. I made mine in Paint; just select black color, then click on the bucket for “Fill with color”. Then save it to whatever folder you want and then Import it. ---
**Author:** ![newcrasher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b3f665/32.png) [@newcrasher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newcrasher)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/8 "2008-04-26T01:22:49Z")
[QUOTE=Duck Duck Goose] Working with it in Vista but I assume it’s about the same…If you want 10 seconds of black, you have to add a black slide. I made mine in Paint; just select black color, then click on the bucket for “Fill with color”. Then save it to whatever folder you want and then Import it. [/QUOTE] I actually did a “Title” screen with a black background and only a space as text. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2008, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-suggestions-for-software-for-a-music-picture-presentation/446789/9 "2008-04-26T04:06:53Z")
Well, huh. Interesting.