Importing slideshow to idvd

Please help!! How do I get my slideshow from iphoto to iDVD? Can't drag and drop! Tried going to "share", then "send to idvd" and still will not work! Do I make the slideshow in idvd or iphoto?
Thanks anybody!

make it in iPhoto and share to iDvd.

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Slideshow doesn't import correctly into iDVD

Hi all. I posted this in an iDVD forum and got no responses. I thought I'd post it here too, just in case anyone has an idea. I have created some excellent slideshows in iPhoto. They are put to music from iTunes. The slideshows contain multiple adjustments to timing so the photos flow along in time with the music. I get them to where the transitions are perfect in iPhoto then export the slideshow to iDVD. When I watch them in iDVD, the timing has changed so the transitions and timing between pictures doesn't correspond to the music anymore. Sometimes a photo transition is off just a second, sometimes more. But the errors accumulate through the whole slideshow, so by the end it's not right at all.
Is there any way that I get get the slideshows into iDVD without losing the perfect timing that I worked so hard to get just right in iPhoto? Thanks to anyone who has any ideas, and happy holidays!

Stephen:
The issue is with Quicktime and its encoding of the transitions. They always don't end up the same length in time. If you need that precise timing I suggest you create the slideshow in iMovie HD (6) where you can add multiple tracks, trim them to length, etc. with great precision. Export the resulting movie to iDVD from iMovie.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

More than one slideshow in iDVD?

I have just finished creating a slideshow & imported it to iDVD as my new project. However, now I want to make another one. I want to know if it is possible for me to add another slideshow to the same iDVD project or I have to make it as a separate one? If able to add to the same project, how would I do that? I'd really appreciate it if someone can help me. Thanks!
macbook pro Mac OS X (10.4.9)

Yes, you can add several more. In your open iDVD project, click on the little + near the lower left side of the window. Then choose Add Movie. You can locate your movie in a Finder window and drag it to the new movie button that is created in the menu. Or select Add Slideshow to build the slideshow entirely within iDVD. An iDVD slideshow has no Ken Burns effect, but gives good quality of the photos and is very easy to create. You can have as many movies as you have menu buttons available for them, as long as the total length of the iDVD project stays within the 2 hour maximum.

IPhoto Slideshow to iDVD - Audio problem

I created a slideshow in iPhoto and added music from iTunes. The slidewhow is about 40 minutes long and I set the length of the slideshow to match the music (about 10 songs). I shred the show from iPhoto to iDVD using the Share option. When I preview the slideshow in iDVD there is only 1 or 2 songs of audio depending on the time I shared it (I tried a few times). The slideshow keeps running, but with no audio. Any help is appreciated.
- Derek

You can get the songs you rip from your CD to export into iTunes by the following:
1. iTunes - Pref - Advanced - Import. Change import using to MP3.
Now all new songs you rip from CD will export with iPhoto
To correct those songs already in iTunes so they will export, do the following:
1. highlight song in iTunes Library
2. Toolbar go to Advanced - Click Convert Selection to MP3
3.Now you will have a duplicate of that song in your library. The one just added that you converted, add MP3 to title
4.Use MP3 song in your slide show.
5. Audio should export with photos.
Sue

Sending a slideshow to iDVD

from the apple website one can read: "Using photo albums and slideshows created in iPhoto...
iDVD recognizes and accepts albums created in iPhoto. iDVD supports iPhoto slideshows too, indirectly. To use an iPhoto slideshow, create it in iPhoto, then share it using the iPhoto Send to iDVD menu option. The iPhoto slideshow will be added to the open menu of an existing iDVD project or to a new project if iDVD is not open. It’s important to note that iPhoto slideshows are sent to iDVD with all timing and transitions intact, so you cannot manually control those settings. It may be easiest to think of iPhoto slideshows as acting like movies once they’re added to an iDVD project, since you can’t modify the iPhoto slideshow from within the iDVD project."
However, it is my experience that the slideshow settings for timing and transitions one has made in iPhoto actually do not transfer to i DVD, and instead one must first open iDVD and then add a slideshow manually. What was your experience?

Yes sending a slideshow to iDVD always seems To insert it self inside the last project I have done.
This happens even if iDVD is NOT even open when sending a slideshow to it.
It drives my nuts.
Ok, so how can I make sure when send a slideshow to iDVD it opens in it's own project?
Tom

IPhoto Slideshows in iDVD?

Does anyone know if this is possible to import an iPhoto Slideshow into iDVD?

Yes you can do this 2 ways (that I know of)
1) Open iPhoto
2) Select the slideshow in the Source Pane
3a) From the File menu select Export. This will export it as a movie (to be imported from iMovie or iDVD.
3b) From the Share menu, Select Send to iDVD.
Hope this helps.

