{"id":14630,"date":"2017-04-12T23:01:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-12T15:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/?p=14630"},"modified":"2022-08-30T18:07:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-30T10:07:05","slug":"wedding-photo-slideshow-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hongkiat.com\/blog\/wedding-photo-slideshow-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Tools to Create Wedding Photo Slideshows – Best Of"},"content":{"rendered":"

Your wedding is one of the biggest events of your life, and you\u2019ll want to keep its memories with you forever<\/strong>. To tell the story of your love, a professional wedding photographer<\/a> can easily create a beautiful wedding photo<\/a> slideshow for you. But, why depend on an expensive wedding slideshow<\/strong> service when you can do it yourself as well?<\/p>\n

There are many slideshow tools available online that will let you create a beautiful slideshow of your big event and customize it to your liking<\/strong>. If you are ready to take matters into your hands<\/a>, check out the below mentioned wedding photo slideshow creator tools.<\/p>\n

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Bolide Slideshow Creator<\/a><\/h2>\n

If you are looking for a free slideshow maker tool<\/strong>, then Bolide Slideshow Creator is a good option. It doesn\u2019t have too advanced features, but I am sure you\u2019ll like its simple interface<\/strong>. You can create slideshows without any limitations and add transitions, effects, subtitles, change zoom behavior and manage the rotation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Free.<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows.<\/p>\n

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PhotoStage by NCH Software<\/a><\/h2>\n

A powerful slideshow maker tool that is free to use for personal use<\/strong>. It\u2019s perfect for creating a slideshow of your own wedding photos for free. Interestingly, it lets you add video clips in the slideshow as well<\/strong> to create both photo and video slideshow. Furthermore, its range of effects, animations, transitions and text animations are quite reliable as well<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although I will recommend you to drag and drop all the photos in the timeline<\/strong> below before you start editing, this will make things very easy.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> Free for personal use, $49.99 for commercial license.<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.<\/p>\n

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Smartshow 3D<\/a><\/h2>\n

I must say Smartshow 3D has one of the most beautiful animations and effects<\/strong> that will surely leave you mesmerized. On top of that, it also has one of the biggest collections of animations and transitions<\/strong> that are neatly organized by categories.<\/p>\n

You can use 3D effects, motions, nature effects<\/strong>, and a plethora of unique transitions that you may have never seen before. Similar to PhotoStage by NCH Software, you can also add video clips<\/strong> to make the slideshow completely out of this world.<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>$59.50<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows.<\/p>\n

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PicturesToExe<\/a><\/h2>\n

At first, I had a bit of trouble creating slideshows with PicturesToExe, but things got smoother with a few minutes well spent. PictureToExe has its editing options available in separate windows<\/strong>, so you may have some trouble getting used to it. However, this is also its main strength as you get complete control over how you want effects and transitions to work<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Unlike others in this list, PicturesToExe let you customize durations, speed, style and other aspects of transitions and effects<\/strong>. Additionally, there is no shortage of amazing effects, motions, texts and transitions to create the perfect wedding photo slideshow.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> $139<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows, MacOS.<\/p>\n

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Picovico<\/h2>\n

Note:<\/strong> Picovico is no longer available.<\/p>\n

Picovico is an online slideshow maker that offers very easy-to-use styles<\/strong> to quickly create slideshows of your liking. One thing I really liked about Picovico is that it has a separate section for creating wedding slideshows<\/strong>. Here you\u2019ll get everything you\u2019ll need to create a wedding photo slideshow. You can start with beautiful wedding slideshow templates and then customize them to your liking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Its free version is rather limited and only allows you to create slideshows with 25 pictures<\/strong>. On the other hand, its paid version lets you create slideshows of up to 100 photos.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> Free limited version, $16.67\/month for pro version.<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Web, Android.<\/p>\n

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4K Slideshow Maker<\/a><\/h2>\n

It used to be my go-to tool for creating slideshows, but I had to move on due to its limited customization options<\/strong>. However, it is an amazingly simple tool to create 4K quality slideshow videos without any effort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

There are literally no customization options, you simply upload photos and click on the \"Make Slideshow\"<\/strong> button above to create a slide show. There are no special animations or effects options. It simply applies Kens burns effect<\/em> to transitions and automatically manages durations and timing according to the audio file uploaded with it<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

If you just need a quick high-quality slideshow to show to your peeps, then give 4K Slideshow Maker a try.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> Free.<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows, macOS, Linux.<\/p>\n

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MAGIX Photostory Deluxe<\/a><\/h2>\n

This is more of a commercial use slideshow maker<\/strong>, but it may be worth a buy if you want to go crazy with slideshow making. It has the most comprehensive set of slideshow-making tools<\/strong> I\u2019ve ever seen, and it\u2019s a GB size setup file that vouches for that.<\/p>\n

Some of its most interesting features include; faster speed with 64-bit turbo, support for 360\u00b0 photos, supports many formats, automatic photo organization based on color and objects<\/strong>, P-I-P effect, and customizable panning features etc.<\/p>\n

Apart from amazing features, it has hundreds of templates, effects, animations, transitions and 3D building<\/strong> capabilities to create amazing slideshows. For a price of $69.99, I must say it\u2019s very cheap for what it offers.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> $69.99\/ Lifetime License.<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows.<\/p>\n

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ProShow Gold<\/h2>\n

ProShow Gold can be a little overwhelming when you first use it<\/strong>, but it has one of the best transitions and effects that are definitely worth a look. Apart from that, it has an amazing built-in wizard<\/strong>. that will create slideshows for you according to your need.<\/p>\n

You just need to provide the required media files and then choose a theme<\/strong>, and ProShow Gold will automatically create a slideshow according to it (wedding theme is available). I also really liked its ability to download effects online to expand the catalog<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>$69.95<\/p>\n

Platform(s):<\/strong> Windows, MacOS.<\/p>\n

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AmoLink<\/a><\/h2>\n

AmoLink is also an online slideshow maker like Picovico that I have mentioned above. However, unlike Picovico it has a very simple work process and can be easily used for free<\/strong>. With the free version, it lets you upload your photos and select a theme, music, and text to automatically create the slideshow. Although it has themes and music for many events, but there is a separate section available for wedding slideshow<\/strong> as well.<\/p>\n

With the paid version, you will get the ability to customize transitions and effects<\/strong> as you like. However, I will advise you to check the automatic free slideshow creator first. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the slideshow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Price:<\/strong> Free version, Paid subscription starting from $6.99\/month<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Platform(s): <\/strong>Web.<\/p>\n

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Bonus: Google Photos Movie Maker<\/a><\/h2>\n

If you have your wedding photos saved in Google Photos<\/strong> then you can also use Google Photos Movie Maker<\/a> feature to create stunning slideshows for free. It is only available on the Android<\/a> and iOS<\/a> apps of Google Photos, but it is definitely worth checking. You will find many cool themes and music to create the slideshow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Google Photos will automatically apply the needed filters<\/strong> to make the perfect slideshow. I personally use it on many occasions and the results are always pleasing. You can check out the memories theme that may work well for a wedding slideshow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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