Reviewer, 2008-01-29 07:45:00

If you’re looking for something that could help you to make the Flash slideshows and photo albums with effortless ease then your search might end here. Just check out the FlashSlider 4.2 that can help you make beautiful flash albums and slideshows with lots of effects for a spectacular appeal. The software supports images in all popular formats such as jpeg, gif, png, tiff, bmp, etc. You can also make them pleasing by putting sounds files in wav, pcm mp3, and adpcm format. It gives you full control over the slideshow as you get the navigation buttons for Playing, Pausing, etc. With the software you can get the project saved as .swf to the Macromedia Projectors or HTML.

When the FlashSlider 4.2 opens, it displays a small window that is backed by the main window. First you need to set the Movie Properties; you need to make the selection for the movie size, rate and background color. Then make the selections for the Navigation; set the action to be taken at the end of the movie, and select the buttons. To make tour movie more catchy and wonderful you can ad sounds to it browsing for your favorite one. You can even choose to include the preloaders; select the source and set the position. You can set the URL for each slide and give title to on frames. Then you need to select the images that you want to use for the slideshow. You can select images one by one or select them altogether. The right side contains the various transition effects that you can add for each slide. The preview of the effect is shown below it and the images are placed at the bottom for the slideshow movie. You can change the position of the image and the delay time between each slide. The movie panel is shown at the top from where you can play the movie. When you’re done with all the settings you can select publish type for the movie to be swf, HTML or Macromedia projector.

FlashSlider 4.2 has the features to make beautiful flash slideshow movie with all your favorite images for it garners a well deserved 4 rating points. The fact that it can include a large variety of transition effects under various categories also adds volumes to its credibility.