Slideshow companies are popping up all over the internet. People are taking their pictures and placing them on CD’s, DVD’s, or VHS for personal use and for gifts for all occasions. But how do you know which slideshow company to choose?

It use to be that when we took our photos of our special occasions: weddings, vacations, reunions, birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, family, friends, pets and so on, that we’d get the photos developed and place them in a photo album or a shoe box. A couple of our very favorites would be placed in frames. But, the photo album or shoebox would then sit on a shelf or under a bed or in a closet or somewhere where they’d be neglected and hardly ever looked at. In the meantime the photos themselves are drying out, cracking, and turning yellow. When we do go to look at them they’re never as good as we remember because they’ve aged.

Placing our photos on CD, DVD, or VHS preserves the photos forever. They will never crack, fade, yellow, or get damaged. Future generations can enjoy the same quality in a hundred years as we can today.

Turning your photos into video slideshows, video albums, or photo montages makes the photos fun to watch. and more people will enjoy viewing them with you. So how do you know if you've found a quality slideshow company? An important rule of thumb to remember is, "If the price seems too good to be true, then it usually is". No real slideshow creating company can give you quality work without putting quality time into it. The less the price, the less the amount of time going into it. You might as well go buy yourself the cheapest slideshow software you can find and do it yourself.

A quality slideshow creating company has invested thousands of dollars to be able to produce the highest quality work for the consumer. And they will spend the time needed to clean up your photos and create a quality CD, DVD or VHS that you can be proud of. The more time a company puts into creating your slideshow, the higher the cost of that slideshow. Of course a higher price doesn't always mean better, there will always be those who overcharge. When comparing prices, don't forget to compare the contents of the package. This will make a tremendous difference in the pricing and the quality of the slideshow you receive. But don't fall for bogus charges such as transition charges. What are slideshows without transitions? So shop around, compare prices, compare packages, and view some slideshow samples.

Viewing samples is very important to choosing your company. If you’re satisfied with just the simple fade-in, fade-out photo montage style slideshows, then you have a lot to choose from. If you want something fun, exciting, emotional, creative and unique, then there’s very little to choose from. Visit Sands of Time Multimedia Creations slideshow samples and experience the difference!

Click here to see a sample of a creative slideshow: http://sandsoftimemultimediacreations.com/samples/25thC.htm

Your memories are precious and your slideshows should reflect each occasion in a unique and creative way.

Sandra Clukey, Professional Slideshow Creator
http://sandsoftimemultimediacreations.com/

Also see my article on "12 Steps to a Successful Slideshow Production".

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