# A photo slideshow with transitions and music, made by asking

> In Tella, add a Tella Motion clip, attach your photos in the Tella Agent chat and ask for a slideshow. Tella Motion plays the photos one after another, with a crossfade or a left, right, up or down wipe between them, and can add a slow zoom and a title to each. Attach a music file to play it under the slideshow, or add a track from Tella's music library as background music.

Page: https://www.tella.com/motion/photo-slideshow-with-music · Part of Tella Motion (https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)

## How do I make a photo slideshow video with music and transitions?

In Tella, add a [Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion) clip, attach your photos in the [Tella Agent](https://www.tella.com/agent) chat and ask for a slideshow. Tella Motion plays the photos one after another, with a crossfade or a left, right, up or down wipe between them, and can add a slow zoom and a title to each. Attach a music file to play it under the slideshow, or add a track from Tella's music library as background music.

## Prompt to start from

```text
Make a slideshow from the 12 photos I attached, in the order I attached them. Show each for 3 seconds with a half-second crossfade, add a slow zoom on each photo, and play the attached music track under it.
```

## More prompts

### Event recap

```text
Turn these photos from the Brindle Row summer meetup into a 40-second recap. Open with 'Summer meetup' in bold white over the first photo, wipe left between photos, and end on the group photo for 4 seconds.
```

### Property listing

```text
Make a slideshow of the attached photos of 14 Larkspur Lane: the outside first, then the kitchen, living room and garden. Show each for 4 seconds, crossfade between them, and put the room name in the bottom left of each.
```

## How to do it in Tella

1. Open a video in the Tella editor and choose [Add clip → New Tella Motion clip](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion#add-a-tella-motion-clip).
2. In the Tella Agent chat, click + → Attach… and add your photos, plus a music file if you have one.
3. Say the order, how long each photo shows, the transition and any titles.
4. Play the preview and ask for changes, like "slower zoom" or "swap photos 3 and 4."

## Good to know

- Available to everyone: through the Tella Agent on a paid plan or the 7-day trial, or through Claude or ChatGPT on any plan.
- A new Tella Motion clip lasts 10 seconds. The agent can make it as long as your slideshow.
- Background music from the [Audio panel](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/adjust-audio-levels) loops under the whole video. Music you attach can play under the slideshow alone.

## Questions people ask

### Can I use music from Tella's library?

Yes. Open the Audio panel and add a track from the music library as background music, or upload your own. It plays under your whole video, and you can turn its volume down.

### Can each photo slowly zoom or pan?

Yes. Ask for a Ken Burns effect, like "slowly zoom into each photo and alternate the pan left and right." Tella Motion keyframes each photo's scale and position, so you can change any move later.

### Can Claude or ChatGPT make the slideshow?

Yes. [Claude](https://claude.ai/directory/tella) or [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/plugins/plugin_asdk_app_6a7026f78434819186579d93d20ab38b?open_in_app) connected to Tella's [MCP server](https://www.tella.com/mcp) can upload your photos to Tella and build the slideshow with the same Tella Motion commands the Tella Agent uses.

## Related

- [The Ken Burns effect on any photo, by asking](https://www.tella.com/motion/ken-burns-effect.md): Slow pans and zooms that bring still photos to life.
- [Photos with soft edges that blend into your video](https://www.tella.com/motion/feather-image-edges.md): Soft-edged photos that blend into your video.
- [Matching title cards for every chapter](https://www.tella.com/motion/animated-title-cards.md): Intro, chapter and end cards, built by asking.
- [Create motion graphics with Tella Motion](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/tella-motion)
- [Add background music to your video](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/add-background-music-to-your-video)
- [Attach files, videos and playlists](https://www.tella.com/help/editing/edit-with-the-tella-agent#attach-files-videos-and-playlists)
- [All of Tella's AI features](https://www.tella.com/ai.md)