Making photos into short movie on a mac

Afternoon all,
Just wondering if someone can tell me how to take several photos and create a short movie with them. I am not sure how to use imovie, if this is the correct program to use or is there a better/easier program out there I should get?
Thanks in advance

iMovie works well, but I find it a bit complicated for a Mac program. The easiest way is to use iPhoto. If you have the pics grouped together in iPhoto, you can hold the "shift" button to select them all. Then go to the top menu under "File" and select "Export..." You will get a task window. Select "Slideshow" at the top right and decide what resolution you want. You can then export the pics as a Quicktime movie.

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