Adjusting photos to fit the themes in iDVD6

I am new to this program but have knowledge on Macs. My issue is that all the photos I drag over to iDVD do not fit the boxes in a theme so the heads in pictures are cut off of many images. I could use some help in getting the photos ready before transfering them to iDVD. THANKS........
Mac intel Mac OS X (10.4.7)
Mac intel Mac OS X (10.4.7)

blackcat9,
Welcome to the iDVD forum!
You can resize photos in iPhoto using the iDVD constrain tool
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61366
There is an "iDVD" 4:3 setting for standard DVDs, and a 16:9 tool fo WS DVDs.
However, this said, it does not mean they will still fit in "Drop Zones" - which is what I think you mean ny the "boxes in a theme". You can drag a picture inside a drop zone to recenter it, but iDVD usually only lets you drag in one direction. You can always go back to iPhoto and re-crop, but those aspect ratios are not always the same. I usually manage by just guestimating in iPhoto and then recentering in iDVD in the drop zone.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iDVD/6.0/en/258.html
John B.

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