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25. Templates and Projects

Work Smart, Not Hard

Templates and Projects are features designed to save you time, effort, and
quite possibly money. These options are available to help you create shows
that can be used over and over again or manage large show compilations
all at once.
We’ll start by introducing Templates, how they work, and what they can be
used for. From there we’ll move on to Projects.

Shows are Quick with Templates

A Template is a complete slideshow lacking one major element – images.
A Template is made up of placeholder layers, that retain all the settings,
adjustments, and configurations applied to them in the original show. Only
the images associated with the layers are missing.

This means that you have an otherwise complete show which only requires
you add images. That’s one of the easiest parts of making a slideshow, so
you can save quite a bit of time through the use of Templates.

Consider the use of templates in a business environment. You make money
on each show you create. This means, directly, that your time translates
into money. When it takes less time to make shows, it gives you more time
to work with additional clients.
Think of templates as part of that process. Let's say your average show
takes you between 2 and 4 hours to complete by hand. This means that if
you’re dedicated, you can get around 2 shows done per day.
A template is an entire show that just needs images, and if you’re
meticulous, some small custom tweaking. You can knock show creation
down to 15 minutes if you’re using templates as a normal part of your
workflow.