Life Story Presentations

A Guide to Creating a Life Story Presentation

 

The Life Story Presentation can be created in PowerPoint, a mobile app or desktop software that you are comfortable with, as long as the final version you provide to us is in video format (Mpeg-4 / MP4) and landscape orientation.

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For best results:

• Create a title page at the beginning and repeat it at the end. This will help the funeral director know when to play and stop the video during the service.

• 40 photos is the optimal number of images. 

• You can add music to the presentation.

• If you add a song that is 3 minutes long, and you have 40 photos, this will result in each photo remaining in view for approx. 4 seconds.

• When you save your presentation, you should choose a duration that matches the duration of your selected music.

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Creating a Life Story Presentation Using Power Point

• Create 42 slides.

• You can use a colour or image background.

• Slide 1 is the beginning title page and slide 42 is the end title page.

• Paste 1 photo on slides 2 through to 41.

• Add music, by inserting audio on the second slide (the first photo) and select 'play in background.'

• Export as video (Mpeg-4). You will be able to adjust the length of the video at this stage.

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If Our Team is Creating a Life Story Presentation for you

Our audio visual specialist will introduce themselves to you and provide a link for you to upload photos. They will be available to answer any questions you may have.

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For best results:

• Photos should be provided in jpeg format.

• 40 photos is optimal.

• Number photos from 1-40 in the order they should appear.

• Label a photo for the title page as 'title.' 

• Nominate a song you would like played during the presentation. A song or instrumental of 3 to 3.5 minutes is ideal. Our specialist will do their best to adjust the music to fit the duration of the presentation.

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