Simple Slide Show

Simple Slide Show is created for presenting a series of images and videos, one after the other, which supports many file formats. Its interface is quite friendly and can accommodate all types of users.

Unlike other similar programs, there is no option to add entire folders. Both images and videos can be added from the same place using drag and drop. As mentioned earlier, there are many file formats supported by Simple Slide Show. When it comes to images, they range from JPG, JPEG, GIF and PNG, all the way to TIF, EMF and WMF files. Numbers can be shown for each thumbnail to easily spot their order in the presentation.

Images can be inserted before or after others. Actions can be undone and redone. There are many programs which offer the possibility of blending video files with the slideshow, but this one is quite generous regarding supported file types, such as AVI, MP4, MPEG, MPG, MTS and TTS, among others. More so, there’s an option that enables you to replace an existing video thumbnail with another.

While creating the slideshow, sound can be added to each image and there are enough file types to choose from (e.g. AAC, MP3, WAV, WAX).

The project can be saved to file and later opened to pick up where you left off, as well as exported to be able to play the slideshow. However, the only difference between the two is that, after saving the project, the export feature makes a copy of all images and videos from the slideshows, in addition to a copy of the program, placing all these items into a single directory. The slideshow cannot be played without this program.

In conclusion, Simple Slide Show is an application which supports many image and video file formats but lacks richer editing options. There are no delay or transition settings, and it’s impossible to change the background color. It has a simple interface and ran well during out tests but, sadly, there’s no setting to watch previews of what’s about to be created. A fullscreen mode exists but that’s certainly not enough.