# Slideshow Layer

Source: https://mimolive.com/user-manual/live-editing/layers/graphics/slideshow/  
Last updated: 2025-03-25  
Section: Layers, Video Effects & Live Editing › Layers Overview › Graphics  

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The Slideshow Layer allows you to display a series of images as a slideshow in your live production. It is perfect for showcasing photo albums, event highlights, or background visuals.

#### Control

**Playback Mode**

- *Once*: Plays through the images one time and then stops.
- *Loop*: Continuously cycles through the images in the selected folder.

**Advance Mode**

- *Time Interval*: Automatically advances to the next image after a set duration.
- *Manual*: Allows manual control of slide advancement. When selected, two new buttons appear:

**Previous Slide**

Go back to the previous image.

**Next Slide**

Advance to the next image.

> **Note:** Use a clicker to control your slideshow
>
> With the teach-in procedure, you can assign the "Previous Slide" and "Next Slide" functions to the buttons of a hardware presentation clicker. Simply click "Record Shortcut" next to the desired button, then press the corresponding button on your clicker to teach-in the remote control input. (Alternatively you can create a mimoLive Remote Control Surface to be used on a mobile phone)

**Transition Duration**

Defines the duration of the crossfade between slides. Adjustable via a time field and slider (e.g., 0.5 s).

**Slide Duration**

Sets how long each image is shown before advancing (e.g., 6 s). Only relevant in Time Interval mode.

#### Content

**Image Folder**

Selects the folder containing the images for the slideshow.

- *Choose Folder…:* Opens a dialog to select a new folder.
- *Reveal in Finder:* Opens the current folder in Finder for quick access or file management.

**Restart On Live**

When enabled, the slideshow resets to the beginning every time the layer goes live.

#### Appearance

**Scaling Mode**

- *Fit to Screen:* Displays the entire image, scaling it to fit within the layer bounds. Empty areas are filled with the background color.
- *Fill Screen:* Scales the image to cover the entire screen. This may crop parts of the image to maintain aspect ratio.

**Background Color**

Sets the background color used in Fit to Screen mode where images do not fill the full layer area or the images are transparent.

> **Note:** Use a transparent background color for transparent slideshow content
>
> If you use PNG files that has transparency in them and want to see the layers below the Slideshow layer you need to set up the opacity of the background color to 0%.