[Feature] Add photo captions in the slideshow view

[imler]

I have searched the existing feature requests to make sure this is not a duplicate request.

• Yes

The feature

Immich currently supports photo descriptions (both imported from EXIF and added manually), but they aren’t visible at all during a slideshow.

I would like to see a black transparent bar at the bottom of the image with white-centered text of the image description.

There should be enough room to add more information as well, such as the date, copyright info, or author of a photo (#8713).

Probably not everyone is a fan of this, so this bar can be an optional setting.

Here is an example of how it looks in Photoprism:

Platform

• Server
• Web
• Mobile

[geist325]

I would also very much love something like this!

I also run Photoprism, but I'm also teaching my daughter about photography and using a picture site.
Immich is MUCH better, except for this one feature lol.

I can share an album to people for them to view photos/videos without having to log in, but there's no way for me to add context or flavor to the album items without captions!!!

[MkengineTA]

I would love this feature for mobile, as we share our family photos mainly through the mobile app.

[dad2mads]

I too would really like to see this feature created. I purchased a Frame TV to display my wife's photo's and am looking for a slideshow tool that provides more control and flexibility as to what photos are displayed (filtered by event/trip/etc), timing (how long each photo is displayed), etc. Also want to present captions similar to how described above that would show info such as Trip , month/year , etc. pulled either from data table or from the photo's metadata.