A simple funeral slideshow checklist.
Before the service begins, make sure the finished tribute is not only beautiful but ready to play. These are the practical checks worth making with the funeral home or venue.
A practical checklist before the day
Finishing the video is only part of preparing a slideshow for a funeral or memorial service. The important final step is making sure the venue can actually play it when it matters.
Confirm the time
Ask how long has been allocated to the slideshow during the service.
Confirm the format
Ask the funeral home or venue how they prefer to receive the finished video.
Watch the final file
Play it from beginning to end and check the photographs, order, music and ending.
Test at the venue
Where possible, have the actual finished file tested on the equipment that will be used.
Keep a backup
Have a second copy available on another suitable device or storage medium.
Before you hand it over
Names and photographs
Make sure no important photograph is missing and that nothing unintended has slipped into the sequence.
Sound
Confirm the soundtrack plays correctly and ask whether the venue's system will reproduce audio from the video.
A clear contact
Know who at the funeral home, venue or production team is responsible for receiving and testing the file.
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