Photo Slideshow Maker

😫 The Pain Point

You have 100 event photos and want to create a video slideshow with music for sharing. Video editors are complex for just a simple slideshow.

🚀 Agentic Solution

An Automatic Slideshow Creator with transitions and audio.

Key Features:

• Transitions: Fade, slide, zoom effects.
• Timing Control: Seconds per photo.
• Audio Track: Background music with auto-loop.

⚔️ Phase 1: Commander (Quick Fix)

For a quick slideshow.

Prompt:

“I have a folder photos with images and an audio file music.mp3. Write a Python script using moviepy to:

1. Slideshow: Each photo displayed for 3 seconds.
2. Resize: Fit all to 1920x1080 (black bars if needed).
3. Transitions: 0.5s fade between photos.
4. Audio: Add music, loop if needed, fade out at end.
5. Output: Save as slideshow.mp4.

Print progress.”

Result: Professional slideshow video.

🏗️ Phase 2: Architect (Permanent Tool)

Engineering Prompt:

**Role:** Python Tool Developer
**Task:** Create a "Photo Slideshow Generator".

**Requirements:**
1.  **GUI:**
    *   Drag & drop photos (reorderable).
    *   Duration per slide slider.
    *   Transition dropdown.
    *   Audio file picker.
    *   Resolution options.
    *   Preview before render.

2.  **Logic:**
    *   Use moviepy for video creation.
    *   Handle mixed aspect ratios.
    *   Apply Ken Burns effect (optional zoom).

3.  **Deliverables:**
    *   `slideshow_maker.py`
    *   `run.bat`, `run.sh`
    *   `requirements.txt`

🧠 Prompt Decoding

• Ken Burns Effect: Slow zoom/pan that adds life to static images.

🛠️ Instructions

1. Install: pip install moviepy
2. Copy Prompt → Run.