slideshow

When it comes to showing off your pictures and videos, nothing beats a great slideshow. Seeing your digital memories overtake your entire screen, set in motion through smooth animations and transitions, complete with background music, is a uniquely personal cinematic experience. Happily, the Photos application makes creating slideshows a snap both on your Mac and on your iOS devices. We’re not talking slideshow projects, wherein you spend hours crafting every single slide, oh heck no.

When iPad, iPhone, Apple TV and Mac users want to show off their best photos, there are several beautiful options, and happily, most don't cost a dime. Whether you’re setting up a formal viewing for your local photo club, hosting cocktail hour, a birthday party, or maybe you’ve merely managed to trap a neighbor in your house for a few minutes, the following options will set your pictures free… click here to read my latest Creaticity column on Macworld.