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About audio

Design intentions

• Per image audio can be added in Step 2, Audio tab, and it is intended for narration and/or sounds effects. This audio plays in all album pages related to the respective image
• Per album audio can be added in Step 3, Options tab, and it is intended for Slideshow background music. This plays in slideshow only

Considerations

• Image audio (narration or sound effects) does not play in Slidehsow because the Slideshow is not “aware” of the image audio, and it may move to the next slide before the audio file ends
• Album audio (music) does not play when viewing regular album pages because the music would start again each time a user moves from image to image

File formats

You can add either MP3 (MPEG) or WAV (Windows waveform) files to your gallery. For best results, we recommend MP3 files because WAV files can be 10 times larger than MP3 files and may take longer to download. Use MP3 compression settings appropriate for Web playback; if the files are too demanding for the Web server, the audio file may not play correctly or at all. Use settings lower than 92-128 Kbps and 22100 KHz. The lower the settings, the easier will be for everyone to download and hear the audio since even less powered computers and/or servers will be able to cope with the playback demands. However, because lower settings means less audio fidelity, it is a good idea to run a few tests and determine what is the lowest practical setting you should use.

Adding music

You can purchase music files online or convert your own music CDs. Either way, please make sure the music is in MP3 format before you import it into Shozam.

Audio resources

Go to our Audio Resources page in the Resources section for more information and great ideas.

Related topics

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