Or just dual boot with
Ubuntu Studio or
AV Linux its got all the stuff you need for multimedia video, photo's and music all out of the box. It has simple (
Openshot) to full on video editors like
Cinelerra . cost is free and its free of all the windows spyware problems with there "for free" software.
here is a simple
slide show I did with using
Imagination and open shot, check out the video on Imagination's web site to see what it can do for your photos in a slide show.