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ProShow comes in two different flavors: ProShow Gold and ProShow Producer. Both provide a long list of features for creating and sharing shows. See the table below for the differences between the two.

Key Differences

Creative Potential

ProShow Producer gives you infinitely more creative potential in your shows. Producer's keyframing, adjustment effects, masking and adjustment layers, and modifiers allow you to create almost any effect you can imagine. ProShow Gold doesn't have these features.

Add vignettes, use solid color and gradient layers. Control video speed and looping. Adjust the opacity level for layers. Even apply transitions to individual layers within a slide using layer transitions.

Workflow

ProShow Producer provides some great time-saving features like show templates, which let you re-use shows by easily dragging in new content. Find yourself creating the same type of show over and over? Templates are designed just for that.

Advanced Captions

ProShow Producer takes captions to an all new level. Using Producer, you can precisely control caption motion, using pan, zoom, and rotate on text, just like you can do with photos. Add textures to captions, control skew and spacing, even apply keyframes for precise timing control.

Manual Timing Control

ProShow Producerr adds powerful functionality for users who are creating shows to be presented in person. With manual show control, your show can pause on any slide and wait. With keyboard and remote controls, you can control when the show starts, stops and resumes. Add to that caption interactivity and slide actions, and you can create a show that follows your every command.

Custom Branding

If you're creating shows to sell, you may not want the Photodex or ProShow name showing up when someone plays your show. With ProShow Producer, you can fine tune the branding of your output. Set custom icons and titles. Create your own startup screen. Use advanced menu customization features to add information about your business. For the ultimate branding, add a watermark that puts a network-style logo in the corner of your show.
Transitions, Motion and Effects Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Slide Styles apply pre-built effects instantly
Pre-built styles included in program75+50+
Create, share and use your own styles
Over 280 transition effects
One-click randomization of transition effects
Customize transitions per layer within a slide
Motion effects (pan / zoom / rotate)
One-click randomization of transition effects
Motion effects keyframing (timing control)
Scale width (x) and height (y) individually
Motion smoothing (controls style of motion path)
Photo Video Fusion (Using Photos & Videos) Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Add unlimited slide layers (photos & videos)
Import HD video clips
Combine video and stills in the same slide
Enhance video clips with motion and effects
Extensive range of supported input file types (100+)
Downloadable free content (backgrounds, borders, etc.)
Generate custom gradients and solid color layers
RAW file support
Create an unlimited number of slides in your show
Transparency support for PSD, PNG, TIFF and GIF files
Masking (blend or block out areas of images & videos)
Adjustment layers (apply effects to areas of images & videos)
Looping video clips
Adjust video clip playback speed (faster / slower)
Set background as an image or solid color
Set background as a custom gradient
Editing Tools Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Built-in video trimmer (for non-destructive editing)
Rotate & flip layers
Red-eye removal
Crop photos and videos (non-destructive)
Color-correction (e.g. contrast, brightness, sharpen, etc.)
Apply an outline or drop shadow to layers
Control drop shadow color
Control drop shadow opacity
Control layer outline color
Control layer outline thickness
Blur images with keyframing for creative effects
Adjustment effects keyframing (e.g. shifting opacity)
Chroma key transparency (for greenscreen effects)
Vignettes (create stylized borders & soft edges)
Text / Caption Options Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Precise control over caption placement
Add multiple, independent captions per slide
Precise control over caption timings
Caption styles
Caption motion effects keyframing
Add global show captions
Expanded set of 100+ caption motion effects
Caption line and character spacing options
Fill captions with textures, gradients or images
Caption and character rotation
Character skew effect
Insert image EXIF information using macros
Soundtrack & Audio Clip Options Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Add multiple songs to a show
Interactive waveform in timeline (for timing /fades)
Add slide sound effects and voiceovers
Built-in audio CD import tool
Precise visual audio trimmer (for maximum control)
Control audio start/end time and crossfades
Automatically sync slide timing to music
Built-in voiceover / narration recording utility
Workflow & User Interface Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Unlimited undo and redo
Add slides with simple drag and drop
Time-saving 'Copy / Apply / Duplicate' options
Specify keyboard shortcuts used for PC playback
Multi-track keyframe editor for tuning animations
Names and notes for documenting your works
Slide options hotkeys
Timeline view of slide list
Find Missing Files utility
Real-time show preview (see changes instantly)
Favorites pane
Manual show control (ex. pause on slide)
Make instant global changes
Precise timing control for image effects & captions
Add hundreds of slides in seconds
Integrated photo browser
Backup collected show files to PC, CD or DVD
Light box view
Business-Oriented Features Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Show templates (for mass-production of shows)
Live Show support (create/display real time during events)
Enhanced copy protection
Color profile awareness
Custom show branding
Expanded caption interactivity options
Watermarking
Projects mode (for quick access to multiple shows)
Output Quality, Speed & Settings Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
Industry leading video rendering speed
Professional DVD & Blu-ray menu authoring
Fully integrated media authoring system
Add multiple shows to Blu-ray, DVD, CDs, and EXEs
Support for BDR-R/RE, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, CD-R/RW drives
Include PC playback capability on Blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs
Publish streaming shows from your own website
Multiple video compression options
Rotate video output for commercial applications and signage
Free online sharing / photo & slide show hosting
Supported Output Types Learn more about ProShow Producer Learn more about ProShow Gold
DVD video discs
Blu-ray (high definition) burning
VCD, SVCD, XVCD, XSVCD, CVD & MiniDVD video discs
Autorun CDs
Self-contained .EXE files with email option
True high-definition video: 1080p, 1080i, 720p, 480p
Adobe® Flash
.WMV Windows® Media video
.MOV Apple® Quicktime® video
.AVI uncompressed video
.AVI compressed video / supports ALL codecs
MPEG 1 & 2 video;
MPEG 4 video
Directly upload to YouTube, Facebook & Vimeo
Automatically announce new show uploads via Twitter
Device output for media players, cell phones, game consoles & more.
.PX streaming web show (Presenter)
.ISO disc image file for CD/DVD
.SCR screensaver files
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