It can help you make anniversary slideshows, simple documentaries, simple exhibitions, slideshow MV, slideshow PV, MAD. It can generate slideshow video as well as slideshow applet (mencoder or other encoder is required for video creation).
Maple Slideshow Builder является бесплатным приложением для создания слайдшоу с музыкой и караоке. Программа может конвертировать набор изображений, MP3 и текстовые файлы в лирическое видео слайд-шоу исполняемых файлов слайд-шоу. Слайд-шоу видео могут быть созданы вручную через внешние кодеры такие как MEncoder. Исполняемые файлы SideShow работают в любой ОС с поддержкой J2SE6. Также, если есть потребность, можно добавить текст к каждой фотографии.

Maple slideshow builder is a freeware app for making music slideshow and karaoke. It can convert a set of pictures, MP3s, and text lyric files into: a slideshow applet, an executable slideshow file. Slideshow videos can be generated manually through external encoders such as mencoder. The executable sideshow file runs in any OS with J2SE6 support. Text captions can be added to each picture in Maple slideshow builder too.

Features
* Image enhancement for making low bitrate web videos (e.g. Youtube video)
* A built-in gadget for making synchronized song lyric file
* A built-in anti-flickering filter for Kenburns animation
* Kenburns animation (panning and zooming)
* An optional mp3 player
* Two-line lyric display for karaoke
* Popular transition effects
* Image filters

Особенности
* Улучшение качества изображения для создания низкого битрейта интернет-видео (например, Youtube видео)
* Встроенные гаджеты для создания синхронизированных музыкальных файлов
* Встроенный фильтр анимации Kenburns для борьбы с мерцанием
* Kenburns анимация (панорамирование и масштабирование)
* Факультативный MP3-плеер
* Две дисплей-строки для лирического караоке
* Популярные переходы
* Фильтры изображений

What?s New Release 1.21
1. The rendering artifact in scrolling applet was solved.
2. The text caption was enhanced. Multiple lines caption are supported now.
3. The undo function was enhanced.
4. The deflicker filter was enhanced.
5. Optimization for Youtube.
6. Optimization for other low-resolution web video sharing sites.
7. The doc was refined.
8. The encoding scripts were refined.
9. A minor bug in xml parsing was fixed.
10. The image file dialog selects Thumbnail as the default viewmode now.
11. The rippledissolve transition effect was improved.
12. The cpu usage was reduced.
13. The kenburns effect was more smooth now.

System requirements:
Recommended software and hardware
1. OS: Windows Vista or Windows XP
2. CPU: Intel Pentium4 (1.7GHz or higher)
3. Memory: 1GB or higher
4. Harddisk: SATA harddisk (7200 rpm or higher)
Software requirements:
1. J2SE 6 Update 10 or higher is required.
2. Supported browsers: Firefox 3 , IE 7, Google Chrome
Video Encoder (Optional):
1. If you wish to create a slideshow video, mencoder must be installed.
* Link to the Mencoder Windows binary can be found on Maple's changelog. (Download Windows binary of mencoder (revision: 30369)
2. The directory of mencoder's binary file must be added into the environment variable "PATH".
3. At lest 2G bytes free harddisk space is required for video creation.