IPhoto slideshow vs iDVD slideshow

Can a slideshow in iPhoto be added to iDVD?
In iDVD when I select "add slideshow", it only lets you create a new slideshow.
Not add an existing one.

If you create the slideshow in iDVD you can add to it at any time via the Media Browser. Since you're creating the slideshow in iPhoto and sending it to iDVD a Quicktime movie file is created of the slideshow and that is added to iDVD.
If you want to join the existing QT movie slideshow with a new QT movie slideshow open both in Quicktime Player and do the following:
1 - click on slideshow A, type Command+A (select all) and Command+C (copy).
2 - click on slideshow B, place the cursor at the end of the slideshow and type Command+P (paste).
3 - Do a Save As and select the self contained movie option.
Any iPhoto slideshow that is sent to iDVD via the Share->iDVDE menu option will have the file saved to the Movies folder.
If the problem is you can't get the new slideshow added to an existing iDVD project just quit the new iDVD project that is created, located the new slideshow QT file in your Movies folder and add it manually to your existing iDVD project.
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier versions) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. There are versions that are compatible with iPhoto 5, 6, 7 and 8 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. Just put the application in the Dock and click on it whenever you want to backup the dB file. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
NOTE: The new rebuild option in iPhoto 09 (v. 8.0.2), Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup" makes this tip obsolete.

Insert an iPhoto SlideShow into iDVD

I do not succeed in inserting a SlideShow from iPhoto into iDVD including audio and slide effects. Only pictures will be inserted. Even exporting the slideshow from iPhoto into a QuickTime movie is losing the audio and slide effects. Can anyone give some advice what's going wrong?
Message was edited by: hherb

You cannot import an iPhoto Slideshow into iDVD and keep the audio and transition effects from iPhoto.
See this: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8828619&#8828619
You need to create the slideshow directly in iDVD, and add the audio and transitions from withing iDVD.
Your transitions must be the same between the photos.
It is reported here that you can do this with Quick Time: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=10356386&#10356386
Have a look at these threads, for using iPhoto and iMovie: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2299375&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8909819&#8909819

Sharing iphoto slideshows to idvd

recently reinstalled ilife (iphoto suddenly disappeared!)
when sharing a slideshow created on iphoto to idvd, it transfers as a quicktime movie (do not want it to be a quicktime movie) is there a setting i can change?

If you want to have a slideshow in iDVD with only the still photos from iPhoto then select just the album of photos and use the Share->Send to iDVD menu. This will open iDVD, create a slideshow in it and import the album of photos from iPhoto. j
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto (iPhoto.Library for iPhoto 5 and earlier) database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger or later), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 6 and 7 libraries and Tiger and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Sharing widescreen iPhoto slideshows to iDVD?

Hello,
I am trying to determine the best balance between picture quality and ease of use in creating slideshows. I have tried creating 720p "movies" with photos in iMovie, but so far iDVD has crashed every time I tried to use these to make a DVD. I then tried creating a widescreen iPhoto slideshow, and "sharing" it to iDVD. It worked, but the quality was horrible AND the exported movie was cropped to standard format!
Does anyone have any feedback as to the best way to achieve high quality DVD slideshows? I would prefer to use Ken Burns effects if possible. I don't care how long it takes to encode, so two-pass is fine.
-Bob
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

bhakesle:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Here are two threads on creating slideshow bound for iDVD:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2909799&#2909799
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2357356#2357356
Personally I prefer to create the slideshow directly in iDVD from stills imported from iPhoto (after cropping to the recommended 4:3 ratio beforehand). It's my opinion and experience that I get the best image quality that way. iDVD also lets you have titles or subtitles on slides. The titles that you put on in iPhoto get cut off once imported into iDVD as a QT movie.
Also, creating the slideshow in iDVD gives you a true slideshow, with forward and back buttons, if desired to be shown, and the user can use the forward and back buttons on the DVD remote to activate them.
Since I'm not a fan of the Ken Burns effect I don't lose anything this way over going thru iPhoto. To each his own.
Do you Twango?

IDVD slideshow to iDVD - quality issues/concerns/need general assistance.

