If all you are doing is slideshows there is no better program than ProShow Gold or ProShow Producer. If you want to step up and do something more than slideshows, Premiere Elements is a much better choice. For many people the ease of ProShow Gold is perfect, but someday most people will want to do more
Here is a great example of what I am talking about
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Here is a great example of what I am talking about
http://muvipix.com/cpg/displayimage.php?pos=-837