OK - I am begging* begging* I tell you for* what would seem to me* ( ok I'm not a developer by any means )
* but it seems* like a simple idea* -
*** I am begging for a photo slideshow* program that* is* truly* random .
* I can select* random in iPhoto** and yes it randomizes on the first sort, but when it loops back ( repeats )
* one gets the same* order of pictures* of the initial random sort.
** I would like for* a* slideshow program to* re-randomize* every time the program** re-loops.
** Is that really hard to do ?* Is that why I can't find the feature in any* slideshow program or
** am I among the rarity with this request* ?
** OK - while I am in* dream mode* -* it would be fantastic if I could advance the real random
* notion a notch further.*** iTunes allows one to make* Playlists.** I can list* a photo album and then
* a* video and then a photo album** another photo album* and another video* etc.****
* iTunes will then play* these** one after another.*** Ok that's good.* I'm grateful for that.
** But* wow* it would be* fabulous if* a* program* could** go through* such a* list** randomly !
** It would randomly select an album from the list to start* off with and then display the pictures
* within that album randomly, and then it would randomly pick* the next album from the playlist* and display the
* pictures from that album randomly.** And* WHEN I PLAY THAT* PLAYLIST OF ALBUMS AGAIN
* IT WOULD GIVE ME A WHOLE NEW RANDOM ASSORTMENT OF* FILES FROM THE PLAYLIST AND
** RANDOM PICTURES FROM EACH FILE OR ALBUM* - and not just a repetition of what had played before.
WHAT A CONCEPT !
* The slideshow program would* pick* one of the items* from the list randomly and then pick
* the next* item randomly** until the list was exhausted* ( and hopefully not* re-running a* program once picked ).
* Naturally once an album is randomly selected - the pictures within that album would also be presented in a
* randomized order.*
** When I select* shuffle** in the iTunes playlist*** the whole playlist freezes* after the first* album* or selection is played.
I realize it might be difficult to* select and randomize from an assortment of* photo albums and movies.
** I would be happy just for the program to be able to* randomly select** just from a group of* photo albums* listed in a playlist
** or select* randomly from a* group of just movies in a playlist.**
** I have a apple cinema monitor set up* to* view* photos and it plays* throughout the day,
*** but it sure is tiresome to see the same* order of photos* time after time.**
** Slideshow programs come with so many bells and whistles and those are nice
* and we appreciate all the work and creativity involved - but in the end it's all a bit
*tedious if the presentation* is always** same-same* without any* true* random spontaneity.
** I mean don't developers* get tired of* seeing the same pictures in the same order* every time ?
* but it seems* like a simple idea* -
*** I am begging for a photo slideshow* program that* is* truly* random .
* I can select* random in iPhoto** and yes it randomizes on the first sort, but when it loops back ( repeats )
* one gets the same* order of pictures* of the initial random sort.
** I would like for* a* slideshow program to* re-randomize* every time the program** re-loops.
** Is that really hard to do ?* Is that why I can't find the feature in any* slideshow program or
** am I among the rarity with this request* ?
** OK - while I am in* dream mode* -* it would be fantastic if I could advance the real random
* notion a notch further.*** iTunes allows one to make* Playlists.** I can list* a photo album and then
* a* video and then a photo album** another photo album* and another video* etc.****
* iTunes will then play* these** one after another.*** Ok that's good.* I'm grateful for that.
** But* wow* it would be* fabulous if* a* program* could** go through* such a* list** randomly !
** It would randomly select an album from the list to start* off with and then display the pictures
* within that album randomly, and then it would randomly pick* the next album from the playlist* and display the
* pictures from that album randomly.** And* WHEN I PLAY THAT* PLAYLIST OF ALBUMS AGAIN
* IT WOULD GIVE ME A WHOLE NEW RANDOM ASSORTMENT OF* FILES FROM THE PLAYLIST AND
** RANDOM PICTURES FROM EACH FILE OR ALBUM* - and not just a repetition of what had played before.
WHAT A CONCEPT !
* The slideshow program would* pick* one of the items* from the list randomly and then pick
* the next* item randomly** until the list was exhausted* ( and hopefully not* re-running a* program once picked ).
* Naturally once an album is randomly selected - the pictures within that album would also be presented in a
* randomized order.*
** When I select* shuffle** in the iTunes playlist*** the whole playlist freezes* after the first* album* or selection is played.
I realize it might be difficult to* select and randomize from an assortment of* photo albums and movies.
** I would be happy just for the program to be able to* randomly select** just from a group of* photo albums* listed in a playlist
** or select* randomly from a* group of just movies in a playlist.**
** I have a apple cinema monitor set up* to* view* photos and it plays* throughout the day,
*** but it sure is tiresome to see the same* order of photos* time after time.**
** Slideshow programs come with so many bells and whistles and those are nice
* and we appreciate all the work and creativity involved - but in the end it's all a bit
*tedious if the presentation* is always** same-same* without any* true* random spontaneity.
** I mean don't developers* get tired of* seeing the same pictures in the same order* every time ?