Backup photos to DVD (Not Time Machine)

Hi,
I am running Time Machine and backing up locally. What I am interested in doing is backing up my photos to DVDs and storing the DVDs off site. Is there any easy & free way to do that? I know I can make a burn folder and do it by hand. What I am looking for is a tool that I can choose a folder and select copy and it will automagically span the DVDs.
Thanks

Hi K J
If you have the images in iPhoto and select the album, and from the menu Share, select Burn, you can put them onto a DVD that way. I don't know if that is sufficiently automagical enough for you but that seems pretty direct to me.

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