Glossary
The words around a funeral presentation, briefly explained
When making a presentation for a funeral you come across words that are not self-evident. Below they are listed, with a few sentences on what they mean at The Last Farewell.
The service and its parts
- Funeral presentationalso: farewell presentation, memorial presentation
- The images and music shown and heard on screen during a funeral: photos, videos and music, in the order of the service.
- Partalso: time block
- One section of the service with its own photos, videos and music. For example the walk-in, a speaker or a photo presentation. The presentation is a list of parts.
- Walk-in
- The part that runs while guests arrive and find a seat. Photos and music repeat until the service begins.
- Closing
- The part at the end, while guests leave the room. Like the walk-in it repeats until you stop.
- Photo presentation with music
- A series of photos that changes by itself to a piece of music. The photos are spread evenly over the length of the track.
- Piece of music
- A part in which a track is played, with one or a few photos on screen.
- Speaker
- A part without music. One photo stays on screen while someone speaks; the operator clicks on manually.
- Moment of your own
- A part with its own name, such as a poem or a moment of silence. With a photo it is shown on screen; without a photo it is only listed in the running order.
- Main photoalso: portrait for the service
- One photo you choose once and that appears as the first photo in several parts, for example with every speaker. If you change the main photo, it changes everywhere it is used. A part can also keep a photo of its own.
- Video compilation
- A part with one or more videos in a row, with or without background music.
- Repeating part
- A part that starts again when it has finished, until you move on. The walk-in and the closing are repeating parts.
- Waits for startalso: Stop
- A part that does not begin by itself. The presentation waits until the operator presses start, for example after a speaker has finished.
Making it together
- Collection
- The place where all photos, videos and music for the presentation are kept. From the collection you choose what goes into each part.
- Helper
- A family member or friend you invite to help. A helper gets access with an email address and a code and can add photos, videos and music.
- Assistant
- The help in the simple view. The assistant asks questions, sets up the parts of the service and carries out what you ask in plain words. Using it is optional.
- Simple and extended view
- Two ways of working on the same presentation. In the simple view you work step by step, with or without the assistant. In the extended view all settings are together.
- Preview
- Playing the presentation as it will be shown, with music and waiting moments. You can do this as often as you like before paying.
- Watermark
- A light mark over the image in the free version. After payment you download everything without watermark.
- Attendance
- A page where guests let you know whether they will attend the funeral. Guests do not need an account for this.
The running order
- Running order of the day
- The overview of the whole day with times: what happens before the service, the service itself and what follows.
- Order of service
- The sequence of the service only: the parts of the presentation with starting time, duration, speakers and music.
- Operating instructions
- One page for whoever operates the presentation during the service: when to press start, where to click per photo and what runs by itself.
Downloading and playing
- Downloadingalso: exporting
- Getting the presentation as a file for the venue. Making and viewing is free; you pay once for downloading.
- PowerPoint (.pptx)
- The file most venues use. The music is included and the slides change by themselves.
- Numbered photos (JPEG)
- Each slide as a separate photo, numbered in order (001, 002, …). For venues with their own playback system.
- Farewell Player
- Our own playback program for Windows and Mac. You open the .farewell file with it and play the presentation without internet and without PowerPoint.
- Video (MP4)
- A part as a video file, with photos, videos and music in one. Plays on almost any device.
- HEIC
- The photo format of the iPhone. You can add these photos directly; converting is not needed.
Try it yourself?
Making and viewing is free. You only pay when downloading.