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May 19, 2021 2:19 AM UTC
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Photoshop Elements 2021 only plays a single audio selection in slideshow

The curent version released will only play a single audio file in a slide show even when multiple files are selected to play in the slideshow audio setting.

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Greg_S.
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Dec 1, 2024 8:22 AM UTC

I just tried this in Elements 2024 and had no problem playing multiple audio tracks.  This thread is more than 3 years old, so I don't remember the details.  ISTR that the problem only arose with certain themes.  What themes are you having the problem with.  And what audio tracks are you using?  Or are you using your own audio?  Changing themes will also change the audio.  So, if you had multiple tracks of audio and change the theme, the audio will revert to the theme's chosen music and remove any multiple audio tracks that have been added.

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Inspiring
Dec 3, 2024 7:01 AM UTC

I must have done something wrong at first.  After you replied I rechecked; I find that slideshow will now play ALL the selected tracks, instead of just repeating the FIRST track in the list until the end of the slideshow, as PE2021 did.  Thanks for getting that fixed.   

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Greg_S.
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Jul 23, 2021 7:38 AM UTC

OK. This is easily reproducible for me in Elements 2021.  Adding multiple songs works fine in Elements 2020 and earlier.  I will report this to Adobe.

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Inspiring
Dec 1, 2024 2:19 AM UTC

I updated to PE2024 and it still plays only 1 track.  Adobe had 3 years to fix this.  Will they ever?

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Greg_S.
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Jul 23, 2021 1:32 AM UTC

Glenn, it is certainly a bug.  The slideshow feature in the Organizer is completely changed from 5 or 6 years ago and has the ability to contain multiple different songs which can be added in the Audio panel.

 

 

I have been able to quickly reproduce this problem with Elements 2021.  But I will test the issue a little further to see whether it is related to a theme or a particular kind of audio.  I will report back.

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Glenn 8675309
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Jul 22, 2021 10:57 PM UTC

UPDATED: It's only one song, probably is a bug, .  You can check older posts- 5-6 years ago for example, and even  adobe employees say "1 track only" - and suggest using an external editor to make the music track, using multiple songs. 

Personally I find the slidshow maker in organizer virtually useless. 

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Inspiring
Jul 22, 2021 10:37 PM UTC

I have the same problem, but how do you know it is a bug in the new release, or are we doing something wrong?

In my case, it repeats the first selection in the audio tracks until the end of the slideshow, and does not play the other selected tracks.

If it is a bug, Adobe will never admit it or fix it in subsequent releases.  

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