How to upload photos to us for your DVD slideshow

To upload photos for us to use in your DVD slideshow with music, we usually recommend zipping them with a program like WinZip and uploading them to Drop.io, a free file sharing service. Drop.io is easy to use, and you can upload as many photos as you want to. The only limitation on free uploads is that they...

Tip for adding pan and zoom effects to your DVD slideshow

When making your own DVD slideshows with music, go easy on the pan-and-zoom effects. “Pan and zoom” is a term attributed to the world-renowned documentary filmaker, Ken Burns, and is frequently referred to as the “Ken Burns effect.” Panning means to move your photo(s) from one point...

Making a basic slideshow is easier than you think

A few months ago, I talked to a group at our local senior center about an upcoming class for learning to make DVD slideshows with music from Angela Martin using free software. What a surprise–I was the one who learned! Most of my audience started mumbling things about being “nowhere near able to...

Ideas for slideshows

By now you’ve had some time to think about your slideshow theme and scan your photos. Did you come up with a great idea, or are you stuck? Here are some ideas, just in case you need help: – Ask all your relatives for their vintage family photos for a “family heritage slideshow” or -...

Faux Flix Custom DVD Slideshow Services

Faux Flix offers DVD Slideshow Services in the East Bay Area of San Francisco, with an additional location in Sacramento, and nationwide. We can often pick up and deliver your photos and slideshows in the Bay Area or Sacramento, schedule permitting. We are so confident that our DVD slideshows with music will...