DVD Studio Pro Slideshow help.

I'm attempting to make a slideshow and I'm wondering if it's possible to import a slideshow created in iMovie as 1 jpeg?
For example, I want to do a slideshow in DVD Studio Pro with each slide having its own audio. However, I want multiple slides to play over just one audio track. Let's say I have a song by Mariah Carey and want to show different details about the song and album while the song is playing.
I hope I explained it so anyone can understand.

If you want one audio file per slide you can do that in DVD SP. If you want multiple slides for one audio file then you need to create a video, either in iMovie or FCP.
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You must get to know what these settings do to be able to use Compressor. Try using a 10 second test of your video file and encoded at different settings to get a feel for how compression works.
Min 4 and peak at 7, a difference of 3 between min and peak is a good start at CBR, but you must test.
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OR
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IDVD vs DVD Studio Pro

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hey there Luis,
i doubt that iDVD was the problem since 85% of your DVDs worked. it could be that some of the players were to old to play they type of discs burned. some older DVD players may not like any flavor of recordable DVD, some just may not like DVD+R, preferring the older DVD-R standard. i've used iDVD since iLife 03 & had 3 that wouldn't work on customers players, but that got resolved with customers getting newer players made since 2003/2004. w/out knowing your individual customers DVD players, you may not not hit 100% compatibility.
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PLEASE HELP!!!
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DOES ANYONE PLEASE KNOW THE REASON FOR THIS???? AND HOW TO SOLVE IT???? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE...HAVE TO SEND THIS PROJECT OFF SOON.
I have burned another project with menus succesfully..

Hi
FIRST check that your Play Movie button in your menu has NOT an Auto Action selected that make it plays automatically your movie when the Menu loads. You'll find that setting in the Advanced tab of Inspector. If not . . .
You can try a workaround, no matter that if you have your Menu as First Play it must work. Try yhis:
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varies to taste I image but always works for me.
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