Play from a standard picture folder...

I've searched a bit ...so I hope I'm not asking a question that's stupidly obvious.
Can front row play pictures from a folder? I've stored all my photos in various files in my Pictures folder but don't use iPhoto ...rather something called 'Photopresenter' for my slideshows. So I was wondering if I can access these files from front row - or do they have to be exclusive to the iPhoto library?
I have the choice of a 'Shared Photos' from front row - so I threw a few pics into my Shared Folder hoping they'd show up ....but nope.
Am I missing something - or is there perhaps a work-around to allow something like this.

I think I found my obvious answer...
"If photos are nested (in a folder within another folder) in folders or albums, you may see a "communication error" or other odd behavior when you try to display them with Front Row.
To successfully view photos with Front Row, make sure that your images are contained within an album available in the iPhoto Source window. You can't view images within folders or albums that are inside of other folders or albums—those that aren't available in the Source window—unless you expand the folders in the Source window so the nested folders are visible."
To bad though Front row displayed all my movies that were nestled in folders and I was expecting the same with pictures.

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