Can't import music to automatically match slideshows in iPod

Question

I've got a vidio iPod and have loaded playlists and photo albums. The Photos>Music>From iPhoto option doesn't seem to work for me. I guess I don't know how to assign music to the albums in iPhoto. I can set up & save slideshows in iPhoto, but then slideshows don't show as an import option in the iPod dialog. I can import the original album I made the slideshow from, but that doesn't seem to tie the music to it on iPod. I've even made sure that the playlist that I used is imported from iTunes. I know that I can always select the playlist to go with the album display, but it seems that the "From iPhoto" setting should take care of it automatically. Am I missing an iPod preference setting that would allow me to import slideshows with linked music?
I'm using the latest version of iPhoto ('06 update) and iTunes. This is cross application, so I'll be posting this in iPhoto and iTunes also. Maybe I'm missing a setting in one of those apps.
Posted here because iTunes app doesn't allow me to automatically sync slideshows from the photo section of the iPod preferences pane.

Answer 1

I've got a vidio iPod and have loaded playlists and
photo albums. The Photos>Music>From iPhoto option
doesn't seem to work for me. I guess I don't know
how to assign music to the albums in iPhoto. I can
set up & save slideshows in iPhoto, but then
slideshows don't show as an import option in the iPod
dialog. I can import the original album I made the
slideshow from, but that doesn't seem to tie the
music to it on iPod. I've even made sure that the
playlist that I used is imported from iTunes. I know
that I can always select the playlist to go with the
album display, but it seems that the "From iPhoto"
setting should take care of it automatically. Am I
missing an iPod preference setting that would allow
me to import slideshows with linked music?
I'm using the latest version of iPhoto ('06 update)
and iTunes. This is cross application, so I'll be
posting this in iPhoto and iTunes also. Maybe I'm
missing a setting in one of those apps.
Posted here because iTunes app doesn't allow me to
automatically sync slideshows from the photo section
of the iPod preferences pane.
I found the solution. I was setting up new slideshows from my albums in iPhoto using the buttons across the bottom of the window. iPod doesn't recognize the slideshows for transfer. To assign music, you must set up a "temporary" sideshow for your albums. The options can be saved, but they remain albums and are transferable with music (as long as the music/playlist assigned is included in the music transfer preference pane also).
To do this, select your album and use the "Play" button that is on the bottom of the window (you may have to expand the bottom control bar to see the play button). This will bring up options that allow you to select music for the album. Make sure to save settings and then update the photo album in the iPod transfer menu from the iTunes application. Now when you select use music from iPhoto in the iPod Slideshow settings, you will always hear the music you selected for that album.
Cool feature, but not explained well - I got sidetracked in iPhoto by thinking you had to set up "official" slideshows.