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Slideshow - love to be able to add captions

JVance1
JVance1 ✭
June 27, 2021 in Suggest an Idea

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.

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  • Brett .
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    June 28, 2021

    @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

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  • JVance1
    JVance1 ✭
    March 16, 2022

    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.

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  • Brett .
    Brett . ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 16, 2022

    @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
    genthusiast ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 16, 2022 edited March 16, 2022

    @JVance1

    Related workaround(s):

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

    image.png


    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?

    image.png


    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.

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 16, 2022 edited March 16, 2022

    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.

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  • Dennis J Yancey
    Dennis J Yancey ✭✭✭✭✭
    March 16, 2022

    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 . . .

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