A DIY gift is the best. An anniversary slideshow is rather a pleasant addition to the main present. Learning how to create a video clip from photos is simple (and free), and the recipient will be delighted!
Plot
How to make anniversary slideshows more interesting? You need to choose a plot, because this is a kind of short film. It may reflect the biography of the hero of the day. Use old photographs for this. But do not limit yourself to those that you find on your computer. Take a look at old albums, contact the recipient's parents. Scan images inexpensively. When all the material has been collected, arrange it in chronological order. Add date captions. Not only the birthday person, but also the guests will be interested to see how the hero of the day has grown and changed.
For another version of the anniversary slideshow, you will need the help of relatives and friends of the person who celebrates his birthday. Ask relatives for the hero of the day to say congratulations and compliments to the camera. It will be good if someone can tell funny stories related to the birthday. Ask questions like: “Why do you love the hero of the occasion?”, “How did you meet?” et al. The more people interview, the better.
What to look for
If you want to insert a picture in which there is more than one birthday person, then pay attention to how it turned out on it. An anniversary slide show containing photographs that the hero of the occasion did not like will not create the desired feeling of joy and happiness.
If the photo is not of very good quality, then it is better to insert it into the collage. It can be a template of a beautiful frame or an interesting background. You can collect all low-quality pictures and make one of them.
Ideas
Re-sing your favorite jubilee song or just a popular hit. Find the text and change the words to make a greeting. If you congratulate a person who has an idol, then use the video clip with him, and write your own words.
Dilute consecutive shots with effects and transitions. Use collage templates.
Program
The best anniversary slide show programs:
- Movie Maker is available on all computers running Windows. Learning to use it is quite simple. It is in Russian and contains the basic tools for creating video greetings, interesting transitions, effects. You can adjust the duration of the frame, the moment the volume of the music increases at the beginning and end of the movie.
- "PhotoSHOW" has more options for editing. The program is also in Russian and easy to use. You can add text, clip-art, shapes, an additional layer with snow, fall foliage and others to the image. There are design templates.
- The online slide show program is attractive in that it does not require installation, although it works almost the same as Movie Maker and PhotoShow.
How to arrange a slide show ("Happy Anniversary", "Happy Birthday!", Etc.) so that the recipient is as pleased as possible? Show your imagination, remember the preferences of the birthday person, put your favorite background music and write nice words. The gift will leave the recipient only fond memories.