P: Ability to add videos to Slideshows

My wish to have the ability to add video clips to a slideshow presentation...

Thanks for your comments. LR3 exports picture slideshows in 1080p high definition. They display beautifully with exceptional color, clarity and detail on my Pioneer Elite big screen TV. The issue with LR3 is that it only exports pictures, not video, although videos are imported into the LR3 library.

It's not a serious issue any more for me. For video, I make Blu Ray Discs of the exported slideshows using Premiere elements to combine the picture slideshow with video, music and narration. PRE is excellent for creating the final slideshow with all of the media added.

First off, I must say I really do like LR and recommend it often to others. It is the main workhorse in my RAW workflow for my business and has been so since the very first beta offering. I also believe in being honest about what it does well ... as well as express my disappointment in where LR falls short ...

While presenting a slideshow from within LR is fine ... though I find that my customers like to purchase slideshows for their own enjoyment ... I personally find the LR Slideshow Module lacking in many ways ... the exported slideshows (in any format) totally lose sharpness, definition and clarity of detail ... and in some cases, color rendition and saturation behave in unexpected and unpredictable manners ... when compared to other options.

OTOH, Aperture 3 does a by far better job and allows the inclusion of video, multiple music/narration sound files that can be adjusted independently with real timeline adjustments ... making the App Store price tag of $80 well worth the investment just for this task alone ... heck ... I have a 99 cent iOs app on my iPad that blows away the LR Slideshow module many times over ... and up to 720p that is crisp, clean and very sharp. Did you get that? ... only 99 cents!

The Slideshow module needs considerable attention before the next iteration is introduced if Adobe expects it to keep pace with other options IMHO.

There are other threads about this, but this one is the most focused, even though it hasn't received much support.

We use Lightroom slideshows to deliver illustrated talks to schools. Using Lightroom gives us more flexibility to change the contents, and it handles optimising image quality effortlessly, in various locations each with its own projector.

We use a few video clips, and these have to be set going in Quicktime. It would be so much better if Lightroom woould just play them within the slideshow.

Patrick Cunningham