IPhoto Book to iDVD

I'm running out of hair as I'm pulling it out! I made several iBooks. I would like to copy a slide show of the books to a DVD w/music. Is it just not possible??

Have a look at Old Toad's tutorial #6 on creating an iDVD slideshow from an iPhotobook:
http://toadstutorials.info/

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  • TS3649 I have just bought and updated my Mac operating system to 10.8.2, also updating iPhoto (as my mac suggested/requested)... now I dont have the option to share my iPhoto books to idvd... why? what can i do to rectify this?

    I have just bought and updated my Mac operating system to 10.8.2, also updating iPhoto (as my mac suggested/requested)... now I dont have the option to share my iPhoto books to idvd... why? what can i do to rectify this?

    now I dont have the option to share my iPhoto books to idvd... why? what can i do to rectify this?
    Purchase iLife 11 (includes iDVD) ON DISK.
    IDVD is a wonderful piece of software and well worth the low cost of $40.
    http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U
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  • How long does it take to get a iphoto book?

    I was wondering if its worth ordering iphoto books now and if they will be here before xmas? I never used the service before, but I'd like to try it out. Anyone know how long it takes from the minute you click order to the time it ships?
    thanks

    thanks for the helpful reply, nsteklov
    My wife just ordered a photo book from Walgreens.com. It was the first photo book order for our family. I was aware of iPhoto books and have seen samples in an Apple Store and remember they looked nice, so suggested an iPhoto book. We really like ordering our 4x6 photos through Walgreens and picking up locally, and we think they have the best quality prints, so that is why my wife thought just order the photo book from them. I expected good quality also since their prints are so nice.
    Bah! We were not pleased at all with the Walgreens photo book. Very cheap construction; ultrathin = low quality; photos are dull and even grainy looking (highest quality 6MP outdoor photos, so it ain't the photos). Walgreens service was amazingly fast ... we ordered about midnight last Thursday and they shipped 2-day on Friday morning, got the book Tuesday evening. (fast printing even during Christmas season.) However, the quality was so poor that we could not give it as a gift (a summer vacation we took with the wife's folks). Soooo, that's why we did the iPhoto book last night (stayed up until 3AM) and basically put the same book together. iPhoto is MUCH, MUCH easier to use than those web based services.
    We are not meeting them until the evening of Dec. 25, and then will open gifts the 26th when the rest of the family is together. The book is being shipped to their house Express. I am hoping maybe by now orders have died down and they can get this book out pronto. I even have a glimmer of hope for delivery on the 26th or at least the week of the 26th. If not, no biggie, it'll come when it comes. I like the idea of putting the iPhoto book on iDVD and showing it on a DVD. That will suffice until the actual book comes.
    My wife will be contacting Walgreens today to see about a refund for the shoddy book they sent us. I wouldn't get the Walgreens book at any price it was so bad (shipped price was about $6 less than the iPhoto book.)

  • How to create an iDVD slideshow from an iPhoto book

    Hello,
    I created a book in iPhoto and would like to create a DVD of the book.  I'm using iDVD 7.1.2 and iPhoto 9.5.1.  Is this still a possibility? 
    Thanks in advance
    Scott Lorigan

    This tutorial should help: iP05 - Creating an iDVD Slideshow From an iPhoto Book.
    Follow this workflow in iDVD to help assure the best qualty video DVD:
    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.
    To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it.  If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
    Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality.  Always use top quality media:  Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.

  • Can I share my iPhoto book?

    I created an Iphoto book for my twins' 12th birthday and ordered copies for each; however, my parents and other family members may want to view or order copies. . Any way I can share it with them on-line?

    Create a PDF file of the book as follows:
    1 - in the book mode type Command+P.  In the print window click on the PDF button and select Save as  PDF from the menu.
    2- email the PDF file to those who might want to order a copy.
    Another way to share the book is to create an iDVD video slideshow of it according to this tutorial: iP05 - Creating an iDVD Slideshow From an iPhoto Book and burn DVD video discs to distribute.  I do it with all the books I give away as gifts.  Lets the receipient view the book (with music) on their TV set rather than thumbing thru the book with family members.
    OT

  • Iphoto books in widescreen?

    Hi. I'm making a series of slideshows for a wedding dvd, and one of the slideshows is actually a book. I've got the normal slideshows in widescreen, but it doesn't seem to give me that option with the book one.
    Does anyone know how to get the book slideshow into widescreen format? Either with iphoto or somehow after it gets exported to idvd?
    Many thanks.

    Just in case someone else wants to make a widescreen slideshow out of an iphoto book, I found a simple way using after effects. I just made a composition the size of a widescreen movie and then put the book on top of it. I fiddled with the scale and used a mask to keep the book image and then exported the finished result. Don't know if there is an easier way, but I think the quality looks fine.
    Hope this helps someone.

  • IPhoto books archival???

