First time using iDVD

I have iLife 05 and I am finally getting around to doing all the cool stuff I am capable of with my MAC.
I have a few questions hopefully some people out there could answer.
1. When I want to create a DVD, can I use photos from iPhoto and/or home videos?
2. This one is for iMovie. Same question I guess, can I use individual photos from iPhoto or do I have to create a slideshow first?
Thanks and any help anyone provides is greatly appreciated.
I can't wait to get playing around!
Chris

Hi Chris:
1. Yes- you can use photos from iPhoto or from anywhere on your mac. And, you can import DV Tape video directly into imovie with a 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable.
2. The same goes for imovie. And, you can build a slideshow right in imovie with individual photos or in iPhot and import from there. BTW-you can do the same in iDVD.
Now, may I suggest watching the iMovie Tutorals and downloading the PDF files?
See the iMovie tutorials (in html and QT movie form) at:
http://www.apple.com/support/imovie/
(Scroll down a bit)
http://www.fsdb.k12.fl.us/rmc/tutorials/ilife.html
See the iMovie tutorials (in pdf form) at:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieAtAGlance.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieHDGettingStarted.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson1.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson2.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson3.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson4.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson5.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson6.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovieLesson7.pdf
See the iDVD tutorial at:
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iDVDAtAGlance.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iDVD5GettingStarted.pdf
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iDVDTutorial.pdf
Not all of these are iLife 05...but you will get the idea.
Sue

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