Honor the life of a loved one with a lasting memorial slide show. Using pictures from the past you can create a heartfelt memoir that tells a story and celebrates a life. With
ProShow Gold you can create and output the final show to DVD, Blu-ray and the Web for easy sharing. Here are some simple steps to get started.
Gather Old Photos & Video Tapes to use in Your Show
Gather as many photos and videos as you can for your memorial show. Some may be in digital format, others old print pictures or video tapes. You'll most likely need to scan old print photos or send-off video tapes to make them digital and ready to use in your memorial slide show. Here are several options for getting your content into a digital format.
- Scan in Old Photos
Scan in each photo manually using a scanner. Though this might seem like a tedious task, it's a great do-it-yourself way of getting the job done. You'll have a digital version of each photo that can easily be used in your slide show.
- Snap a Digital Image of an Old Print
Using a high-res digital camera, position your photo flat and make sure there are no glares. Hover above the photo, fill the frame of your viewfinder with the image and snap the picture. You'll have a digital version of your old print in seconds!
- Use a Scanning Service or Website
Send off old prints or video tapes to be turned into digital files online. There are many websites that offer this service and have quick turnaround times.
Tell a Life Story
Now that you've gathered all the content to use in your memorial show, you'll want to think about the order to display each image. Be sure and start at the beginning of the story showing pictures from childhood, then moving into adolescence and finally adulthood. Include wedding photos, birthday snapshots or videos and any other memorable content you may have.
Add Motion Effects & Descriptive Captions
ProShow Gold has easy-to-use motion effects that bring still photos to life. Use a slow pan, zoom or rotate to add emotion to any photo. You can also use ProShow Gold's built-in captions to highlight important dates and names or to label photos.
Choose the Right Music
Usually a slow, instrumental melody works best to set the tone for the slideshow. You may also choose to use a song that has special meaning for you or your family. ProShow Gold has built-in features that allow you to rip a track from a CD and time your audio to your slide show with one click.
Final Step: Output Your Memorial Show
ProShow Gold allows you to share your show in virutally any format. You can burn your show directly to DVD, Blu-ray and CD, or upload your show to the web using ProShow Gold's built-in YouTube show uploader or create a Flash version to share on a website.
Get Inspired
Len Smith sadly lost his mother earlier this year but created a beautiful memorial slide show in her honor using ProShow. Len combined old photos, video clips and unique background images that resulted in a touching tribute slideshow. He's generously offered to share his slide show in hopes of inspiring others to create similar shows for loved ones who have passed.
Need Help Getting Started with ProShow?
Got ProShow but still need some help getting started? We offer a wide variety of training materials that teach you how to get the most out of creating slide shows with ProShow. Check out the newly released ProShow Basics Training DVD. It comes with over 70 minutes of interative training and practice files you can use to follow along with.
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