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How to Use GiliSoft Slideshow Maker

GiliSoft Slideshow Maker gives you a desktop workflow for turning photos or clips into slideshow videos with titles, text, transitions, filters, overlays, animation, and audio adjustments. This page is the practical setup and editing guide for the real interface.

What this guide covers: importing media, choosing backgrounds and title cards, adding subtitles or text, applying effects and transitions, editing clip properties, and exporting the finished slideshow video.

What You Can Do in One Project

The current interface supports media import, title cards, text layouts, trail cards, transitions, filters, overlays, animation, clip-level tuning, keyframes, audio adjustment, and timeline-based export.

  • Import local media, record screen, or record audio/video input.
  • Use separate timeline tracks for video, PIP, text, audio, and voiceover.
  • Edit clip properties with Video, Color, Beauty, Animation, Cutout, KeyFrame, and Audio panels.
Media AreaLocal Media, Background, Title, and Trail tabs help organize slideshow building from the start.
Editing SidebarText, Effects, Transitions, Filters, Overlays, and Animations are available as separate working sections.

Video Tutorial

Watch the slideshow workflow in action before following the written steps below. This is the fastest way to understand how media import, timeline editing, text, transitions, and export work together in GiliSoft Slideshow Maker.

Open the tutorial on YouTube

Quick Start

  1. Import your media. Start in the Media section and use Local Media to drag in photos or clips, or click Import. You can also use Record Screen or Record if your slideshow needs fresh material.

    The Media panel is where the project begins, and it supports importing files plus direct recording options.

  2. Add photos or clips to the timeline. After importing your assets, drag the selected image or video down to the Video track in the timeline area. This is the main track where your slideshow sequence is arranged from left to right.

    If you want to build a slideshow from still images, keep adding pictures to the Video track in the order you want them to appear.

  3. Set up the visual foundation. Use Background to pick a background card, Title to add an opening title layout, and Trail to add an ending credit screen or simple text trailer.

    Background cards help you place visuals on a custom stage, while Title and Trail presets give you a quick way to create opening and ending frames.

  4. Add text or subtitles. Open the Text section to insert title boxes, lower thirds, dialogue bubbles, and text trailer styles. You can also use Add Subtitles or Import subtitle when needed.

    The Text panel includes template categories, and subtitle actions are visible directly in the same area.

  5. Add transitions between clips. Open the Transitions section, choose a transition preset, and place it between two clips on the Video track. This is the fastest way to turn separate photos into a smooth slideshow instead of a hard cut sequence.

    You can preview the change immediately in the player window and adjust the slideshow rhythm by changing transition choices across the timeline.

  6. Add stickers or decorative layers. Use the Overlays panel for stickers, animated decorative elements, and themed visual layers. These can be used to make the slideshow look more playful, social-friendly, or event-specific.

    Overlay assets work well for birthday slideshows, romantic clips, cute social posts, and themed visual projects.

  7. Apply motion and styling. Use Effects, Transitions, Filters, Overlays, and Animations to shape the look and pacing of the slideshow.

    The left sidebar separates these editing layers clearly, so you can build motion and style one step at a time instead of mixing everything in one crowded panel.

  8. Add music or other sound. Put your soundtrack on the Audio track and use the Audio controls to set volume, fade in, fade out, sound effect, equalizer, and noise reduction when needed.

    If you are combining background music with spoken material, the separate Voiceover track helps keep the slideshow audio organized.

  9. Open the Editing Panels for a selected clip. To enter the detailed editing area, double-click the image or video clip on the timeline. This opens the clip editing panel where you can switch between Video, Color, Beauty, Animation, Cutout, KeyFrame, and Audio.

    This is the main way to move from simple timeline arrangement into detailed clip adjustment inside Slideshow Maker.

  10. Fine-tune clip behavior and export. Select a clip on the timeline and use the property panels to adjust speed, color, beauty options, animation, cutout, keyframes, and audio. When the preview looks right, click Export.

    The property tabs are where clip-level control happens before export, especially for movement, appearance, and sound.

Editing Panels Explained

Video

The Video tab gives practical clip controls such as speed, reverse, flip, rotate, scale, position, and background fill choices like color, blur, or custom image.

Color

Use the Color tab for contrast, saturation, brightness, tone, sharpen, and vignetting when your imported images need more consistency.

Beauty

The Beauty controls include smooth, bright, tone, face lift, and big eyes settings for portrait-oriented slideshow clips.

Animation

The Animation tab applies in or out movement such as zoom, pendulum, mirror flip, and similar motion styles. Duration can also be adjusted here.

Cutout and KeyFrame

The Cutout area supports chroma key and auto cutout options, while the KeyFrame tab lets you build movement by adjusting rotation, transparency, scale, and position across time.

Audio

The Audio tab gives you volume, fade in, fade out, sound effect, equalizer, and noise reduction controls for cleaner playback.

Visual ControlVideo, Color, Beauty, Animation, Cutout, and KeyFrame combine for styling, motion, framing, and precision adjustment.
Sound ControlAudio settings include volume, fades, sound effect, equalizer, and denoise options.

FAQ

How do I open the Editing Panels for a clip?

Double-click the image or video clip on the timeline. That opens the detailed editing area where you can switch across Video, Color, Beauty, Animation, Cutout, KeyFrame, and Audio tabs.

How do I add pictures to the track area?

Import your images into the Media panel first, then drag each picture to the Video track on the timeline. Arrange them left to right in the order you want the slideshow to play.

How do I add transitions between pictures?

Open the Transitions section, choose a preset, and place it between two clips or images on the Video track. This creates a smoother slideshow flow than switching scenes with direct cuts only.

Can I build a slideshow from photos only?

Yes. The interface clearly supports importing local media and building the project on the video track, so still images can be used as the base of the slideshow.

Can I add titles and subtitles?

Yes. The Text section includes title presets, text trailer layouts, and dedicated buttons for adding or importing subtitles.

Can I add stickers or decorative overlays?

Yes. The Overlays section contains decorative assets that work like stickers or themed layers, which can be used to make slideshows more playful or more stylized.

Can I add effects, transitions, filters, and overlays in one project?

Yes. Those tools are shown as separate sections in the left sidebar, and they can all be combined on the same timeline-based slideshow.

Does it support audio editing inside the slideshow workflow?

Yes. The timeline includes Audio and Voiceover tracks, and the Audio property panel gives volume, fade, equalizer, sound effect, and denoise controls.

How do I add background music to the slideshow?

Add your music file to the Audio track, then use the Audio settings to adjust volume, fade in, fade out, equalizer, sound effect, and noise reduction if needed.

Can I adjust visual details of a selected clip?

Yes. You can edit clip-level settings through the Video, Color, Beauty, Animation, Cutout, and KeyFrame tabs before exporting.