Discover How to Create Professional Foggy Text Reflection Effects in the Filmora Video Editor for 2024

Discover How to Create Professional Foggy Text Reflection Effects in the Filmora Video Editor

Preparation

What you need to prepare:

A computer (Windows or macOS)
Your video materials.
Filmora video editor

Step 1

Download the Filmora video editor → run it → and click on “New Project”.

Step 2

Go to Titles → drag the Default Title to the Timeline below. Double-click on the clip to open its settings. Here, type in your text → change the font to Montserrat Light. Scroll down and increase Text Spacing to 5.0. Now, select only the first word in the box where you typed your text. Then, change its font to Montserrat Bold. Click OK.

Step 3

Take a Snapshot of the text you just created. Now, delete the Default Title clip from the Timeline and drag the Snapshot you took to the Timeline.

Step 4

Double-click the Snapshot clip → go to the Video tab → click the highlighted button below to flip the text. Then, take a Snapshot of this flipped version of the text and delete the clip from the Timeline.

Step 5

Visit the free stock footage site Mixkit and download any smoke or fog background video you like. Then, go to Filmora → My Media → Import Media → and select the footage you downloaded to import it into the video editor. Then, drag the Smoke clip to the Timeline and make it 6 seconds long.

Step 6

Double-click on the clip → go to Color. Now, change Contrast to “49”, Saturation to “100”, and Brightness to “18”. Below, set the 3D LUT option to “Game of Thrones”. Click OK.

Step 7

Drag the other Smoke clip to Track 2 of the Timeline. Make it 6 seconds long. Then, move the Playhead to the starting point of the video.

Step 8

Double-click on the new smoke clip. Go to Animation. Decrease the Opacity to 0%. Move the Playhead 10 frames forward → increase the Opacity to 6%. Don’t click OK yet.

Step 9

Move the Playhead to 5 seconds. Click on “**+Add**” to add a keyframe to the clip. Then, move the Playhead to the next-to-last frame and increase the Opacity to 100%. Click OK.

Step 10

Set the Playhead to the second frame and drop the first Snapshot we took earlier at that starting point. Drag the clip to be 6 seconds long. Then, double-click on the clip and adjust the settings exactly as you see in this image here. Don’t click on OK yet.

Step 11

Move the Playhead at the 17th frame → increase the Opacity to 6%. Move the Playhead to 5 seconds and 23rd frame → change the X-axis value to “1973”. Click OK.

Step 12

Drag the same Snapshot file to Track 4, directly on top of the clip in Track 3. Make its duration the same too. Now, double-click on this clip and apply the exact same settings as in the image here. Don’t click on OK yet.

Step 13

Move the Playhead to the 17th frame → increase the Opacity to 6%. Now, move the Playhead to 5 seconds and 23rd frame → change X-axis value to “-1944” and the Opacity to 0%. Click OK.

Step 14

Go to Sample Color and drag the White color on Track 6 in the Timeline. Place this clip at the same starting point as the snapshots below it. Set its duration the same as the clips below too. Then, move the Playhead at its starting point.

Step 15

Double-click on the Sample Color clip → go to Video → Mask → Import. Here, select the first Snapshot we created earlier in this tutorial.

Step 16

Now, go straight to the Animation tab and click the “**+Add**” button to add a keyframe. Then, compress the text in the preview screen until it’s not visible anymore on the screen.

Step 17

Add keyframes at the 1-second position and at the 5-second position. Then, move the Playhead once more to the 5-second and 22nd frame. Reduce the Opacity to 1%. Click OK.

Step 18

Drag another White Sample Color to Track 5 this time. Adjust its duration and starting point to be the same as the clip above it. Double-click on it → go to Video → Mask → Import. Here, select the flipped text Snapshot we created earlier.

Step 19

Now, go to Animation and add a keyframe at the starting point. Then, compress the text on the preview screen exactly as we did before with the other one. Then, add a keyframe at the 1-second position of the clip. Then, adjust the Y-axis position to create a reflection effect, just like this.

Step 20

Move the Playhead to the 5-second position and add a keyframe. Now, move the Playhead directly to 5-seconds and 22 frames. Here, reduce the Opacity to 0%.

Step 21

Go back to the Video tab from the upper-left corner of the panel. Now, move the Playhead to the clip’s starting point. Select the Mask tab. Add a keyframe. Move the Playhead to 1 second and set the Blur Strength to 6%.

