Slideshow - love to be able to add captions

JVance1

I wonder if FamilySearch has considered letting us add captions for photos in slideshow or even letting the title of the photo show in the slideshow.

Brett .

@JVance1

FYI

I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...

Question: Does cover what you are suggesting?

Just in case you have not ...

Have you 'seen' this "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch':

How do I play a slideshow of an ancestor's photos and documents?

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-play-a-slideshow-of-an-ancestors-photos-and-documents

https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-play-a-slideshow-of-an-ancestors-photos-and-documents

I hope this helps, somewhat.

Brett

JVance1

Thanks for responding.

However, I do know how to make and play a slideshow. I was just making a suggestion that the ability to add captions to the slideshow would be a good feature for the future.

Brett .

@JVance1

FYI

Understood.

By the way ...

That "Knowledge Article", that I provided, advises HOW, to make a "Slideshow."

IF, one was the one who MADE the "Slideshow"; THEN, possibly, one CAN add such "Captions".

As, I have NOT created any "Slideshows"; nor, 'seen' any, on any of my Ancestors, I am NOT aware of, whether or not, ANOTHER User/Patron, can add "Captions", to a "Slideshow", created by a someone else..

Brett

Attention: @Dennis J Yancey ( FYI - Any thoughts ... )

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genthusiast

@JVance1

Related workaround(s):

There is the capability within photos to record audio. You could include whatever in the audio.

Then when you add those to the Slideshow and share the link - the person can choose to play the slideshow with that audio. I think audio is almost better than a caption?

OR

use a photo Editor to attach caption text before uploading the photos and adding them to the Slideshow. Example removed in favor of Dennis' longer slideshow example below.

Dennis J Yancey

Here is a sample of a slideshow

https://www.familysearch.org/photos/gallery/album/968264?playSlideshow

Under current constraints - Labels are best put on digitally to the photo itself as others said.

(there is no current option to do adhoc labels/captions - nor display the title of the item)

audio is attached to one particular photo at a time - and so if you want audio for each item you have to add it to each item separately.

(there is no way to add a single audio file that plays throughout the entire slideshow)

FS slideshows aren't very flexible - but they can still be nice within those limitations.

Dennis J Yancey

but yeh - I too wished that there was some configuration setting that would allow the item description to be used as a slideshow label or caption.

I have also made the suggestion. but dont hold your breath . . .