Apple Aperture 3.5 - Manual (Page 380)

Chapter 10 Create slideshows 380
Modify an existing preset
1 Choose Aperture > Presets > Slideshow.
The Slideshow dialog appears.
2 Select the preset you want to modify in the Preset Name list.
3 Modify the slideshow preset’s settings as appropriate.
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Theme pop-up menu: Choose a theme for your slideshow preset.
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“Show title slide” checkbox: Select this checkbox to display a title slide at the beginning of the
slideshow. Aperture automatically generates the title using the name of the item selected in
the Library inspector.
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Timing pop-up menu: Choose how the slideshow duration is determined. There are three
options: fitting the slideshow to the duration of the music, showing each photo for a fixed
time, or advancing photos manually.
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Slide Duration value slider: Set the minimum amount of time each photo is shown.
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Background color well: Change the background color of your slideshow by clicking the
Background color well and then selecting a new background color from the Colors window, or
click the disclosure button (to the right of the color well) and select a new background color
from the pop-up color palette.
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Inset value slider: Adjust the space between the edges of the screen and the photos.
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Transition pop-up menu: Choose the type of transition that occurs between the slides.
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Transition Duration value slider: Adjust the length of applied transitions. The duration setting is
applied uniformly to each transition.
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“Shuffle slide order” checkbox: Select this checkbox to have Aperture shuffle the order of the
photos presented in the slideshow.
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“Repeat slideshow” checkbox: Select this checkbox to loop, or continuously play, your slideshow.
If you select this option, you must stop your slideshow manually by pressing Esc.
4 When you’ve finished modifying settings for the slideshow preset, click OK.
To revert to a preset’s original settings, click the Reset Preset button.
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