| Unable to add music from an mp3 file to my slideshow. Can this be done for Picasa Web Albums? | freidonmaui | 1/22/10 2:12 AM | I would really like to be able to add a "soundtrack" to my Picasa Web Album slideshows. I'm following all of the directions, but mp3 files when chosen show up "grayed out" and hence unusable. Someone suggested a workaround of converting the mp3's to |
| Re: Unable to add music from an mp3 file to my slideshow. Can this be done for Picasa Web Albums? | Bufori | 1/25/10 9:24 PM | Music can't play in a Web Album; it will only play in the slideshow on your computer. Do you mean you can't choose an mp3 when editing the Album Description and browsing for music to use in the Slideshow and Movie presentation? I tested this in a ne |
| Re: Unable to add music from an mp3 file to my slideshow. Can this be done for Picasa Web Albums? | freidonmaui | 1/26/10 2:57 AM | Thank you for your reply! Too bad that music won't play in a web album -- that's what I thought it would be able to do, so that's disappointing. As far as choosing music to play while watching on the computer, I followed the Google Help directions f |
| Re: Unable to add music from an mp3 file to my slideshow. Can this be done for Picasa Web Albums? | Bufori | 1/26/10 10:45 AM | The "Picasa > Preferences > Slideshow > Browse" is for selecting a folder of music tracks, which is why all the specific mp3 files are grayed out. To choose a specific file for a particular album, right click the album and select Edit Album Descripti |
| Re: Unable to add music from an mp3 file to my slideshow. Can this be done for Picasa Web Albums? | freidonmaui | 1/26/10 3:02 PM | Yes indeed, that worked to right click album and select "Edit FOLDER Description"! I didn't see that info anywhere in the Help section. The dimensions I used for creating a movie are 640 X 480 pixels. Please tell me what settings you think are optim |
| Re: Unable to add music from an mp3 file to my slideshow. Can this be done for Picasa Web Albums? | Bufori | 1/26/10 4:01 PM | The optimal resolution depends upon how you plan on displaying the movie. Are you going to watch it on your computer (what is your screen resolution set at? System Preferences -> Displays) or someone else's with a larger/smaller screen? Do you plan |