Monday, April 1, 2013

How to Create a Slideshow with iPhoto’11 and Burn to DVD


How to Create a Slideshow with iPhoto’11

1. Select the photos (or an Event, a Faces or Places group, an album, or a project such as a book, card, or calendar) you want in your slideshow.
You can always change the photos in the slideshow later.
2. If you’re in full-screen view, exit it by moving your pointer to the top of the screen and clicking the Full Screen button that appears in the top-right corner.
3. Do one of the following:
 Click the Create button in the toolbar and choose Slideshow from the pop-up menu.
 Choose File > New > Slideshow.
The new slideshow appears in the Source list, below Slideshows.
4. Type a name for your slideshow.
5. To reorder photos, drag photos in the photo browser at the top of the window.
To display photos in random order, see Change slideshow settings.
6. To choose a theme, click the Themes button in the toolbar.
To see a preview of each option, move your pointer over the thumbnail.

How to Export iPhoto Slideshow to DVD on Mac

iPhoto is a great application for people to create picture slideshows with transitions, music. After making a saved slideshow, many friends would like to burn the exact slideshow to a DVD so it can be played automatically and smoothly when inserted to a DVD drive or home DVD player. But always there are problems when they burn iPhoto slideshow to DVD The problem can be summarized as:
1. Fail to sync all contents to DVD, like no music or no iPhoto transitions.
2. "Out of sync" problem.
3. Export to iMovie then to iDVD with very large size.
4. Have burned successfully but can't be played on normal DVD player.
Well, to burn iPhoto slideshow to DVD, you should note that two things are must to do:

1) Export iPhoto slideshow in a right format

a. Go to "The File"-> "Export"-> Sideshow menu option, and then click "Export".
b. In the Export Save As dialog box, click Custom Export and choose "Movie to QuickTime Movie" or "Movie to MPEG-4", depending on which format you want.
c. Click Options to set QuickTime video and sound options, such as compression settings and filters, and then click OK.
d. Type a name for the QuickTime movie and choose where to save it on your hard disk, and then click the Save button.

2) Use a third-party Lion DVD Burner to help

To generate the best DVD from iPhoto slideshow, you should use a professional DVD Burner for Mac to help. A cool DVD tool like the Doremisoft Mac DVD Creator can help users easily burn iPhoto slideshow to DVD losslessly with high efficiency as well as customize the DVD disk Background, Menu Title (DVD Name), Button Style and more.
Following the steps above, you can then enjoy the slideshow on DVD players. Have fun!

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