| Performance | Rating  |
What's Hot: There are extra options that can be accessed and downloaded from the toolbar which include:
Menu Themes.
Photo Borders.
Backgrounds For Slides.
Layer Masks.
Show Templates.
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| Help & Support | Rating  |
What's Hot: There is plenty of on screen help as well as a link to the Photodex website with answers to many questions. They also have 24/7 email support. I had problems creating a format that would work on my iPhone. I emailed tech support asking for help with this. I received an email back within two hours referring to a web page that outlined how to do this. It wasn’t just a question of choosing the QuickTime format, but also selecting MPEG4 Compressor from the options.
I didn't use the on screen help very much because I found it easy to find my way around the software. The only problem I had was producing a file for emailing. This was addressed in the online technical support area although it didn’t solve the problem because my email provider rejected such a large attachment.
Photodex also offers training courses around the country. These look like they would be fun to try.
There are a number of online tutorials on the Photodex website which are good to watch before you begin. The photos that they use in the tutorial are available for download in order for you to follow along as you watch the tutorial. You can also print out the tutorial and work through it that way.
| Security & Privacy | Rating |
What's Hot: Photodex ProShow Producer allows you to select an image as a watermark which will appear on all the slides in the show. This helps brand your show.
Images
Suggested Features
It should be easier to produce an output file for use on the iPhone. I have used other products where you only need to specify that you need an iPhone format.
The light box feature is not as good as it could be. It isn't so easy to rearrange the slides, therefore I think this is a necessary feature.
Conclusion
I really enjoyed using Photodex ProShow Producer. It is exceptionally user friendly and is designed to make it simple to find out how to do things. The more advanced functions were explained well in tutorials. I found it difficult to tear myself away from using this product to write this review as I just wanted to keep creating more slideshows from all my photos. It’s not an inexpensive product but I would spend the money on it because I love the slideshows that it produces.