ProShow Producer - How to save, public and share your show?

Save Your Show

You've covered all of the basics of making a slideshow, now don't  forget to save your work!

To save a show, click on the Save icon in the Toolbar and choose a location on your hard drive to save the show file.   You can also use CTRL + S, or the File > Save options from the Menu Bar.

Try to remember where you save your shows for future access.   We recommend you pick a consistent location for your shows, like “C:\My Documents\My ProShows”.

Publish and Share Your Show

If you have been following along, you should now have a complete show that features all of the elements of a fully produced slideshow: images, effects, captions, and music. The next step...publish your show into a format that you can share with others. You can’t invite everyone to come and sit around your PC, after all.

Publish Options

Publishing is the process that takes the shows you create in ProShow and outputs them into a sharable format such as DVD or as a YouTube video, etc.

To wrap up this introductory chapter, let’s create a DVD of the show you just created.    Just about everyone has a DVD player so it makes an ideal choice for a show that almost anyone can watch.

Creating a DVD

Once the show is saved, the next step is to change over to the Publish Workspace.  This is where you'll find all of your output formats as well as more tools that come in handy when publishing shows.

In the Toolbar at the top of the Workspace, click on the DVD icon. This will open the Create DVD window

The Create DVD window offers quite a few options that we’ll cover in more detail later on in the book.  For now,  let’s just cover the basics to get your new show on a disc.

Under the Menus tab, you have a range of choices available that you'll use to  customize the menu that appears when you put the disc in the drive. First, pick a background for your menu.  There are several built-in options that appear in the Menu Themes list on the right side of the window. Choose any background that you like.  Next, down toward the bottom left you'll find the Menu Settings pane.   Locate the Title field and give your disc a name. “My First DVD” is always a good choice.

Now grab a blank DVD and insert that disc into your DVD burner. Once it’s done reading the blank disc, click on the Create button in the lower right corner of the options window.

Rendering and Viewing

Congratulations, you've covered all of the basics!  Once you press Create, ProShow takes care of the rest.   First ProShow will go through a rendering process.  This involves converting your show into a video file that will appear on your DVD.

Once the rendering is finished, ProShow will then burn the disc and let you know when it’s complete. Once the disc is done, pop it into your DVD player and enjoy your first show!

In the next chapter, you’re going to learn about the three Workspaces and in more detail. As you move beyond that, you will find in-depth information and tips about all aspects of the program.

For now, go ahead and close your show by using the keyboard shortcut CTRL + W, or by using the File option in the Menu Bar and selecting Close.


Seee more:

• ProShow Producer - Begin With Basics
• ProShow Producer 6 - How to Make a Show Right Away?
• ProShow Producer 6 - How to Pick a Transition Effects?
• ProShow Producer 6 - How to share informations with text?
• ProShow Producer 6 - How to add Effects to your image?
• ProShow Producer - How to add Audio to your show?