Sound Wizard

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Sound Wizard

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Hint

This feature is only available in AquaSoft SlideShow Ultimate and Stages.

Using the Sound Wizard you can record spoken commentary and sounds for your images via a microphone connected to your PC.

Using the Sound Wizard for commentary on images

Sound wizard

Sound wizard

1. Open Sound Wizard

Open up, via the Wizards menu, the Sound Wizard.

Via sound you can open an already existing file.
Via recording device select the microphone you wish to use to record.
Using the volume control, you can influence the recording volume.

Sound wizard

Output path and recording settings

2. Set output path

By default, the resulting files are saved in the project directory.
To select a different directory click back. Then select the directory where you want to save the recordings. Via recording settings you can reach the dialog for differentiated determination of the settings for the sound recording, which you do not normally need to change.

Recording commentary

Recording commentary

3. Commenting on individual images

Via the next or previous buttons, you can select the image which you wish to add commentary to. Then click on record and speak your commentary. Should you make a mistake, stop the recording for the image and begin again.  You must speak only the recording of the selected image again.

Listening to recorded commentary

Listening to recorded commentary

4. Listening to commentary

Using play you can listen to your recording. The Sound Wizard automatically assigns your images to the recorded commentary.

In the properties of the properties of the corresponding image, you will find the recorded file. You can also play the recording using the play button (triangle symbol). The Sound Wizard can also be started up directly from the properties of an image. Click on the sound tab and select the record button.

SnapTip

For further explanations, see the Snaptips "Assign sound commentary" to a group of images"und "Customize voice commentary for a group of images".