The slideshow is a live photo wall. Put it on a screen at your venue and guests' photos appear as they are taken.

**Note -** Slideshow makes an event **Pro**.

### **Turn it on**

1. Open your event and click the **Output** tab.

2. Expand **Slideshow** and switch it on.

3. Click **Copy slideshow link**.

4. Open that link in a browser on the screen you are using.

**Tip -** Open it in full screen and disable the machine's sleep and screensaver settings. A slideshow that goes black an hour in is the most common complaint about this feature.

![The grid, the look, and what appears on it.](https://app.chatwoot.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCTTNad1FZPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--9c769984db37feed6bb83351f275a877989d7ee0/28-output-slideshow.png?cw_image_width=544px)

*The grid, the look, and what appears on it.*

### **Set up the grid**

| **Setting**                      | **What it does**                                                      |
| -------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Grid columns** / **Grid rows** | How many photos are on screen at once                                 |
| **Grid refresh duration**        | Seconds between each media refresh                                    |
| **Image size**                   | **Contain** shows the whole photo; **Cover** fills the tile and crops |

**Important - Maximum visible images: 50.** Pictor shows a running **Total visible images** count as you change the grid — keep it at or under 50.

**Tip -** Fewer, larger tiles read better across a room. A 4×3 grid on a big screen beats an 8×6 that nobody can make out from the bar.

### **Choose what appears**

**Media types** — pick **Motion**, **Static**, or both.

**Tip -** If your event captures GIFs and video, a motion wall draws far more attention. If the screen is near a dinner service, stills are less distracting.

### **Brand it**

| **Setting**                    | **What it does**                |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------- |
| **Background color**           | The colour behind the grid      |
| **Slideshow background image** | An image behind the grid        |
| **Slideshow header image**     | A logo or header across the top |

### **Adverts**

You can put sponsor or client content into the slideshow, in two ways.

**In the grid** — an ad takes a tile.

| **Setting**          | **What it does**                         |
| -------------------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| **Grid ad media**    | The images to use. They appear at random |
| **Grid ad refresh**  | How many photos show between ads         |
| **Grid ad duration** | The ad stays until it is replaced        |

**Full screen** — an ad takes the whole screen.

| **Setting**                 | **What it does**                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------- |
| **Full screen ad media**    | The image to show               |
| **Full screen ad interval** | Minutes between full screen ads |
| **Full screen ad duration** | Seconds each one stays up       |

**Important -** The two work in different units. **Grid ad refresh** counts photos; **Full screen ad interval** counts minutes.

![Grid ads take a tile; full screen ads take the room.](https://app.chatwoot.com/rails/active_storage/blobs/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBCTXpad1FZPSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--e6b2a6439916eb8b70cfc760ea68f4a2e6f4c1f8/39-output-slideshow-adverts.png?cw_image_width=694px)

*Grid ads take a tile; full screen ads take the room.*

**Tip -** Full-screen ads are effective and quickly become annoying. Every few minutes is plenty.

### **Before the event**

Open the slideshow link on the actual screen and leave it running for ten minutes while you take test photos. You are checking three things: that photos appear, that the grid is readable from a distance, and that the machine does not sleep.

### **See also**

| **For**                     | **See**                |
| --------------------------- | ---------------------- |
| The other delivery channels | **Output Delivery**    |
| What makes an event Pro     | **Plans and features** |