Burning dvd of photos

I made an iDVD using photos and tried to burn it to a DVD-R. For some reason I'm getting this error- There are no video tracks defined in the current project, error in product structure. Im new to using iDVD, can someone tell me what I need to do? Thanks

Hello Shanah,
give us some more info on your iDVD project:
how did you import the photos into iDVD? Did you create a slideshow in iPhoto or iDVD (or maybe iMovie)?
if you create your slideshow in iDVD, you should click the slideshow button at the bottom of the iDVD window, which adds a title to your menu (My Slideshow). By double-clicking that you open the slideshow viewer with a message saying "drag photos here". you can either add them from a finder window or drag them from the media pane.
if you created the slideshow in iPhoto, I would suggest you export it via Quicktime, then import it into iDVD choosing File > Import > Video. Now select your QT movie.
hope this helps
mish

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Google translate: When I burn a slideshow made on iMovie onto a DVD pictures, I'm moving through the system Ken Burns tremors significant decrease the sharpness of the picture. Can you help me? thank you
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No iDVD has a fixed quality - as old time TVs
• PAL 625 lines (720x576)
• NTSC 520 lines (720x480)
so Your Mac screen are way higher resolution.
There are NO HD version of iDVD - yet
*DVD bad quality*
copy of an answer on a similar question - may be of help
the iMovie 08 & 09 don't apply
There are two problems in this question.
• iDVD
• iMovie'08 or 09
iDVD - can only handle Standard definition TV quality - NO version can handle HD !
SD-TV
EU - PAL system = 625 lines analog display (no pixles) 25fps
US - NTSC system = 520 lines and 29.97 fps
That's the best iDVD can do.
iMovie up to version HD 6 - could handle interlaced video (displaying every second line
first then start over with the rest - 25fps = 50 frames of interlaced video
less flickering.
iMovie'08 and 09 has destroyed this by deleting every second line
Result a resolution of
PAL 312 lines
NTSC 260 lines
So photos displayed this way will look crappy.
Improvment
Use iMovie HD 6 or FinalCut Express or Pro
Else only way I know of to get "full" quality is by using other tools all together.
Roxio Toast™ 10 Pro (incl BR-component) and here the included FotoMagico™ for SlideShows.
Toast™ also can burn Blue-Ray - even on standard DVD (but much less eg 20 min movie)
These BR-DVDs Can only be playbacked on a Blue-Ray Player (eg PlayStation 3)
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