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Appendix B

Using the Plug-In

Figure B.2 You access the ProShow plug-in through

the Export dialog in Lightroom.

Figure B.1 Run the setup program after downloading

the plug-in from the Photodex Web site.

Using the Plug-In

Once you’ve downloaded the plug-in, run

the setup program (Figure B.1).  e installer

will automatically select the correct loca-

tion for the plug-in. If Lightroom is already

running, exit and restart the program before

continuing.

In Lightroom, select the images you want

to use in your slide show, and choose

File > Export to open the Export dialog

(Figure B.2).

Several presets are included with the plug-in:

◆ Framed Show, which adds a border layer

to each slide

◆ High Energy Show, which uses a short

duration and transition time for faster

playback

◆ Proo ng Show, which includes slide

numbers as captions to assist with image

ordering

◆ Standard Show, which is essentially the

default settings in ProShow for a new,

blank show

◆ Widescreen Show, which is the same as

Standard Show but uses a 16:9 aspect

ratio for slides

 e show options are divided into several

groups. We’ll take a look at each of these

groups individually. As we go through these

options, remember that the presets are just

that—preset starting points that you can

modify to  t your needs.

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Figure B.3 Slide Options includes settings found in

the Slide List for timing and transitions and in the

Slide Options dialog for layers and motion.

Figure B.4 Captions and Copyrights from Metadata

can read information from your images and place that

data on your slides.

Slide Options

 e Slide Options settings (Figure B.3)

contain many of the settings you’d  nd

in the ProShow Slide List and the Slide

Options dialog.

In this set of controls, you can adjust the

slide and transition timing as well as select

from any of the transitions available in

ProShow.

Motion E ects gives you control over pan-

ning, zooming, and rotation of photos via

slider controls.

Photo Border will add a layer to your slides

with one of a number of di erent border

e ects, such as a simple color border or

a grunge border for an edgy look to your

images. Finally, the Shadow check box

controls whether a drop shadow is placed

on your images.

You can  ne-tune these settings after export-

ing your slides to ProShow from within the

Slide Options dialog.

Captions and Copyrights from

Metadata

 e Captions and Copyrights from Metadata

options (Figure B.4) determine whether

ProShow will use the Photo Title, Photo

Description, and Photo Copyright text from

the metadata included with your image.

When the images are exported from

Lightroom into ProShow, the information in

these metadata  elds will be copied with the

image and placed on the slide.

Along with controlling what text is copied,

you can select the text color, size, and loca-

tion, as well as set motion e ects. You can

further these options in ProShow in the Slide

Options dialog on the Captions tab.