Slideshows; best plugin / program

I`d like to use slideshows of photos in my fcpx Projects, but my time is Limited. I want to make slideshows based on templates. The best will be to make it inside FCPX (With a plug in, With a lot of themes -split screen, smooth transitions etc). But if you now any other programs that do the trick, just shoot!

What about programs like

boinx.com/fotomagico/

PhotoPresenter

PhotoToMovie

PulpMotion

You can perfectly create slideshows inside FCP X. But depending on the system you have this may considerably slow down your workflow. Boinx Fotomagico (and others) will allow you to create your slideshows much faster. Then you can export your slideshow as a video file and import this in FCP X.

- Ronny

+1 on all the Boinx products - I think CoreMelt and FXFactory also have options.

You can use many different programs to create slideshows, export as movie and then import into FCPX.
One way to add lots of extras if doing say an presentation video is to use Keynote.

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Hope this helps, Greg

What are the ideal specs for a photo used in a FCPX slideshow?

I've searched and seen TONS of different opinions, just wondering what to tell a photographer the dimensions/dpi etc should be? I want it to look as good as possible (lots of landscapes etc...)

I'm doing a 1080p project that is only going to be watched on Vimeo. He's exporting from Photoshop. Any ideas or links appreciated. I know there's tons of info, but maybe too many ways. Thanks.

2 basic rules of thumb:

1- If you are simply showing a photo and not doing much with it, size it to your Timeline frame size.

2- If you're doing a Ken Burns type effect, zooming a lot, make it only as large as it needs to be to zoom in on.

3- Oversizing photos for an NLE is only asking for trouble, as they'll eat up RAM, VRAM, and other resources, when playing repeated frames video style.