Step 22

Move the Playhead to 3 seconds. Scroll down and set Vertical to 259%. Set Y-axis to “-157”. Then, increase Blur Strength to 25%. Click OK.

Step 23

Click on the Sample Color in Track 5 and change the Opacity to 40% for the second and third keyframes. You can move between the keyframes on the arrows highlighted below. Click OK.

Step 24

Go to Sample Color and drag the “Gradient 4” color to Track 7 on the Timeline. Allow this clip to start from the very beginning and adjust its end time to be the same as all the other clips.

Step 25

Double-click on the Gradient 4 clip → go to Video → Basic. Change the Blending Mode to “Soft Light”. Reduce the Opacity to 42%. Click OK.

Step 26

Go to Project Media and drag the white smoke clip on Track 8. Place the Playhead at the starting point and double-click on the clip.

Step 27

Change its Blending Mode to “Screen”. Go to the Animation tab and decrease the Opacity to 0%. Move the Playhead to frame 10 → increase Opacity to 12%. Move the Playhead to the 5-second position → add a keyframe. Then, move the Playhead at 5 seconds and 23rd frame → increase the Opacity back to 100%. Click OK.

Step 28

Go to Effects and drag the Cinema effect to Track 9. Adjust its duration to match all the other clips. Double-click on the clip and increase its Border Height to “0.10”. Click OK.

Step 29

Finally, Render the video and watch the final result. You’re done! Congratulations on resting a foggy text reflection effect in Filmora.

Summary

What you’ve learned:

Create a foggy text reflection effect in the Filmora video editor
Add and adjust keyframes to clips
Edit and customize text
Take and edit snapshots

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What you need to prepare:

A computer (Windows or macOS)
Your video materials.
Filmora video editor

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Step 1

Download the Filmora video editor → run it → and click on “New Project”.

Step 2

Step 3

Take a Snapshot of the text you just created. Now, delete the Default Title clip from the Timeline and drag the Snapshot you took to the Timeline.

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Drag the other Smoke clip to Track 2 of the Timeline. Make it 6 seconds long. Then, move the Playhead to the starting point of the video.

Step 8

Double-click on the new smoke clip. Go to Animation. Decrease the Opacity to 0%. Move the Playhead 10 frames forward → increase the Opacity to 6%. Don’t click OK yet.

Step 9

Move the Playhead to 5 seconds. Click on “**+Add**” to add a keyframe to the clip. Then, move the Playhead to the next-to-last frame and increase the Opacity to 100%. Click OK.

Step 10

Step 11

Move the Playhead at the 17th frame → increase the Opacity to 6%. Move the Playhead to 5 seconds and 23rd frame → change the X-axis value to “1973”. Click OK.

Step 12

Step 13

Step 14

Step 15

Double-click on the Sample Color clip → go to Video → Mask → Import. Here, select the first Snapshot we created earlier in this tutorial.

Step 16

Now, go straight to the Animation tab and click the “**+Add**” button to add a keyframe. Then, compress the text in the preview screen until it’s not visible anymore on the screen.

Step 17

Add keyframes at the 1-second position and at the 5-second position. Then, move the Playhead once more to the 5-second and 22nd frame. Reduce the Opacity to 1%. Click OK.

Step 18

Step 19

Step 20

Move the Playhead to the 5-second position and add a keyframe. Now, move the Playhead directly to 5-seconds and 22 frames. Here, reduce the Opacity to 0%.

Step 21

Step 22

Move the Playhead to 3 seconds. Scroll down and set Vertical to 259%. Set Y-axis to “-157”. Then, increase Blur Strength to 25%. Click OK.

Step 23

Click on the Sample Color in Track 5 and change the Opacity to 40% for the second and third keyframes. You can move between the keyframes on the arrows highlighted below. Click OK.

Step 24

Step 25

Double-click on the Gradient 4 clip → go to Video → Basic. Change the Blending Mode to “Soft Light”. Reduce the Opacity to 42%. Click OK.

Step 26

Go to Project Media and drag the white smoke clip on Track 8. Place the Playhead at the starting point and double-click on the clip.

Step 27

Step 28

Step 29

Finally, Render the video and watch the final result. You’re done! Congratulations on resting a foggy text reflection effect in Filmora.

