Copying iPhoto slideshows from G5 to MacBook

I have created some cool slideshows in my G5 and want to copy those slideshows on to my MacBook so that I can show them to family when I travel. I have never been able to figure out how to do this.
"Exporting" the slideshow only creates a Quick Time Movie. While the movies work fine, they do not fill the screen and are low res (even when I choose "large size"). I want to show the slideshow from within iPhoto (it's better quality than a Q T Movie).
Can anyone help me with this?
Thank you

If you don't want to copy the library to the laptop and can live with QT movie files that can be sized to any pixel dimension you want, give PhotoPresenter a try. It has a demo version so you can evaluate it. You'd have to recreate the current slideshows but it also have over 25 animated themes which you can use. This demo page has several examples.
The resulting QT movie files would be easy to carry with you and could be burned to CDs if you wanted to leave them with the family members.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
Note: There's now an Automator backup application for iPhoto 5 that will work with Tiger or Leopard.

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