By Mindy McAdams
You will see something cool here if you upgrade your Flash player.
The fabulously popular Soundslides program is now available in two flavors: regular and Plus.
The regular product is still $40. The Plus version is $70. Both flavors are available in Windows and Mac versions.
Plus provides a bunch of extra visual features that photographers have been clamoring for, but which beginners probably do not need. If you’re [...]
Joe Weiss posted this about two hours ago:
It’s not just an update, it’s an entirely new version of Soundslides — the long planned pro version. New features include image movement (pan & zoom), built-in lowerthirds, thumbnail menus and the ability to create traditional (non-audio) slide shows.
Even though it will cost more than plain Soundslides, that’s [...]
Thinking about doing more audio slideshows in your newsroom? There’s lots to discuss in this new package from MSNBC.com — Scars from Iraq (also titled “The War After the War”).
First, there are three different stories about three soldiers who have returned from duty in Iraq. Which story is most interesting to you, and why?
Second, there’s [...]
I found the winners from the big sites disappointing.
News, large affiliated sites
On the Border, ‘There’s Always a Hole’ (washingtonpost.com)I don’t like the distracting wind noise in the audio. I was impressed by a desert photo and the last two pictures, which made me think about an aspect of this familiar story (illegal crossings at the [...]
We continually discover new things about storytelling in this medium. A post at the USA Today Interactivity blog takes us into the mind of the photo editors who received 469 photos from a photographer on assignment in New Orleans.
There was some discussion about whether we should turn all 469 photos into a video, or select [...]
So Richard made this little slideshow (in Quicktime) that is hilarious AND true. I have judged a few multimedia contests, and it is a grueling task — largely because people do all the things that Richard tells you NOT TO DO in this slideshow.
So watch, listen and LEARN. Maybe you’ll win something.
I am going to [...]
The New York Times produced this first-rate slideshow with audio:
Homeless in Suburban New Jersey
This is one of those great examples when hearing the subjects speak in their own voices makes a huge difference.
They used their own Flash template, not a Soundslides. Reported by Kareem Fahim. Photos by Tyler Hicks. Producer: Juliet Gorman.
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