Summary

What you’ve learned:

Create a foggy text reflection effect in the Filmora video editor
Add and adjust keyframes to clips
Edit and customize text
Take and edit snapshots

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What you need to prepare:

A computer (Windows or macOS)
Your video materials.
Filmora video editor

Free Download Free Download

Step 1

Download the Filmora video editor → run it → and click on “New Project”.

Step 2

Step 3

Take a Snapshot of the text you just created. Now, delete the Default Title clip from the Timeline and drag the Snapshot you took to the Timeline.

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Drag the other Smoke clip to Track 2 of the Timeline. Make it 6 seconds long. Then, move the Playhead to the starting point of the video.

Step 8

Double-click on the new smoke clip. Go to Animation. Decrease the Opacity to 0%. Move the Playhead 10 frames forward → increase the Opacity to 6%. Don’t click OK yet.

Step 9

Move the Playhead to 5 seconds. Click on “**+Add**” to add a keyframe to the clip. Then, move the Playhead to the next-to-last frame and increase the Opacity to 100%. Click OK.

Step 10

Step 11

Move the Playhead at the 17th frame → increase the Opacity to 6%. Move the Playhead to 5 seconds and 23rd frame → change the X-axis value to “1973”. Click OK.

Step 12

Step 13

Step 14

Step 15

Double-click on the Sample Color clip → go to Video → Mask → Import. Here, select the first Snapshot we created earlier in this tutorial.

Step 16

Now, go straight to the Animation tab and click the “**+Add**” button to add a keyframe. Then, compress the text in the preview screen until it’s not visible anymore on the screen.

Step 17

Add keyframes at the 1-second position and at the 5-second position. Then, move the Playhead once more to the 5-second and 22nd frame. Reduce the Opacity to 1%. Click OK.

Step 18

Step 19

Step 20

Move the Playhead to the 5-second position and add a keyframe. Now, move the Playhead directly to 5-seconds and 22 frames. Here, reduce the Opacity to 0%.

Step 21

Step 22

Move the Playhead to 3 seconds. Scroll down and set Vertical to 259%. Set Y-axis to “-157”. Then, increase Blur Strength to 25%. Click OK.

Step 23

Click on the Sample Color in Track 5 and change the Opacity to 40% for the second and third keyframes. You can move between the keyframes on the arrows highlighted below. Click OK.

Step 24

Step 25

Double-click on the Gradient 4 clip → go to Video → Basic. Change the Blending Mode to “Soft Light”. Reduce the Opacity to 42%. Click OK.

Step 26

Go to Project Media and drag the white smoke clip on Track 8. Place the Playhead at the starting point and double-click on the clip.

Step 27

Step 28

Step 29

Finally, Render the video and watch the final result. You’re done! Congratulations on resting a foggy text reflection effect in Filmora.

Summary

What you’ve learned:

Create a foggy text reflection effect in the Filmora video editor
Add and adjust keyframes to clips
Edit and customize text
Take and edit snapshots

Free Download Free Download

What you need to prepare:

A computer (Windows or macOS)
Your video materials.
Filmora video editor

Free Download Free Download

Step 1

Download the Filmora video editor → run it → and click on “New Project”.

Step 2

Step 3

Take a Snapshot of the text you just created. Now, delete the Default Title clip from the Timeline and drag the Snapshot you took to the Timeline.

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Step 7

Drag the other Smoke clip to Track 2 of the Timeline. Make it 6 seconds long. Then, move the Playhead to the starting point of the video.

Step 8

Double-click on the new smoke clip. Go to Animation. Decrease the Opacity to 0%. Move the Playhead 10 frames forward → increase the Opacity to 6%. Don’t click OK yet.

Step 9

Move the Playhead to 5 seconds. Click on “**+Add**” to add a keyframe to the clip. Then, move the Playhead to the next-to-last frame and increase the Opacity to 100%. Click OK.

Step 10

Step 11

Move the Playhead at the 17th frame → increase the Opacity to 6%. Move the Playhead to 5 seconds and 23rd frame → change the X-axis value to “1973”. Click OK.

Step 12

Step 13

Step 14

Step 15

Double-click on the Sample Color clip → go to Video → Mask → Import. Here, select the first Snapshot we created earlier in this tutorial.

Step 16

Now, go straight to the Animation tab and click the “**+Add**” button to add a keyframe. Then, compress the text in the preview screen until it’s not visible anymore on the screen.

