Connecting multiple album or slideshows in IPhoto 6

I am putting together a large slideshow. In order to organize it better, I've made a number of smaller albums containing parts of the show. Is there any way to link these albums (or slideshows made from them) into one large slideshow that would then show continuously? Or do I have to manually make one very large album, and then make the show? I tried Automator and it didn't seem to do the trick. Making a movie ruined the resolution.

There is no way to join Slideshows. What might work is to export them as QuickTIme Movies (File -> Export) and then join the movies using Quicktime Pro.
Other than that you'll need one big album.
Regards
TD

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