when i had a windows machine i used this: vueprint. It would run a slide show
Dave On Mon, Dec 26, 2016 at 2:41 AM, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > If you'd written "read" insead of "reread" that would have been your first > Mark! > this year. We all know that's the truth, anyway. > >> On 26 December 2016 at 03:05 "P. J. Alling" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> Perhaps I should reread the documentation. >> >> >> On 12/25/2016 9:48 PM, John wrote: >> > IrfanView can do random slideshows. >> > >> > On 12/25/2016 6:06 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: >> >> I wish it worked on Windows. I use irfanview to generate slideshows, >> >> but it does everything you specified but the images aren't random. It >> >> would be nice to be able to do that. >> >> >> >> >> >> On 12/25/2016 12:47 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> >>> When I am hosting events like whiskymas, which will be kicking off in >> >>> a few hours, I like to run a slide show of my computers. Once again, >> >>> the gang in Cupertino have shown their master in the art of >> >>> unnecessary simplicity. >> >>> >> >>> For many years, it was my contention that iPhoto was the worst attempt >> >>> at commercial software that I had ever had the misfortune of using. It >> >>> did have one, single, bit of usefulness, running a slideshow, with the >> >>> photos in random order, but at a configurable duration. >> >>> >> >>> iPhoto has been replaced by Photos, a program so simple, that it takes >> >>> a couple hours of internet research to figure out how to reliably make >> >>> it go away and not pop up every time you read a new SD card. They have >> >>> also streamlined the slideshow function right out of the software, >> >>> simplifying it to the point of no longer having any reason for >> >>> existence what so ever. >> >>> >> >>> One possibility is to point my display background at a folder of >> >>> photos, but that has the disadvantage of showing icons for everything >> >>> in my desktop folder on top of the images. >> >>> >> >>> Another possibility is to use the screen saver on hot corners. It >> >>> nearly works OK, except that you cannot set how long the photos are >> >>> displayed for. >> >>> >> >>> I did finally find a program called Phoenix Slides >> >>> http://blyt.net/phxslides/ >> >>> >> >>> I'm pleased to say that it actually works quite well, and wanted to >> >>> share the link with anyone else that might want to set up a slideshow >> >>> of their photos. >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow >> the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