Step 17

Add keyframes at the 1-second position and at the 5-second position. Then, move the Playhead once more to the 5-second and 22nd frame. Reduce the Opacity to 1%. Click OK.

Step 18

Step 19

Step 20

Move the Playhead to the 5-second position and add a keyframe. Now, move the Playhead directly to 5-seconds and 22 frames. Here, reduce the Opacity to 0%.

Step 21

Step 22

Move the Playhead to 3 seconds. Scroll down and set Vertical to 259%. Set Y-axis to “-157”. Then, increase Blur Strength to 25%. Click OK.

Step 23

Click on the Sample Color in Track 5 and change the Opacity to 40% for the second and third keyframes. You can move between the keyframes on the arrows highlighted below. Click OK.

Step 24

Step 25

Double-click on the Gradient 4 clip → go to Video → Basic. Change the Blending Mode to “Soft Light”. Reduce the Opacity to 42%. Click OK.

Step 26

Go to Project Media and drag the white smoke clip on Track 8. Place the Playhead at the starting point and double-click on the clip.

Step 27

Step 28

Step 29

Finally, Render the video and watch the final result. You’re done! Congratulations on resting a foggy text reflection effect in Filmora.

Summary

What you’ve learned:

Create a foggy text reflection effect in the Filmora video editor
Add and adjust keyframes to clips
Edit and customize text
Take and edit snapshots

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Benefits of Live Streaming on YouTube

Maybe you already heard of the word live streaming people use in different social media platforms. Whether it is about something that you want your audiences to participate in, or whether you want to sell something, to discuss something or even to showcase something to the virtual world. If you’re a YouTuber like me, you can definitely go on live streaming on your YouTube Channel. But before we go ahead and broadcast ourselves on YouTube, let’s first discuss what is live streaming for you to have an idea beforehand.

Live streaming is a streaming media simultaneously recorded and broadcast in real-time over the internet. It is often referred to simply as streaming. Non-live media such as video-on-demand, vlogs and YouTube videos are technically are streamed, but not live streamed. Live stream services encompass a wide variety of topics, from social media to video games (e.g., overwatch) to professional sports. Platform such as YouTube, Facebook, Twitch, and Instagram can be one of your biggest choices to showcase any of your talent.

How to go on Live on YouTube?

Go to your YouTube Channel.
On the upper left corner of your Channel, click the video icon and you’ll see the word “Create”. Click it.

Next is you’ll see a drop-down box, choose Go Live.

And since I’m not using the live streaming a very long time ago, I was amazed that it has now options that you can choose from. Whether you want to go on live right away, or you can pick up the time where you’re most comfortable with.

I chose the second one since we’re not going on live at this very moment. As you can see in the image below. There you have options to choose from. Whether to use the built-in webcam of your laptop or the computer you’re using or you can use a personal computer screen recorder like OBS Studio (Open Broadcaster Software). I already break down the whereabouts of this particular screen recorder on my previous article. But, let me just discuss you a little bit, maybe it’ll be helpful if you want to go on live with a more powerful and engaging live streaming.

What is OBS Studio?

Open Broadcaster Software or OBS Studio is s free, open-source and cross-platform screencasting and streaming app. It is available for windows, macOS, Linux distributions, and BSD. OBS Studio provides real-time capture, encoding and broadcasting for YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Instagram and many other social media platforms. You can download the application itself for FREE.

If you’re a rookie and you want to go on live for the very first time, YouTube provides the step-by-step process. But if you’re already a pro when it comes to live streaming, then you can always choose the use of a screen recorder software because it has many useful tools for you to offer. You just need to learn it firsthand.

Next step, you just need to click the “Allow” button and you’re ready to the next step.

You just need to simplify what is your live stream all about. Make a catchy title so that your audiences will be curious and will wait for you to be on live. Be specific with your description and find a topic that will be helpful to others. You know, everyone’s time is gold. We need to make the most out of it.

I changed the Title and the Description as an example and the thumbnail as well. You can edit it when you continue to scroll down. You’ll choose what kind of category it fits in. If you want, you can also add it to your Playlist and you’ll choose your audience, if it’s suitable for kids or not.

And since my YouTube Channel was already monetized, I have the options to monetize the live streaming too.

As what it says, you need to customize the live stream according to your preference.

And the final step before you can actually go on live, you will choose the visibility of your live broadcast. Usually, most of the people choose Public located at the bottom area of the options listed in the image below.

