Update!
Manslide has a new name. It is now called Smile.
The Smile .deb package can be downloaded from here;
Smile .deb Package Download
There is also a good Smile How-to in the forums found here;
Smile How-To
While essentially the same as Manslide, it adds a few new features and a new GUI but also removed one or two transition effects from the menu.
I also had it lock up on me once. I imagine that since they redesigned it, they still have a few bugs to iron out.
The older Manslide package does not work properly in Ibex due to window display conflicts. The rest of the older article below is still useful for the newer Smile software.
Smile will add a menu entry in the Graphics section.
Manslide is a program that will take your pictures, create a slide show from them and export it to a mpg video file using the mpgv codec.
It has a very easy to use graphical interface.
You select the pictures you want to include in the slideshow.
Then you set the amount of time you want the picture to be displayed.
It even has an effects package that gives you several transitional effects for the picture's entry onto the screen.
Finally it also includes the ability to add an audio track.
This software will be very useful for the photographer who wants to make a video disk to show others their pictures.
Use it to make a presentation video or a recreation of your vacation.
Take the mpeg video it creates and convert it to a DVD format then burn it. Now you have a universal media for play on any DVD player.
There doesn't seem to be an official home page for this project right now but I did find this page that seems to have the most updated info;
Manslide at GetDeb
http://www.getdeb.net/app/ManSlide
Ubuntu users can get this software through the Synaptic Package Manager.
Do a search for manslide and select the manslide package and the manslide-effects for the transition effects used in Manslide.
I know a former Windows user that tried making a video slide show in Windows that didn't turn out very well. I'm sure this package will work much better for him. :-)
Enjoy!
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[QUOTE]I know a former Windows user that tried making a video slide show in Windows that didn't turn out very well. I'm sure this package will work much better for him. :-)
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What a nonsense statement to make. There are exceptional video slideshow generators for Windows. I have yet to see one that goes even close on Linux.
BTW, smile is 386 only at a time when most of us are moving onto 64 bit.
Cheers
[Quote] What a nonsense statement to make. There are exceptional video slideshow generators for Windows[/Quote]
Only if you are looking to spend money. Freeware titles are far and few between and some even contain (GASP!) spyware.
That user runs Linux. He dumped Windows in favor of costs and the yearning for freedom. That is why I said he was a former Windows user.
[Qoute] BTW, smile is 386 [/Quote]
And many titles in Windows are still 32 bit. They run in compatibility mode within 64 bit systems.
[Quote] most of us are moving onto 64 bit.[/Quote]
Only because Microsoft jams it down your throat when you buy a new store bought computer.
I need a faster CPU and more Ram so I can run Microsoft's newest 64 bit boat anchor. I just love throwing my money away by having to upgrade my computer every 2 years.It so happens that the user in question has a 32 bit self built system.
So your comment about Smile being only 32 bit is pretty much moot.
I also have a 32 bit home built system that runs Linux.
And I run some distros that have full functionality and will run circles around Vista/XP 64 bit systems.
Smile and have another Ale.
TaZMAn
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