Slideshow Software

[JayB]

I have seen some pretty-cool homemade slideshows with soundtracks and effects out there, but have never asked the folks who put them together what software they used to make them. Anyone have any experience with software that:

 

1)Will run on a PC with a processor in the 1GHz range.

2) Maintains the quality of the original (digital) images in the slides.

3)Makes it easy to add narration and a soundtrack, and control the duration of each slide.

4) Has some other simple-but-cool effects - motion from stills, etc.

 

Thanks for the input.

[rbw1966]

What about the dry ice? Don't forget the dry ice, dude. And pyros--oh yeah baby you gotta have shit blowing up and shit.

 

PM shredmaximus. He da man on the slideshow software. He showed me a program that is so easy you could teach an assmonkey how to use it and it cues up the tunes all spiffy like. You end up with a DVD. Pretty snazzy.