I've never been able to master a photo slideshow of quality. I used to use iMovie HD and then export to iDVD which I liked as I could control where the music plays, add special effects titles. The photo quality when burned to DVD was less than what I had hoped for. I have a new project that I'm working on, however, that I'd really like to look special and well, impressive. I read that a good option would be to drop the iMovie project into iDVD which would provide better results than "sending the project to iDVD" or that I could use iDVD to create the slideshow but the photo limit rules that option out.
I'm down to using iPhoto now, and I've created a slideshow that looks good so far, but I wanted to check on the settings. The slideshow will be viewed on a widescreen TV, but since the pictures are not all widescreen, should I use the 4:3 setting before exporting to iDVD? Also, should I crop each photo for TV viewing? Do I need to do specific edits to each photo?
and Last, I created a slideshow, from an event - I cut out A LOT of pics when I made the slideshow - is there anyway I could just import the slideshow to iMovie? rather than going through all of the photos again cutting out what I don't need? The slideshow is not in the media window in iMovie - it looks like you really can't do much once a slideshow is created.
Even with what i've read, I'd like some advice for best results.
Thanks!
Message was edited by: Michael Clancy

iDVD uses images in the 4:3 size ratio so as long as your images are in that ratio you don't need to do any cropping.
If played on a widescreen TV many DVD players have the capability to present the images at different display options, like Full, Zoom, 4:3, etc. Those decisions are at the viewer's discretion. If you create a 4:3 IDVD project it will play with blank screen at either edge by default.
You can crop your photos to 16:9 before creating your slideshow so the widescreen option can be used in iDVD. Then you will get a full screen slideshow on all the newer widescreen format TVs. Often cropping to the 16:9 ratio loses some important part of the photo but that would be under your control.
I've had better final image quality when I built the slideshow in iDVD from stills rather than in iPhoto and exporting to iDVD as a QT file. There are downsides to this method, i.e. only one transition per slideshow, no Ken Burns effect. However, I've found that creating playlists for the music to be easier in iDVD.
OT

Best quality slideshow in iDVD

Hi,
I made a slideshow in iPhoto, imported it into iMovie, added music and exported the slideshow to "Media Browser." The slideshow is about 4 minutes long. When I play the slideshow in iPhoto or iMovie the pictures and text are crystal clear but after I import them into iDVD and burn them to disc, the text is very hard to read and some of the photos seems to vibrate. Also the overall quality of the photos is not very good. The sounds is fantastic so I am happy with that. When I exported from iMovie I used the largest possible setting (I tried it once with the 2nd largest and it was much worse). In iDVD I tried Best Performance once and also Professional (the latter was better). I am using Verbatim DVD-R discs. I have plenty of free memory on my computer. I made a similar project once before, using the same camera to shoot the photos, and it turned out great. The only difference that I can think of between the projects is that I didn't use a theme in the first project.
I'm wondering how I can improve the quality of the photos in the finished dvd.
Thanks for any ideas!

DVDs are just standard definition devices - for NTSC, think 640x480 square pixels.
For best quality in NTSC use 720x540 pixels for 4:3 video and 854x480 for widescreen. Using more pixels does NOT produce a better DVD!

Exporting to iphoto slideshow to idvd

I created a slideshow in iPhoto with the following conditions:
120 images
All images were cropped to 4:3 DVD
I have used the "Ken Burns Effect" on all images
I have included audio from iTunes (playlist with 6 songs)
When exporting to iDVD, the process or status meter completes and then I get a message that the export failed.
When trying to save it as a Quicktime Movie (I have the latest updates and also have Quicktime Pro)it does exactly the same thing, it fails.
Is there a limited amount of pictures you can have in a slideshow? The slideshow plays great in iPhoto, but I want the Ken Burns effect to add some professionalism to the slideshow.
I also used iDVD to create the slideshow and I used a theme and it burned perfectly to a DVD, but with iDVD you do not have the option to use the Ken Burns effect.
I can use iMovie, but I am not thrilled about adding 120+ transitions one-at-a-time and redoing the Ken Burns effects.
Thanks for your help, this is for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary this Saturday (9 Dec) and I hope you can understand my reasoning to get this done soon.
IMAC 20" Mac OS X (10.4.8)

wolf58:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. There is no limit to the number of slides you can have in an iPhoto slideshow. Try again and then check the Console logs to see what it says about iPhoto or Quicktime and post back. Also how much free space do you have on your boot drive?
I'd doing the same for a memorial service next Saturday and if I have problems with export as you are I'll opt to create the entire slideshow in iDVD. The only downside is that you can't have any KB effect nor more than one type of transition. But you can have titles and subtitles on slides if desired.
One thing to check if you get the export to work is the music sync. There are reports of it not syncing as it should. If you run into that, take the movie file that iPhoto created and saved in your Movies folder and import into iMovie. Select the video track and under the Advanced menu choose the extract audio option. Delete it and add your music again to iMovie and then export to iDVD from iMovie. That will assure good music sync. I plan to not add the music at the iPhoto stage but later in iMovie.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application, iPhoto dB file backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar

