I'm using Photoshop Elements 6 and Windows xp. I am compiling a complex slideshow (300 pictures, 6 audio mp3 songs, slide transition times all different, most slides include text etc). Yesterday when i tried to view the slideshow, 98% of my pictures disapeared... I am left with black slides (with the exception of 6 picture slides that did not disappear) and all the text remained in the other slides... what happened and how do i fix the problem??

If you purchased the product, go to Adobe website and login. If you can't login, then register. Once you are logged in, you should see a button that has a link to your order history.

Try any of these:
http://www.freemake.com/blog/top-5-free-slideshow-makers-for-amazing-presentations/ then transfer the slideshow to your flash drive.

The links below will allow you to setup an instant slide on windows and OSX devices.

Mac OS 10 6 Creating an instant slideshow See your pictures as slide show Windows Help

See your pictures as slide show Windows Help

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There could be a number of reasons why you're having trouble adding music files to your slide shows. First I'll lay out the procedure and afterwards I'll give some hints / a link to individualsoftware.com where problems with audio files are discussed.

The procedure (adding music files using SlideShow Expressions):
The programme opens and you are automatically in tab 1: "Add Media".
Click on "Create New Slide Show". Click on "Add Photos"; tell the programme where the photos are, select them, insert them, change their positions if necessary.
Now:
1. Click on "Next" at the bottom of the screen.
2. At "Soundtrack", click "Select Audio Files", then tell the programme where the music files are located on your computer, click to highlight a specific music file, click on "Open". The music file you selected now appears in the Soundtrack window. Repeat this until all the music files you want appear in the Soundtrack window. (You can delete any of them by clicking to highlight any specific file and then click on the little rubbish can icon.) As you go along, the total audio time for the slide show / chapter is displayed as well as the "Duration of Slide Show".
3. In the "Duration" section, you have the option to set the length of time you want per slide (seconds) - usually 8 to 10 seconds is best. (All your slides will follow this instruction; you can't set the duration of individual slides to a different time.) At "Auto-Fit to Soundtrack", you alter the duration of the slides to fit the length of the soundtrack. (This cancels out the previous seconds-per slide setting.) You must therefore choose music tracks that, when added together, will approximately span the whole length of the slide show and then you can fine-tune this by clicking the "Auto-Fit to Soundtrack" option.
4. When you are satisfied with your choice of music tracks and the length of your slide show, click on "Finish".

Issues with music files when using SlideShow Expressions
A.
According to the User Guide (section 3-3) - included on the install disc as a pdf file - the supported audio formats are: mp3, wma, wav, ra. Make sure that your computer also meets all of the requirements (on the box).
B.

Photo & Video Expressions is not compatible with audio files that have been protected by Digital Rights Management (DRM) functionality. Most audio files purchased online through Internet music retailers like iTunes, Urge, or Rhapsody are encrypted with some form of DRM. Similarly, audio files that have been extracted from a CD or DVD (the process known as "ripping") using certain media applications (iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc.) often have default settings that encrypt the files extracted.

There is no way to used DRM audio files purchased from online music retailers with Photo & Video Expressions. However, if you want to used music and audio files that you have extracted from your CD collection, then all you have to do is change the ripping setting in your media application before you extract the files to your computer.
Go to the following site to read about how to change your ripping settings:

http://www.individualsoftware.com/support/frequently_asked_questions.html

Type your question OR (below):

"Photo & Video Creativity": choose "SlideShow Expressions" from drop-down menu, click "Go".

A window appears with options on problems, e.g. "Why aren't my audio files showing?"; "Why won't my music files work?" Click to read.
The best of luck to you. From: 11407336.
PS. Try individualsoftware.com

after you have downloaded pictures into your slideshow, click "next". A window will appear on the left side of the screen asking to add music. select from your files. Hint, on the right side of screen there are two boxes. click the box that allows the slideshow time to the length of your music. This saves having to cut or edit the audio.

The system requirements for Photoshop Element 6 shows to be compatible with Windows XP and Windows Vista.
You may want to check with Adobe to see what os Photoshop Elements 6 supports., or to see if there is a patch or update.

You might also try out the XP mode in Windows 7 to see if you can get it installed and working.

Check your firewall settings, that is what blocking your copy accessing restriction.

Although the text point only shows a maximum of 72. I read somewhere that you can type a larger number in the options bar. I typed in 300 as a trial and it worked first time. Something to do with the size of the immage and relevency.

I didn't realize the sansa clip supported pictures - are sure you posted in the right section?

Just giving you a hard time. If you have a Sansa Fuze 8GB:
Looping a Slideshow
1. Press Submenu button while viewing photos.
2. Scroll to Loop and select it.
3. Use the thumbwheel to select Loop on or off.
4. Press the Select button.
5. Press the |<< button to return to previous menu.
Specifying the Slide Duration
1. Press Submenu button while view photos.
2. Scroll to Slide Time and select it.
3. Use the thumbwheel to highlight and select the desired duration (from 2
seconds to 30 seconds).
4. Press the Center button.
5. Press the |<< button to return to the previous menu.
Selecting Slideshow Music
1. Press Submenu button while viewing photos.
2. Use the thumbwheel to highlight Slideshow Music and select it.
3. Select Current Song (if a song is currently playing) or Music Go List
(plays music from the Go List) then press the Center button.
4. Press the |<< button to return to previous menu.

-Tha Mp3 Doctor