The image below shows how it looks like after you click the “DONE” button. And the only thing that you need is to click the “GO LIVE” button and everyone can participate on your live streaming.

And here’s an actual example of a Live streaming that I’ve already done before on my YouTube Channel. I used OBS Studio in presenting the information that I needed, to convey the message to the audiences that are interested in learning Hebrew language to be exact.

During the live streaming, you can see people interacting with you on live and that’s totally awesome!

Live streaming is essential for your YouTube Channel success for two main reasons:

You can minimize the part of editing a raw vlog and that is time consuming, you can just click the “Go Live” button and follow all the required steps and you can share all your ideas through everyone who will watch your live streaming. You can exchange thoughts, interact with them right away. You can also enhance your speaking skills in front of the camera. A very much needed ability if you want to be a YouTuber like us.
If you’re a newbie in vlogging, YouTube set its requirements for you to be their YouTube Partner; which includes 1000 subscribers and 4000 watch hours (240,000 minutes). So, if you want to get pass above it as fast as you could, YouTube livestreaming could be the best key to achieve it. Imagine you’re going to be on live for about 3 hours in a row, so that’s 180 minutes already.

To sum it up, if you’re someone who wants to share your ability to the virtual world out there; then YouTube platform can be one of your go-to-stage. You can also choose Facebook if you want to target large audiences. Although YouTube is the second largest search engine next to Google, I think Facebook are a way ahead when it comes to reaching potential viewers or audiences because Facebook statistics show that more than two billion users have an account, 65 million businesses have Facebook pages and advertisers are crazy about it. Most of our friends and relatives are on Facebook. And that’s freaking insane. So, what are you waiting for, choose your social platform and GO ON LIVE!

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How to Make Vintage Film Effect 1950S

So, what’s the difference between a vintage film shot in the 1920s and 1950s? It’s simple; in the 1950s, video-making technologies were slightly advanced, although films were more about rock and roll and poodle skirts. So, without further dilly-dallying, let’s learn how to create a retro 1950-style video with this simple Filmora tutorial.

Preparation

Shooting a video to teleport yourself to the 1950s doesn’t need to be complicated. You simply need to look the part in the video. For example, you can wear velvet-collar jackets, stovepipe trousers, carefully combed back hair, and other trendy styles in the 50s. It’s even better if you can find those vintage chairs in your grandparent’s collection.

How to create a 1950s vintage film:

Step 1 Add your video on Filmora

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First, fire up Filmora and load the video you want to send back to the 1950s. Then, drag your footage onto the editing timeline.

Step 2 Apply a cropping effect to the video

Once the video is successfully added to Filmora, click the Effect tab on the top menu bar and choose the Crop effect under the Utility folder. Make sure you add the Crop effect two or three tracks above the original video track.

Double-click the Crop effect, then change the Left and Right values to make the video look like it was shot in the 50s. You can set the values as 10.

Step 3 Add a Warm Film color effect

Up to here, you’ll realize that your video doesn’t still look like a 1950s film per se. Double-click your video clip and choose the 3D LUT option under the Color category. Then, open the drop-down menu and choose Warm Film. This will make your video look like it was shot using an old camera.

Step 4 Apply more graininess to the film

Please don’t stop there; we want to make the footage slightly grainy. In other words, you need to make the footage have a lot of grain and low light. To do that, tap the Overlay menu under the Effects tab, then click Old Film. After that, choose the Random Dust, Dirty Film, and Subtle Grain effects and add them to the tracks above your video clip. Remember to use as much grain as possible to give your footage that vintage look of the 1950s.

Summary

And that’s all there is today! With these steps, you can create an engaging 1950s film without breaking a sweat on Filmora. Remember to visit our other vintage tutorials to learn how to create a film recorded in the 20s, 80s, and 90s. Happy editing, everyone!

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First, fire up Filmora and load the video you want to send back to the 1950s. Then, drag your footage onto the editing timeline.

Step 2 Apply a cropping effect to the video

Double-click the Crop effect, then change the Left and Right values to make the video look like it was shot in the 50s. You can set the values as 10.

Step 3 Add a Warm Film color effect

Step 4 Apply more graininess to the film

Summary

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First, fire up Filmora and load the video you want to send back to the 1950s. Then, drag your footage onto the editing timeline.

Step 2 Apply a cropping effect to the video

Double-click the Crop effect, then change the Left and Right values to make the video look like it was shot in the 50s. You can set the values as 10.

