If you’re a big photo buff on Microsoft Windows, this app is for you. Free and super simple to use, John’s Background Switcher dynamically swaps out your computer desktop background image based on the photo source you choose.
The switcher supports numerous sources of photos:
- Any folder on your computer
- Flickr
- Facebook
- SmugMug
- Picasa
- Webshots
- Or any RSS feed or Google, Yahoo or Bing Image Search URL
I am a Flickr user and can choose which “set” I want to use, or simply use popular photos from across Flickr.
There are an amazing number of settings to choose from: picture mode, change frequency (30 seconds to 7 days), multiple monitors just to name a few. You can even select background montages/mosaics of your photos.
John did an amazing job for a free app. Download it here.
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Got lots of photos? Most of us do. Need to liven them up a bit but don’t have the technical chops? Animoto makes it super easy to make a movie from your photos.
Yes, make a full-fledged movie. And no boring still slide show either. Animoto animates the presentation of your photos dynamically to the music you choose. The speed and effects and magically synchronized to the tune!
Best of all – it’s easy and cheap. Start by uploading photos, or integrating with your Flickr photo account. Select the images you want to animate. You can even select which ones to emphasize.
Second, choose your tune. You can upload an MP3 or select one of their stock songs.
Then the magic begins. You can download or share the movie. For an extra few bucks you can even get a hi-def version.
There is one clear drawback to Animoto – the total length of your movie is limited to either the number of images you have OR the length of your music…something will get cut. Of course, there are tweaks to set speed and other tweaks to make the best of it. But you really can’t go wrong with such an amazing product.
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