Memoriam vs VISCOM Free SlideShow Creator

Memoriam is a web service for families collecting photographs, dates, and stories on a memorial page and preparing a slideshow for a service. Users can upload photos and videos from any device, including scans of printed photographs, then arrange slides and adjust transitions, display duration, and caption placement. Captions can include personal messages, quotes, and dates, while still photos can use Ken Burns pan-and-zoom effects. Published memorials can be viewed through a shared link without a separate viewer account. After purchase, a finished memorial video can be exported for download, service playback, or family archiving. The Free plan costs nothing and includes unlimited drafts, media uploads, and slideshow building and previewing. Publishing one public tribute page and exporting one finished video costs $10, paid once, with no subscription required. The Professional Plan costs $99 a month and is described for funeral homes needing branded public memorials and team workflows. Users retain ownership of their uploaded content.

VISCOM Free SlideShow Creator is a Windows desktop program for turning photos into slideshows with music. Photos can be imported from a folder and arranged by dragging and dropping. The program provides 70 3D transitions between images, and the maker says no video editing experience is required. Audio can be added to the slideshow. Export formats include AVI, WMV, iPod, FLV, Animated GIF, VCD, SVCD, DVD, and AVCHD video; PAL and NTSC options are listed for VCD, SVCD, and DVD. Its skinned interface offers Blue, Black, Silver, Aqua, and Windows 7 styles and is described as having an Office 2007 look and feel. Version 2.0 is listed as released on 7 April 2013. The maker describes that version as 100% freeware with no function limitations. The Single User license costs nothing. The downloads page lists the product among Viscom Software Company's end-user products.