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emmrecs wrote on 5/20/2018, 7:35 AM

Hi, welcome to the Magix forums.

Although you have given us very little information (e.g. we know nothing about your computer nor even the exact version of Photostory that you are running!) I assume you want to create a slideshow, using Photostory, in which the order of the displayed pictures is random. Is that correct?

If it is, I don't think you can! The process of exporting the finished file from the program inevitably "burns in" the order in which the images are viewed. Playback of that file, whatever its format, is bound to be linear, I think.

Jeff

Win 11 Pro 64 bit, Intel i7 14700, 16 GB RAM, NVidia RTX 4060 and Intel UHD770 Graphics, MOTU 8-Pre f/w audio interface, VPX, MEP, Music Maker, PhotoStory Deluxe, Photo Manager Deluxe, Xara 3D Maker 7, Samplitude Pro X7 Suite, Reaper, Adobe Audition 3, CS6 and CC, 2 x Canon HG10 cameras, 1 x Canon EOS 600D, Akaso EK7000 Pro Action Cam

Richard-Tibbitts wrote on 11/6/2019, 8:25 PM

Like the OP, I would like to be able to have pictures I first load in to Photostory automatically randomized prior to burning a final copy. So to be clear, when I upload photos 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, I'd like to click a button and have Photostory re-order to something similar to 4, 1, 9, 5, 7, 8, 10, 2, 6, 3.

By the way, I have a Windows 10 i7 laptop with 16 gigs of RAM. I am currently running Photostory 2014. I'd consider an upgrade if just this one feature were added. And I do understand that I can drag and drop pictures. But with hundreds of pictures, I'd like to have an automatic way of doing this. Thank you.

emmrecs wrote on 11/7/2019, 3:33 AM

@Richard-Tibbitts

Welcome to the Magix forums.

I fear the answer is still the same as in my reply to @julie-miller. Sorry!

Jeff

Win 11 Pro 64 bit, Intel i7 14700, 16 GB RAM, NVidia RTX 4060 and Intel UHD770 Graphics, MOTU 8-Pre f/w audio interface, VPX, MEP, Music Maker, PhotoStory Deluxe, Photo Manager Deluxe, Xara 3D Maker 7, Samplitude Pro X7 Suite, Reaper, Adobe Audition 3, CS6 and CC, 2 x Canon HG10 cameras, 1 x Canon EOS 600D, Akaso EK7000 Pro Action Cam

Richard-Tibbitts wrote on 11/7/2019, 2:36 PM

Thanks. Seems like it wouldn't be a difficult feature to implement, but we'll work around not having it.

jodi-perry wrote on 1/8/2020, 5:16 PM

so there is no way to randomize photos ?

 

emmrecs wrote on 1/9/2020, 4:40 AM

@jodi-perry

so there is no way to randomize photos ?

I'm afraid the answer is still the same, No.

Jeff

Win 11 Pro 64 bit, Intel i7 14700, 16 GB RAM, NVidia RTX 4060 and Intel UHD770 Graphics, MOTU 8-Pre f/w audio interface, VPX, MEP, Music Maker, PhotoStory Deluxe, Photo Manager Deluxe, Xara 3D Maker 7, Samplitude Pro X7 Suite, Reaper, Adobe Audition 3, CS6 and CC, 2 x Canon HG10 cameras, 1 x Canon EOS 600D, Akaso EK7000 Pro Action Cam