IMOVIE Slideshow Functions

When creating a slideshow in iMovie HD 6, is there a way you can add a transition to each of the photos in one step, like copy and paste? I have used other software (PC) that allows the creator to add a particular transition (like random) and duration throughout the entire project. Being new to the Mac, I was just trying to find if there is a script to allow this. I have used iPhoto and Photo Presenter to create other sldieshows, but I would like to use iMovie. Currently I have a project with 120 photos and adding the same transition 120 times separate times is something I would think the developers would have incorporated an "add current transition to all" command into this. Additionally, what is the best format when exporting the movie to ensure the best quality when creating a DVD.
IMAC 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)
IMAC 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Currently I have a project with 120 photos
and adding the same transition 120 times separate
times is something I would think the developers
would have incorporated an "add current transition
to all" command into this.
On a Mac, commands often act on "the selection", whatever that selection is. Commands that act on ONE thing can often act on SEVERAL if more than one is selected.
That's true in iMovie too. Although there is no "apply to all" command, If you select 120 photos you can apply the same transition to all. So iMovie does exactly what you want, if you first select the clips.
In Mac parlance, that's called "elegance", where the application anticipates what you want to do and lets you do it easily. It's also called "confusing", at least until you figure out how it works.
Note, by the way, that a transition reduces the play-time of the photo. The amount depends on the type of transition. You may want to test a couple before adding a transition to all.
Additionally, what is the
best format when exporting the movie to ensure the
best quality when creating a DVD.
No export is necessary. Just ask iMovie to share the project with iDVD. iMovie sends iDVD the address of a small movie that iMovie stores inside the project, made especially for iDVD each time we save the project.
Before you share it, make sure you read about the iMovie bug that can damage your photo clips. Described here:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3088918&#3088918
Karl

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Or if it does, I can't seem to figure out how to play it.
Click on the "Preview" button in the bottom left corner of the iDVD window. For more details go to iDVD Help: >_Making a Magic iDVD_
I also can't figure out how to choose the picture for the IDVD theme page.
Once you have added your slideshowGo to Help: _Adding images and movies to drop zones_
Any help with how to burn my IMovie slideshow on a DVD using either IDVD or some other way, would be greatly appreciated.
I am not familiar with the workings Magic DVD, but if you have already created the slideshow, it might be just as easy to follow the regular route in making this project. If you wish to try this, follow these steps.
1. Open iDVD, select to create a new project, and name it.
2. Select the theme.
3. Import your slideshow into iDVD. Go to your movies folder (or wherever your project is saved), and drag the iMovie icon (the one with the star) to the window of your iDVD project. Avoid drop zones.
4. You can add photos to the drop zones by clicking on the "Media" Button in the bottom right corner, and then on "Photos". Just drag and drop the photos to their desired location.
5. Preview by clicking on the triangle at the bottom of the window.
6. When you are ready to burn, first go to File>Save as disk image. This will allow you to have a final check of your project before burning to DVD. You can see how this project will actually play when played on a regular DVD player. If everything is fine, you can then burn the DVD using Disk Utility.
I hope this helps.
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Thanks for your reply and for the link. However, the link addresses the problem for TV appearance while mine was concerned about the playback on my iMac.
When I burned other DVDs from Keynote, there was no "blurring or fuzziness" with photos or text on playback with my iMac or TV!
Also, the playback was automatic when the disk was inserted. When the latest one was inserted, the disk icon etc had to be clicked for it to run after which full screen had to be selected as well.
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My site used to be located where I worked, but for the past eight months it has been posted to MobileMe. It worked fine until the iWork '09 update. The slideshow function it used to work exactly as it was supposed to work. Now, the slideshows open full page with a black background (as per my settings). Unfortunately, not one single image displays. Even after changing the background to grey, nothing showed.
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I have tested the site on Safari, which always showed the slideshows before my upgrade, and I downloaded the newest Firefox with the same results for my site.
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BTW, this site was originally built with the original iWeb, then I updated to iWeb '08 and everything worked. Now the site is "broken" with iWeb '09.

Have you tried deleting the iWeb preference file, com.apple.iWeb.plist? If not do so, launch iWeb and try publishing to a folder again. If that doesn't help, try the following:
log into another account and see if you can publish to a folder and get the slideshow to work there. If it doesn't work there maybe a reinstall of iWeb is in order. To do so you'll have to delete the current application and all files with "iWeb" in the file name that reside in the HD/Library/Receipts folder. Then reinstall iWeb from the disk it came on.
If iWeb works in the other account then the problem exists in your primary account the problem could be a preference file other than iWeb's. You can determine if that's the case by this:
Trouble Shooting Preferences in Leopard
1 - Create a folder titled "Preferences A" on the Desktop.
2 - Open the working Preferences folder, HD/Users/your_name/Library/Preferences, and move the contents to the Preferences A folder on the Desktop.
3 - Make a duplicate copy of the Preferences A folder on the Desktop as a precautionary backup.
4 - With the working Preferences folder empty run the application again and determine if the problems is fixed.
NOTE: you may have to drag the contents of the working folder to the trash and empty if moving the contents to the A folder only copies them instead of moving.
5 - If the problem is fixed:
A - open the working Preferences folder (HD/Users/your_name/Library/Preferences).
B - Open the Preferences A folder on the Desktop, select all of the contents and drag them into the working Preferences folder.
C - When the Copy window pops up check the "Apply to All" check box and then click on the Don't Replace button as seen here.
6 - If the problem is NOT fixed, empty the working Preferencess folder and move the contents of the Preferences folder on the desktop back into it.

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Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
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If some slides show a lot of "jaggies" the project may have been affected by a long-standing bug in iMovie that adds jaggies to photos when you share the project with iDVD. If we grant permission for iMovie to render the images when sending the project to iDVD, it messes them up pretty badly.
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