How to Add Audio to a DVD Photo Slideshow
People looking to share their memories with others have always relied heavily on pictures and photographs. However, the digital age has made it possible for people to add a bit of emotion to their photographs by creating a slideshow and adding an audio track to it, courtesy of video editing software and DVD burning applications.
Instructions
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The first thing that you need to do is to install a video editing software on your computer. Use Google search engine to know which software are commonly used and go through their description to ensure that they meet your requirement. Some examples of good video editing software include iMovie, Adobe Premiere, Sony Vegas and Apple Final Cut Pro. Select a software and then either purchase it from a retailer, or get it from the software’s official website. You can also find free video editing software on the Internet. Alternatively, Windows comes with a built in movie making programme.
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After installing a video editing tool, use it create your photo slideshow. Most of the video editing software and programmes have a very simple interface, allowing you to simply drag and drop your photos into a timeline. The timeline is a still representation of what your movie will look like after you have exported it as a digital movie file. You can also add various effects to your video, making it even more dynamic and appealing.
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After you are done with the video part of your slideshow, you can move on to adding audio to it. Decide the song or music that you want to add to your slideshow and then import it into the workspace in the video editing programme. Make sure that the audio track is in MP3 format. You will not have much trouble finding the “Import File” or simply “Import” button on the interface of video editing software, as the developers make it a point to keep everything simple for the users.
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Once you have imported the audio in your workspace in your video editing software, drag and drop it into the timeline just as you did with your photos. However, be sure to drop it into the audio section in your timeline instead of the video section, where you dropped your photos. Also ensure that the audio starts from the beginning of the slideshow and not from somewhere in-between.
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Tweak your audio file using the tools in your video editing software. You can turn up the volume, add cross-fade, add echo, and increase or decrease the speed at which the music plays.
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Once you are done adding audio to your slideshow, export your video to a digital movie file and save it to your hard drive.
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Now open your DVD burning application such as NERO Burning Rom, Cyberlink Power2G, ImgBurn, or any other software that you have installed on your system and import the video slideshow you just created to your DVD project. The latest DVD burning software have made it easier for the user to create a DVD by giving them a variety of templates to choose from. Add your video to a DVD template of your liking and the burn it.
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Once the burning process is complete, you will have a DVD photo slideshow with the audio track that you added to it.
