Soundslides.

This week, we learned to create audio slideshows for J2150 lab class. Initially, I was intimidated with the idea of creating a slide show as I haven't used or seen a slide show software. When Professor Rice showed us the "Hungry" slide show, I was worried for myself because there were many components needed to be present in a good slide show. However, to my surprise, I actually find the software user-friendly after Dr. Tsai showed us the methods to create an audio slide show on Soundslides.

I thought the program was really easy to use in comparison to the programs we have learned such as Photoshop and Audacity. I like the fact that it is straightforward and does not have complicated settings. I really liked the movement and transition tabs because it allows the photos to change creatively. I thought the lower thirds feature is rather cool because users can add names and titles to their pictures. I think the lower third feature actually save the hassle of having to add fonts on Photoshop. Besides that, organizing the sequence of the picture in Soundslides is pretty easy too. The timing for every picture can be easily adjusted by dragging the time line. However, the draw back of Soundslides is it does not support features to edit the audios. If I were to edit my audio, I have to do it using an external program such as Audacity. I thought it would be better if Soundslides provide basic editing for pictures and audios. With all these features, users are able to save time when creating an audio slideshow they desire.