Slideshow Options in Blogger

September 22, 2013 6:03 AM

What are some good options for embedding a photo slideshow in Blogger?

Once someone clicks into the slideshow:

Must default to either full screen or else "expanded view" (in other words: big photos).

Preferably defaults to letting user specify when to move to next photo

No Ken Burns pans

Must work with iOs Safari

Ads minimally invasive/annoying

posted by Quisp Lover to Computers & Internet (1 answer total)

I use PictureTrail (free version) on a Blogger blog to display people wearing our "fashionably warm accessories" on our art show calendar page. It is an image hosting site and offers all manner of flashy/annoying layouts, backgrounds, effects... but also some simple gallery slideshows. Slideshows are called "Flicks."

Works fine with Safari and you can click to an expanded view. No ads. Viewers can choose speed. There is a $20/year paid version that offers "full slideshow feature," but it doesn't say what that means. The site looks a bit dated (and the help shows how long its been around--Web TV help), but it is stable and easy to use. PictureTrail offers a lot of other image-related stuff, too. I have used it for slideshows for 8+ years without a problem.
posted by Nosey Mrs. Rat at 7:18 AM on September 25, 2013