Slideshow file names and order of pics

[bgsnmky]

I spent a lot of time reviewing pictures and putting them in order by naming them all so they would show up in order.

In PS5 slideshow, I used the get media from file folder. But they are not in order by filename now.

Does anyone know how to do that so I don't have to redo it.
Also HOW do I show the file name in the slideshow while viewing them.

(I had to ask this same question for the organizer, but I can't seem to find the same preferences etc in the slideshow).

I can't believe I STILL have questions!

[Steve Grisetti]

"In PS5 slideshow, I used the get media from file folder. But they are not in order by filename now."

So are you working in Premiere Elements or Photoshop Elements? They each have ways to order your files.

[bgsnmky]

Well I can work in either.

I wanted to do the slideshows in PS5 since it seems quicker to a newbie. Easier to do the transitions etc. I haven't found a way yet.

What I did so far was import into the organizer from the file, have the file name show and reorder myself. Then create a slide show after they are reordered.

But even in PE - what I did on my first Dvd a while back with this forums help, was organize in the file folders first by name, then import into PE. But I had to do 9 at a time. 1-9, 10-19 etc.

It just doesn't seem like there is an easy way from the file name.

[Steve Grisetti]

These abbreviations can be confusing at times. I assume PS means Photoshop Elements and not Photoshop and PE means Premiere Elements and not Photoshop Elements. Back on the Adobe forum, we used to say PrEl and PsEl, just to make sure everyone knew what we were talking about.

It sounds like you've got your slides and slideshow in order in Photo Elements, so you should be able to port your slideshow to Premiere Elements and it should come in as a slideshow file, in the same order the slides appeared in Photo Elements. That really seems to be the simplest solution. And, as you know, you can right-click on the slideshow file and break it back into the original photos, without changing the order, transitions, etc., so you can do further work if you want to.

Adobe has really got a very nice workflow now between the two programs.

[Chuck Engels]

I always name mine 0001, 0002,..., 0100, 0101,..., 1000,1001
This will work fine if you don't have more than 9999 images

[Barb O]

I spent a lot of time reviewing pictures and putting them in order by naming them all so they would show up in order.

In PS5 slideshow, I used the get media from file folder. But they are not in order by filename now.

Does anyone know how to do that so I don't have to redo it.
Also HOW do I show the file name in the slideshow while viewing them.

(I had to ask this same question for the organizer, but I can't seem to find the same preferences etc in the slideshow).

I can't believe I STILL have questions!

Don't know if you if you found the answer to this question. The following approach has worked for people using PSE 4, 5, and 6.

For making the slide show in PSE when you have the desired photos in a single folder and sequenced by file name, you can set the Organizer to Folder Location view, then make a PSE Collection and add those photos to the Collection FROM the Folder Location view. This will bring them in to the PSE Collection in the file name sequence. Then use the PSE Collection as the basis for the contents of the slideshow rather than adding photos from a folder when you are in the Slideshow Editor.

If you want more details about that process, just ask.

[bgsnmky]

Thanks I will try it as this is killing me!