Importing Images into IDVD for Slidshow

I am at a loss as to what is the best image size, resolution size, etc. when it comes to importing images into IDVD. I usually size my prints
4 x 6 @ 300 dpi.. This looks fine in the slideshow preview. After I burn the dvd and view it, the images lose quality, etc..
Any help would be appreciated

What you're creating in iPhoto is a movie file that will get cut off in iDVD because of the TV over scan issue. Only stills imported and assembled into a slideshow in iDVD can be scaled to avoid the over scan.
So to get what you want you'll have to import the stills into iDVD from iPhoto and create the slideshow there.
If you have Quicktime Pro you can mask the QT movie with a black mask and cause the iPhoto QT movie to be scaled to the TV safe area. The steps are below. You'll have to experiment with the final sizes to get it exact:
Masking Movies to the TV Safe Area for iDVD
The mask should be 640 x 480 pixels and the movie at approx. 580 x 386 (I arrived at this figure by making a snapshot of the TV save area of an iDVD project with Snapz). You can set this size after you’ve joined it with the mask movie with Quicktime Player Pro.
Import the black mask jpg file into iMovie and and export it as a .mov file at the same length as your movie (there may be a way to not have to create a specific length mask for each movie but I haven't found it. If the times do not match the movie file will be synced to the length of the mask movie).
Open the mask movie in QT Player Pro and then open your regular movie and make it the front window of the two. Now you'll need to run a QT Player AppleScript titled "Merge Movie 1 into Movie 2". You can get it from this Apple site: Quicktime Player Scripts.
Then run the script. You can then run the merged movie to check it out. Your movie will be located in the upper lefthand corner of the window when played.
When you open the Movie Properties window from the Window menu for the combined file you’ll see the following:
Video Track 1: the black mask
Video Track 2 : you movie file
Tween track: Have no idea what this is.
Sound track: self explanaotry
Black mask.
To set the size of your movie to the correct size select it in the Properties window and click on Visual Settings pane. Then enter 580 in the first field and hit enter. With the Preserve Aspect Ration box checked the other size will automatically be set.
To center the video track in the center of the mask select the Video Track 2 item and plug in a offset of about: 70 & 45. You'll probably have to play with that to fine tune the centering. Doing the math and subtracting the movie dimensions from the mask dimensions and dividing by two just didn't get it perfectly centered bit with a little eyeballing and trial and error it got there.
Now save as a new self contained movie after checking the High Quality box at the bottom right.
You can now import it into iDVD for preview and burning. One drawback is that you can't invoke the TV save area for a movie in iDVD to check it out. But you can mark it on the monitor screen while viewing a menu or slideshow and then play the movie to see how close you came. I found that the size was still a little under the TV safe area when burned and played on my TV. It may be the difference in normal CRT screens and flat screens, etc.

Another Aperture slideshow and iDVD question

When ultimately making a DVD, why do some people export their Aperture slideshow to iMovie and then iDVD, while others export the slideshow to the desktop and then import directly to iDVD (skipping iMovie)? I suppose another question is: is there somewhere an idiot's guide to all the various output and resolution options? I'm reading that if you export at too high a resolution, iDVD will jack that back down and then you get "artifacts." Are there optimal export resolutions for, say, Standard TVs and HDTVs when exporting from Aperture to iDVD? Thank you!!

MarkPek,
To add to what leonieDF has said.
I don't use Aperture for slide shows very often, but I make hundres of DVD's with iDVD and Toast.
All DVD's are standard definition, unless you use aa application like Toast and create a AVCHD Bluray disk. It doesn't mater what type of TV you play it on, it's SD. Some TV's do a good job of upscaling and the SD looks very good on them.
If you were to send a folder of full resolution 20 MP ( or whatever your camera is) images to iDVD there may be problems. I don't think iDVD is a very good at rescaling images. Sending 1920 x 1080 images or movies to iDVD has worked very well for me. I expect 720p would do well also.
I would recomend you do a test of a slide show of 1 min or less and trry a few different settings. I would try to export with a preset of Apple TV,iPad for a starter. Note that using Apple TV iPad 720p will give you a frame rate of 24, where as the other Apple TV is 30 fps. I have never tried feeding iDVD a movie that was 24fps, I not sure how that would go. I may give that a try and see what happens.
I use FCPX not iMovie, but I think that iMove works the same way. In the moive editing software you can just drag your Aperture stills into the timeline from the photo browser to creat your slide show/movie. But realize that the movie editing sofatware will actually use your Aperture previews for this. So your preview preference will determine the resolution of the images going into your movie. If your previews are set real low the results may not be very good. A setting that is closer to your monitor resoulton would work very well.
Do a test and let us know hoiw you make out. If I get a chance tomorrow I'll drop a quick slide show into iDVD. I'll export the same slide show with a few differnt settings and then put them all on one DVD to play back.

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