I had mentioned one of the features I lost migrating over to Vista was the ability to use Front Page to create Slide Shows (well, I probably could, but I’ll be upgrading to Expressions soon and I can’t there). So I was very happy to get an email with a special offer from CoffeeCup, whose product I used to build my sitemap, for their Flash Photo Gallery — it had been exactly what I was looking for! I downloaded the free trial last night and within 20 minutes of my test drive (which is fully functional for a month) I returned and made my purchase. Here’s where you can do so as well:
For a look at the results I’ve already modified two of my pre-existing slide shows with CoffeeCup Flash Photo Gallery:
Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle
Lionel Barrymore
For regular visitors you’ll note this gallery can do a lot more — my favorite feature is clicking on each particular item and being taken to the appropriate Photo ID Guide on the site. This is something I would have done with FrontPage if I could, but I couldn’t. I’m so thrilled over the fact that I can do this now that I really don’t mind it slowing me down, but otherwise these slide shows transfer over to CoffeeCup very fast. And it’s easy too!
1926 Gallaher “Cinema Stars” Tobacco Cards issued by Gallaher Ltd. out of Belfast & London. 100 card set. Measures 1-1/2″ x 2-1/2″.
1948 Dinkie Grips card from Series 3 covering MGM films. Full cards with unpunctured “grips” area at bottom measure approximately 2-1/8″ X 4-1/4″. Issued out of Birmingham, England by Dinkie Products with ad on back for Dinkie Grips as well as other Dinkie Products (Dinkie Curlers and Wavesetters).
1939 Gallaher “My Favourite Part” Tobacco Cards issued out of London, measuring approximately 1-1/2″ X 2-1/2″.
