Problem making slide show.

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I created a slide show last night from about 100 JPEG files. I'd like to
select all the images and change the timing for all at once, not
individually, so that the total running time is the same as a sound file
that is playing in the background.

Is there an easy way to do this, or must I change the timing for each
separately?

Also, is it possible to change all the transitions at once?

Thanks,

-Bill Cousert

p.s. Does Microsoft sell a professional version of Movie Maker? I love it so
far, but I'd like something with a few more features.
 
The durations, one on the timeline, can only be changed one at a time...
maybe easier to change the default setting and drag them all into the
timeline again. That's when they pick up the duration property.

Yes on the transitions.... select all the transitions on the Storyboard
(normal Windows selection process - select the first transition, anchor
holding the shift key - then select the last one so all of them are
selected). Once all are selected, right click the transition to use and
choose 'Add to Storyboard'

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I created a slide show last night from about 100 JPEG files. I'd like to
select all the images and change the timing for all at once, not
individually, so that the total running time is the same as a sound file
that is playing in the background.
Click to expand...

This is not possible but you can use the following shortcuts to manipulate
many slides at once.

1. Click once on Storyboard and press Ctrl-A to select all slides
2. Click on a slide and Ctrl-click on individual slides to add them to
selection
3. To select all in a range Click on first slide and Shift-Click on last

After selecting a few slides, go to the Transitions area and
Right click on a transition -> "Add to Storyboard"
to apply it between all selected slides.

Same for Effects: Right click -> "Add to Storyboard"

To specify a different slide duration or transition duration time you have
to start afresh. Make a new project and
Go to Tools -> Options ->Advanced and enter the default times.
Now select a set of still images in the Collection area and right click ->
"Add to storyboard/timeline". This will place them using the specified
times.

Unfortunately you cannot set the default times exactly in the standard
dialog which only enforces big changes between values. In my opinion
completely unnecessarily.
Therefore I have written together a couple of scripts to hack the value in
the registry directly.
http://www.rehanfx.org/tips.htm

Hope this helps.
 
Rehan said:
This is not possible but you can use the following shortcuts to manipulate
many slides at once.

1. Click once on Storyboard and press Ctrl-A to select all slides
2. Click on a slide and Ctrl-click on individual slides to add them to
selection
3. To select all in a range Click on first slide and Shift-Click on last

After selecting a few slides, go to the Transitions area and
Right click on a transition -> "Add to Storyboard"
to apply it between all selected slides.

Same for Effects: Right click -> "Add to Storyboard"

To specify a different slide duration or transition duration time you have
to start afresh. Make a new project and
Go to Tools -> Options ->Advanced and enter the default times.
Now select a set of still images in the Collection area and right click ->
"Add to storyboard/timeline". This will place them using the specified
times.

Unfortunately you cannot set the default times exactly in the standard
dialog which only enforces big changes between values. In my opinion
completely unnecessarily.
Therefore I have written together a couple of scripts to hack the value in
the registry directly.
http://www.rehanfx.org/tips.htm

Hope this helps.
Click to expand...
Thanks!

There seems to be a problem with your scripts. both give me the error
"Unable to open registry key "key here" for reading.

Could this have something to do with a security setting?
 
PapaJohn (MVP) said:
The durations, one on the timeline, can only be changed one at a time...
maybe easier to change the default setting and drag them all into the
timeline again. That's when they pick up the duration property.

Yes on the transitions.... select all the transitions on the Storyboard
(normal Windows selection process - select the first transition, anchor
holding the shift key - then select the last one so all of them are
selected). Once all are selected, right click the transition to use and
choose 'Add to Storyboard'
Click to expand...
Thank you! I'm trying it now!
 
Bill

The scripts assume that you have at least once open up the
Tools->Options->Advanced dialog and changed the default values.

The relevant registry keys seems to be created only when the first time
these values are changed.

Hope it helps.
 
click view then properties also try file and then
properties before you start movie importing some times
right click these will work -----
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