{"id":307,"date":"2014-02-07T14:53:52","date_gmt":"2014-02-07T13:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/?p=307"},"modified":"2015-07-22T15:19:44","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T14:19:44","slug":"create-a-dream-like-effect-in-slideshow-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/create-a-dream-like-effect-in-slideshow-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Quick Tip: Create a dream like effect in SlideShow 8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-309\" title=\"If you see this, then it\u2019s all about letting your images shine\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/Bildverbessernthumbklein.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"120\" \/>In this quicktip, I\u2019ll show you how to create a subtle blur effect, which adds an innocent dreamlike look to your images. It\u2019s perfectly suited for a <a title=\"Create your own slideshow and get a free trial\" href=\"http:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/slideshow.as\">romantic slideshow<\/a> or a nostalgic journey through time, maybe even into your childhood.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is how it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drag a Flexi-Collage object into the timeline. Then, add an image and copy it into the track below. Change to the image editor and add a blur in the Effects tab. Brighten the image with \u201cGamma\u201d. Go back to the main window and reduce the transparency in the Object settings. This makes the copy look like a transparent veil of light above the original. Done :).<\/p>\n<p>Do you need more detailed instructions? If so, just follow the step-by-step guide below the screenshot.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-326 aligncenter\" title=\"Create a special slideshow with a subtle blur effect\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/slideshow-with-blur2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/slideshow-with-blur2.png 714w, https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/slideshow-with-blur2-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step-by-step guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Open SlideShow 8 and drag a Flexi-Collage object from the toolbox into your timeline.<\/p>\n<p>2. Add a photo to the collage object and change the fade in the Object settings to \u201cnone\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>3. Create a copy by clicking the photo, pressing and holding the Control key, and dragging the photo to the track below.<\/p>\n<p>4. Click the copy with the right mouse button and choose<br \/>\n\u201cEdit Image\u201d from the context menu.<\/p>\n<p>5. Choose \u201cGamma\u201d and move the slider control to the right.<\/p>\n<p>6. Go to the \u201cEffects\u201d tab and click the plus symbol at the top to add a blur, and then click \u201cFinished\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-319\" title=\"Change the opacity of your image easily\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/Object-settingstrasnparency-300x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/Object-settingstrasnparency-300x215.png 300w, https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/files\/2014\/02\/Object-settingstrasnparency.png 580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>7. Back in the main window, you can reduce the transparency of the image copy in the Object settings.<\/p>\n<p>8. Done! Now, you can save the effect as a personal template by dragging the Flexi-Collage into the toolbox (in the Slideshow objects tab).<\/p>\n<p>You can also download the <a title=\"Get a free example slideshow, which includes this effect and many more \" href=\"http:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/Downloadcenter_en.as?spd=426\">template slideshow \u201cSurface effects\u201d<\/a> for the readymade effect. It\u2019s part of the chapter on watercolor painting. Do you have suggestions or questions? We are looking forward to hearing from you. \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this quicktip, I\u2019ll show you how to create a subtle blur effect, which adds an innocent dreamlike look to your images. It\u2019s perfectly suited for a romantic slideshow or a nostalgic journey through time, maybe even into your childhood. This is how it works: Drag a Flexi-Collage object into&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52],"tags":[3662,3661,3664,3667,3660,3665,3663,3666],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=307"}],"version-history":[{"count":33,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":546,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/307\/revisions\/546"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=307"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=307"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aquasoft.net\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=307"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}