How make a slideshow that mimics a photo album (book)

For the past year I've been using FCE to make simple slideshows and I want to attempt something a bit more difficult now (but not too hard <grin>).
I want to create a slideshow that mimics looking through a photo album. On each page of the "book" you would see some number of photos, then the page would turn. Does this seem like a good learning project?
I can visualize what I want, but there are some things I can't figure out how to accomplish.
1. How can I create a "book cover" and have it open. Book covers open stiffly, so a page peel effect isn't quite the right thing.
2. For the "pages", I want photos on a background that looks like paper. Then the background needs to turn - not just the individual photos. How could I make a background? Oh, and some of those "photos" will be video clips. Does that make any difference?
Any suggestions would be appreciated. Pointers to applicable tutorials are especially welcome.
thanks in advance,
-Mike

Hi(Bonjour)!
Try this workflow:
In Photoshop, create a template document with a scanned paper texture on background. Start with a mid size document like 1066 X 800 (it fits 4:3 aspect ratio) pixels frame size. Add scaled down photos on layers to compose the presentation on the page itself. You can event add some black paper corners on each photo. Flatten the PSD document and save it as PICT or PNG. Repeat this process for each desired page of your slide show and create a cover for the album.
Import all these documents in FCE and edit your stills in timeline with correct duration. Add a simple page peel transition(with small curl value) or a horizontal barn door transition at each edit, and voilà.
Michel Boissonneault

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