How to create a slideshow with music

Step Two: Choose the Content for Your Slideshow

You can’t have a slideshow without content, so the next step is choosing the proper mix of images and videos to serve as your building blocks. If you’d rather have a slideshow comprised entirely of images or entirely of video, that’s perfectly fine too. After all, it’s your creation. With loads of images and videos to choose from in our collection, the sky’s the limit.  

The thing to be aware of here is to choose content that’s appropriate for the slideshow’s intended purpose. If you can construct a project entirely from our library, awesome! 

But, stock content doesn’t always hit the personal notes folks are looking for. If this is the case with your particular vision, choose to upload your own images and video footage. 

Integrating your own content is easy. Just click the “Uploads” tab on the upper portion of the screen and from there you can transfer your personal videos and images into Wave by clicking the “add” button.

Another way you can add your own content is by simply dragging and dropping files from your desktop or other folders into your browser window.

Once added, your uploaded content will remain under the “uploads” tab from there on in. To include them in your slideshow, hover over the image or video you’d like to include and click the “add” button. Choosing to blend your own material with that of our library can help ensure your project has a mighty influence on your audience.

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To add a new slide, you simply click the “add video clip or image” button on the lower portion of the screen. If you’re interested in watermarking your slideshow with your brand logo, you can upload your logo and place it wherever you see fit after clicking on the “watermark” tab on the left-hand side of Wave’s interface.

Step Three: Add Important Text & Stylizations

While you can certainly choose to let your photos and videos speak for themselves, it’s typically best to go the extra mile and give your audience something short to read as images glide across the screen. A good rule of thumb is to keep things concise. 

Ultimately, you don’t want a wall of text getting in the way of your beautiful slideshow. Having a slogan or a few key phrases appear on screen is the most ideal scenario. If you’re going to include full sentences on any one slide, limit it to one or two illustrative sentences.  

You don’t want a wall of text getting in the way of your beautiful slideshow.

Don’t be afraid to play around with different fonts and colors either. Each slide shouldn’t have a different font style though, as that can detract from making your slideshow look like a cohesive piece. So, depending on the length of your project, stick to one to three font variations. This will give you the chance to change things up while not overwhelming your audience at the same time.

Remember, slide transitions are important too! This is an area where you can have a bit more fun as well. Unlike fonts, it’s hard to overwhelm viewers with transitions.

Besides, it’s boring to have every slide make its entrance in exactly the same fashion. Keep things exciting by experimenting with the animations available to you. Throw those creative doors open and cross dissolve your way to success.    

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