Step 3 Add a Warm Film color effect

Step 4 Apply more graininess to the film

Summary

Free Download For macOS 10.14 or later

First, fire up Filmora and load the video you want to send back to the 1950s. Then, drag your footage onto the editing timeline.

Step 2 Apply a cropping effect to the video

Double-click the Crop effect, then change the Left and Right values to make the video look like it was shot in the 50s. You can set the values as 10.

Step 3 Add a Warm Film color effect

Step 4 Apply more graininess to the film

Summary

How to Make a Slideshow with Icecream Slideshow Maker

An easy yet powerful editor

Numerous effects to choose from

Detailed tutorials provided by the official channel

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The Icecream slideshow creator software is a known name in the domain of graphic design applications. Keep reading ahead to learn the knowhow of creating Icecream presentations!

Part 1 What is Icecream Slideshow Maker?

Slideshows are interesting content presentation tools that have the potential to deliver even the most customary information in a manner that is engaging enough to hold your audience captive. Browsing across the web or the IT market, you can easily encounter a cluster of slideshow builder software and tools that are ready to cater to your requirement of making top quality slideshow presentations that suit a diversity of personal and professional needs.

Moving ahead with the discussion, let us have a talk about the Icecream slide show maker program, which can definitely be a great choice to design graphic artworks of professional excellence, thanks to the latter’s upgraded features and graphic editing utilities. You can pick the tool to create fun-filled slideshows of cherished personal events, or craft elusive and explanatory business presentations to deliver the most precise company and product information to your clients.

Let us now dive deeper into the program specifications and proceed to take a look at the distinguishing features of the Icecream slideshow maker program in the following section:

● The software grants you the liberty to adjust the screen time and the transition play duration of each of the slide contents.

● You can uplift the feel of your presentations with an upbeat background audio, while choosing the same from the editor’s preset media library in a preferred file format.

● You are allowed to customize the presentation slides with matching text annotations and adjust its font, size, orientation, color and animation.

● Working with the program lets you ensure a seamless presentation flow with a diverse range of inbuilt transition effects.

● Before you set into the final creation process, the software facilitates you with a preview of your work, with all the applied effects, element inclusions and parameter variations introduced. You can thus, observe and modify the presentation if required.

● You can save the slideshows midway of the creation process and resume whenever you like, and prefer to sort the presentation slides in a definite or random sequence.

● The software allows you to create and export high resolution 4K slideshows by burning them to CDs and DVDs.

● The created slideshows can be uploaded to online storage accounts and shared across a variety of social media platforms, in almost any common output file format.

● The software is a Windows exclusive program and works effectively well with the Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10 operating system versions.

Part 2 How to Use an Ice Cream Slideshow Maker?

By now, you must have become quite familiar with the credibility of designing slideshow presentations with the Icecream slideshow creator software. However, the real essence lies in taking a practical experience of working with the program to comprehensively understand the slideshow design process in detail.

Adhering to the aforesaid concern, let us try hands at having an in depth understanding of different aspects of working on a slideshow presentation within the program interface through the following stepwise tutorial guide:

User’s Guide to Work With the Icecream Slideshow Maker Program

Step 1: Download and Install Icecream Slideshow Creator

To begin with, visit the official website of the program to download the same in your Windows device. Once the download is successful, you will need to save and run the program’s installation files sin your system. Having done that, you will be directed to the software’s ‘Installation Wizard’ to initiate a quick an easy installation process.

Step 2: Import Media Files

Post a successful installation, proceed to launch the program and wait for the latter’s welcome screen to appear. In the launch screen, navigate to and tap any one of the ‘Add Photo’ or ‘Add Folder’ buttons at the top left corner to import either a single media file, or an entire media folder to the program’s editing workspace.

Instead of using the ‘Add Folder’ option at the top left, you can also select multiple files by pressing and holding the ‘Ctrl’ key son your system’s keyboard and import them to the editor timeline, all at once. You can alternatively, click on the ‘Add Files to Start Your Photostory’ tab in the center of the software’s welcome screen to import the required media files.

Clicking on any of the aforesaid buttons or tabs will direct you to a ‘File Explorer’ window, where you can make the desired media selections. Your choices are however; filtered according to their respective file formats and only those in line with the formats supported by the Icecream Slideshow creator program are imported to the timeline.

