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Slideshow is a modern concatenation of "Slide Show". A slideshow is a display of a series of chosen images, which is done for artistic or instructional purposes. Slideshows are conducted by a presenter using an apparatus, such as a carousel slide projector, an overhead projector or in more recent years, a computer running presentation software. The term originates from the use of slides which have been around for many years. Slides originally were projected on movie theater screens by magic lanterns as part of early movie house shows.
The word slideshow does not appear in the Webster’s New Twentieth Century Unabridged Dictionary (1973 edition). Although, slideshow will pass a spell check in Microsoft Word in both Office 2000 and Office XP editions. A well organized slideshow allows a presenter to lend visual images to an oral presentation. The old adage "A picture is worth a thousand words" holds true, in that a single image can save a presenter from speaking a paragraph of descriptive details. As with any public speaking or lecturing, a certain amount of talent, experience, and rehearsal is required to make a successful slideshow presentation.
For instructional purposes, presentation software is most commonly used, and is usually used with the intention of creating a dynamic, audiovisual presentation. The relevant points to the entire presentation are put on slides, and accompany a spoken monologue.
Slideshows have artistic uses as well, such as being used as a screensaver, or to provide dynamic imagery for a museum presentation, for example, or in installation art. David Byrne, among others, has created PowerPoint art.
Slideshow Criticism
Improperly staged or scripted slideshows can be seen by some as being a crutch for the presenter, and that the use of content put on the slideshow is not relevant or constructive to the presentation. Other critics have taken aim at the way that presentation software relies upon small summaries that simultaneously starve the audience of information and appear to limit consideration and analysis.
Slideshow Programs
PowerPoint is a particular kind of Slideshow software produced by Microsoft. It has been the subject of much discussion and criticism. Training lectures and sales demonstrations are commonly conducted using Powerpoint, and PowerPoint criticism is not usually leveled at the software itself, but at the weakness of the presenter or material. The term slideware has entered modern industry jargon to describe the paper copy materials distributed as part of slideshows.
MemoriesOnTV is a professional photo slideshow software that's geared towards photographers and home users. It can create DVD or web (Flash) slideshows with many interesting visual effects.
ByteRed Slideshow is a very inexpensive, and easy to use slideshow program targeted toward individuals and small businesses.
Slidestory Audio slideshows is a free audio slideshow website. Users register and download a Windows application for arranging photos and recording of audio to create individually narrated slides. The presentation is uploaded to the slidestory website and can be viewed in a javascript or Flash viewer through a web browser.
PicturesToExe slide show software is professional solution for stand-alone slide shows creation. It can create stand alone (EXE files) slide shows with many transition effects. Software was founded in 1999.
External links
Sample slideshows
- a photo slideshow (view with any Web browser)
- a streaming slideshow (view with RealPlayer only)
- a streaming slideshow (view with Internet Explorer only)
- a static slideshow (view with any Web browser)
- A narrated streaming slideshow (view with flash 8 or javascript enabled Web browser)
- DVDPhotographs.com (Slide show creation company)
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