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)

For Social Media Managers.

Engineering Prompt:

**Role:** Python GUI Developer (PyQt6 Specialist)
**Task:** Create "Photo Slideshow Studio" Desktop App

**Objective:** A creative tool to assemble photos into video slideshows with transitions and music.

**Tech Stack:**
* Language: Python 3.10+
* GUI Library: PyQt6 (Cross-platform)
* Video Engine: moviepy
* Packaging: PyInstaller

**Functional Requirements:**
1.  **UI Layout (PyQt6):**
    *   **Timeline:** Reorderable list of images (Drag & Drop).
    *   **Audio:** Music file selector.
    *   **Settings:** Slide Duration (sec), Transition Effect (Fade, Crossfade), Output Resolution (1080p/720p).
    *   **Preview:** Window to preview the video before rendering.

2.  **Core Logic:**
    *   Assemble `ImageClip` sequence with transitions.
    *   Mix `AudioFileClip` and handle looping/fading.
    *   **Threading:** Rendering is heavy; MUST use `QThread` and pipe FFmpeg output to progress bar.

3.  **Deliverables:**
    *   `main.py`: Complete source code.
    *   `requirements.txt`: Dependencies.
    *   **Build Instructions:**
        *   Windows: `pyinstaller --onefile --noconsole main.py`
        *   macOS: `pyinstaller --windowed --noconsole main.py`

🧠 Prompt Decoding

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

🛠️ Instructions

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