Step 3: Configure the Presentation Settings

As soon as you finish the media import process, the editing workspace bifurcates to present the ‘Queue’ window at the left and ‘Preview and Settings’ window at the right side of the screen. This is the space where you can proceed to configure your presentation settings.

● File Sorting

To sort the arrangement of a media file, navigate to the ‘File Queue Panel’ at the left and click on the desired file, while using the ‘Arrow Keys’ at the right to change the latter’s position in the queue, or choose to delete it from the queue by tapping the ‘Recycle Bin’ icon beside the file.

● Duration and Transition Adjustments

Proceeding further, you can try hands at customizing the duration and transition effects for each of the added media files within the queue. All you need to do is, navigate to and click on the respective tabs within the window. Hit the ‘Time’ button to adjust the screen time of the slides or click on the ‘Transitions’ tab to include suitable animation effects between successive slides for a smooth presentation flow.

You can even stick with a random transition effect to add to the slides, or choose to add no transition effect at all. The inbuilt slideshow player the right side of the editor workspace automatically plays the preview of the applied transition effects. The ‘Transition’ and ‘Time’ settings are the sole customizations that you can apply individually to the slides, the rest of the effects being universally applicable to all the presentation slides together.

If you are interested to apply a particular transition and play duration to all the slides, navigate to and click within the gray bar at the bottom of the file queue to apply the same transition and time characteristics to all the slides of the presentation. You can even opt to delete all the added media files at the same time by tapping the ‘Clear List’ button.

● Media Resolution

Working with the Icecream slideshow creator program, you are allowed to adjust the output resolution of your slideshow in the preview window at the right side of the editor timeline. The resolution range lies between 640 x 480 to 1600 x 1200 pixels. Moving further, you can set common play duration for all the transition effects within different slides of the presentation that you have included within the queue.

● Aspect Ratio

You can choose to either keep the actual aspect ratio of the media files or customize the same to fit into the screen size. To go with the former choice, click within the ‘Scale to Fit’ checkbox. In case you wish to stick to the latter option, click inside the ‘Original Ratio’ checkbox. To learn more about working with any of the aforesaid settings, navigate to and click on the ‘Question Mark’ icon alongside each setting.

● Audio Settings

To add upbeat background music to your presentation, navigate to and tap the ‘Add Audio’ button at the bottom left corner of the ‘Preview’ window. You can choose a desired audio track from your system and use the same as the background sound of the slideshow.

You are additionally, permitted to configure the added music track in line with your specific preferences using the ‘Fade’ and ‘Offset’ settings at the right side of the selected music file. To play the audio track immediately with a time shift, choose to set a negative offset value. Likewise, enter a positive offset value to start playing the track after the lapse of a specified time period.

When you are done with adjusting all the settings and adding the desired effects, proceed to watch a preview of the same in the right side ‘Preview Pane’ of the editor workspace and move ahead with creating the slideshow presentation.

Step 4: Create Your Slideshow

If the slideshow preview ensures that everything is at the right place, navigate to the bottom right corner of the editing timeline and click on the ‘Create’ button start building your presentation. You can tap on the ‘Pause/Resume’ and ‘Cancel’ buttons at the bottom of the screen at any time throughout the project creation process. A pop up window will notify you the completion of the design process, while asking you to click on the ‘Open Folder’ button to view your creation in the latter’s destination folder.

Part 3 How Do You Add Music to an Icecream Slideshow?

Supplementing your slideshow presentations with appealing background music adds that extra spark to your creation, while making them stand out of the crowd. A cohesive audio works to create a perfect sync between the contents and mood of your presentation. Having said that, let us look through the process to add suitable background music to your Icecream slideshow in the following section:

User’s Guide for Adding Music to an Icecream Slideshow

Step 1: Download and Install the Program

Navigate to the home website of the Icecream Slideshow maker program to initiate a free download of the software into your system and proceed to install the same to start the slideshow creation process.

Icecream Slideshow Maker Official Download Link:

https://icecreamapps.com/Download-Slideshow-Maker/

Step 2: Import Media Files

Begin with importing the selected media files to the editor workspace of the program in either of the following ways:

● Add the images directly from your system to the editor timeline through the conventional ‘Drag and Drop’ method.

● Navigate to and hit the ‘Add Photo’ button at the top left corner of the program’s main workspace to browse for the media files in the ‘Windows Explorer’.

● Click on the ‘Add Folder’ button to import all the media files within a selected folder.

