Great output from iMovie with still photos

I have made a great movie using just stills in iMovie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Crs1Mx92js
Enjoy!
Ian

Just tried to be witty.
One starts to associate in a predictable way - some times. As my fellow student.
Have no AppleTV
Have no broad-band internet - still 50kb modem V.92
So my interest is howto get as good result possibly to share - and DVD or BD-DVDs
are the only solution I've got via iM'08 or 09 or 11
Else (iM6/FC) - I copy back To Camera or if small save out as QT on DVD or BD-DVD.
Wish I could figure out a way to get all funny things in iM'11 and over in HD resolution
on just anything.
- Will try if I can get it out on USB-memory - one way or another.
Yours Bengt W

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