Step 3: Sort the Imported Files

Once you are done with importing all the media files, you can see them appear within the ‘File Queue’ at the left window of the slideshow creator program. Use the ‘Up/Down’ arrow keys to sort the media files in your preferred order, for example, arranging them according to their specific file names. The file sorting options are available at the right side of the ‘File Queue’.

Step 4: Include Text Customizations

Navigate to the ‘Text Column’ of the ‘File Queue’ and tap the ‘Add Text’ button to include text annotations within each slide of your presentation. A ‘Text Panel’ will pop up, where you can choose to add color, position and font customizations to the included text, followed by previewing the effect on every slide within the ‘Text Panel’ itself.

Step 5: Add a Desired Background Music

The Icecream Slideshow maker pro allows you to include a background music track within your presentation. For working towards the inclusion process, you will have to import the desired audio files to the program’s editor timeline. The software works well with the WAV, WMA, FLAC, M4A, MP3 and OGG audio file formats. Navigate to and hit the ‘Add Audio’ button in the editor workspace to ‘Drag and Drop’ the desired music files within the software’s timeline.

There is an option to create a playlist of the selected audio tracks, along with dragging the files to set them in a preferred sequence within the playlist. You are also granted the liberty to try hands at looping the audio playback and uplift the tracks with fade and offset effects within the playlist pane.

Step 6: Tweak Some Extra Settings

If you are keen towards making your presentation more impressive, try experimenting with including transition effects within the slides. Though the Icecream slideshow maker full version supports the application of default random transitions, you are allowed to add and customize the same as per your will, both, separately for each slide, as well as to the entre presentation as a whole.

You can even choose to add no transition effect at all, or set the same transition value for all the media files within the queue, by navigating to and clicking on the ‘Common Image Settings in the ’File Queue’ window.

Step 7: Output Resolution

Set a preferable output resolution to generate a premium quality slideshow presentation. To do this, navigate to the bottom left corner of the ‘Preview’ window at the right side of the editor workspace and choose a desired resolution for the slideshow from a range of values, such as, 1280 x 1024, 2560 x 1440, 1920 x 1080, etc., in the ‘Resolution’ tab.

Step 8: Format Selection

The next thing you need to do is, select a convenient output file format for your presentation. You can pick anyone from the available AVI, WebM, MP4, MOV file formats. To make your choice, navigate to the bottom of the ‘File Queue’ window at the left and click on the ‘File Format’ dropdown arrow at the right. A list of the output formats supported by the program appears next, and you are free to pick the one you like.

Step 9: Create Your Icecream Slideshow

When you have finalized all the arrangements and settings, navigate to and hit the ‘Preview’ button at the bottom right corner of the ‘Preview’ window to initiate a mock run of your slideshow in the software’s inbuilt slideshow player. If everything seems fine, proceed to start the slideshow creation process by clicking on the ‘Create’ button.

The process may require you to wait for a few moments before the final presentation output is generated. Nonetheless, you can always keep a track of the creation process through the elapsed and remaining duration in the ‘Progress Bar’ at the bottom of the program’s editing workspace. A completion prompt will pop up as soon as the slideshow is ready.

Creating Music Slideshows in Filmora

When searching for an Icecream slideshow maker alternative to craft your slideshow presentations, you can move ahead with picking the Wondershare Filmora Video Editor slideshow creator program for high end and professional quality results. While the aforementioned software is an all in one package for almost any of your most diverse editing needs, music slideshows are a specialty of the same on account of the following reasons:

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● Within by the Filmora slideshow creator program.

● Working on your music presentation in the software, you are allowed to cut and trim the music files automatically as well as manually to ward off undesired portions from the included audio.

● You can pick the most suitable soundtrack from the hundreds of choices available within Filmora’s preset audio library and uplift them with a variety of audio effects.

● Using the software, you can proceed with recording your voiceover, followed by applying fade in and fade out effects to the same.

● The software allows you to design professional slideshows for personal media sharing across various platforms, along with catering to product marketing needs and company business concerns.

● Ending Thoughts →

● Icecream slideshow maker review claims that the latter is an effective slideshow creator and graphic editor program.

● Working with the program, you can easily create high quality photo, video and music slideshow presentations in a quick time span.

● Mentioning about the alternatives to the aforesaid program, you can comfortably choose the Wondershare Filmora slideshow maker software to address the concern.