    Color photographs I took 20 years ago are now fading and turning yellow in my albums while the black and white pictures in my grandmother's scrapbooks look just fine.
    Does anyone know how long iPhoto books last?
    Will my kids be able to show them to their grandchildren 50 years from now?
    G5   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

    mackirk:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. There was a couple of threads a while back with some info on the archival quality of the paper, etc. used in the books. Do a search for book, paper qualtiy, archival, and see if you can find them.
    On another note, I make an iDVD slideshow of each of the books pages with iDVD, burn the iDVD project and include it with each book. It makes a nice additional gift and a good way for a group to view the book at one time. Here's how I do it.
    1 - with the book complete and open in iPhoto type Control-P.
    2 - in the Print window click on the PDF button and select the "Send PDF to iPhoto" option.
    3 - the Automator workflow will start. You may need to close all windows so the automator window that asks you to select an existing album in iPhoto to add the page files to or create a new album will be visible. At times it does not come to the forefront and you might think nothing is happening.
    4 - when the aforementioned window comes up select or create an album and click continue.
    5 - in iPhoto there will be a new album with a jpg file for each page of the book including the cover.
    6 - open iDVD, select a theme and in the top menu create a slideshow.
    7 - open the slideshow window and go to the Media/photos pane.
    8 - select the album in iPhoto with the book pages and drag into the slideshow organization window on the left.
    9 - select your transition, music to add, any titles or comments you might want to add and generally finish off the iDVD project.
    I was very favorably impressed with the resulting iDVD the first time I tried it. It's a way to give a "copy" of the book to several recipients.
    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 am trying to make a iphoto book but every time i click on a single photo or folder it opens up a new book. How can I avoid this? This is iphoto 10.

    I am trying to make a iphoto book but every time i click on an individual photo (or folder) it opens up a new book. How can i avoid this?

    Export the slideshow out of iPhoto as a QT movie file via the Export button in the lower toolbar.  Select Size = Medium or Large.
    Open iDVD, select a theme and drag the exported QT movie file into the open iDVD window being careful to avoid any drop zones.
    Follow this workflow to help assure the best quality video DVD:
    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. 
    To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it.  If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
    Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality.  Always use top quality media:  Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
    If iDVD was not preinstalled on your Mac you'll have to obtain it by purchasing a copy of the iLife 09 disk from a 3rd party retailer like Amazon.com: ilife 09: Software or eBay.com.  Why, because iDVD (and iWeb) was discontinued by Apple over a year ago. 
    Why iLife 09 instead of 11?
    If you have to purchase an iLife disc in order to obtain the iDVD application remember that the iLife 11 disc only provides  themes from iDVD 5-7.  The Software Update no longer installs the earlier themes when starting from the iLIfe 11 disk nor do any of the iDVD 7 updaters available from the Apple Downloads website contain them. 
    Currently the only sure fire way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:
    This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:
    You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.
    NOTE:  If you're running iPhoto 9.5 the export options will be different.
    OT

  • Burning a copy of my iPhoto book

    I am having a problem burning an iPhoto book I made to a DVD. When I send the book to iDVD. The book shows up in the media section under movies. I am using Version 6.

    Brenda:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If it's not anywhere in the menu window under the name of the book in iPhoto, try opening iDVD first, then go to iPhoto and do the share to iDVD. If that doesn't work you can check in your Movies folder, find the movie file and drag it into the iDVD menu window.

  • Exporting iphoto books for printing at local printing services

    Does anybody know how to export an iphoto book for printing at local printing services, other than Apple printing services?
    I tried to export, but the only option available was to "export to iDVD", which is not very helpful (does not generate a printable file).
    I'd appreciate any hints...

    Yanomami:
    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. What you want to
    do is do a print to pdf. Then take the pdf file to
    the printing service to be printed.
    Thank you for the tip. One follow up question: does PDF file have the right photo quality/definition to print a book, or would it be better to export to a TIFF file or some other type? If so, how to export to TIFF then?
    Thanks again for any help you can offer.

  • "sharing" pages from an iphoto book to iweb

    Hi - I am trying to take pages of my photo book from iphoto and publish them to my website. Whenever I try to 'share' these pages (share-send to iweb-photo page) the photo page part is greyed out. It will only allow me to do it with one picture not a page from my book.
    thank you!

    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Follow steps #1 and #2 of this tutorial: #6 - Creating an iDVD Slideshow From an iPhoto Book.
    Then you can get something like this: iPhoto Book as an iWeb Slideshow.
    OT

  • Any way to use the slideshow in the iphoto "Book"?

    Hi All,
    Currently, I want to edit slideshows and burn into IDVD. But I prefer the slideshow preview from iphoto "Book" which can edit more comments and slideshow function. Is it any way to select the slideshow from iphoto "book"? rather than just using the single function from the iphoto slideshow (which is not dynamic enough)... please help
    Thanks!
    Wymond

    Welcome to the Apple Discussions. You can create an iDVD slideshow of a book. It's relatively easy. It's described in Old Toad's Tutorial #6 - Creating an iDVD Slideshow From an iPhoto Book.. I create one for every book I buy. A great way for a group of people to view the book at once.

  • IPhoto Book Size limit

    Hello
    Can anyone tell me if there's a limit to the number of pages you can get printed in a book?
    And... can anyone tell me why, when I try to buy the book online, the quantity drop down box is shaded out?
    Thanks...
    PowerBookG4   Mac OS X (10.4.7)  

    Hi Mary,
    I am using iPhoto 6, and I see in another of your posts that you say you are using iPhoto 5, so I do not know if how I make an iPhoto Book movie will work for you. Would it be possible for you to update to iPhoto 6?
    So remember, these directions are for iPhoto 6 which I have. No, I do not "put music just to the photo album that feeds my iPhoto Books and then play a slide show in iPhoto". Rather, I create a book in iPhoto. Then when I click "Play" to "play the book" in iPhoto, a screen/menu shoots down that allows me to choose my "Settings" and/or my "Music" that I want to go along with my book. Under "Settings", then under "Transitions", I like to choose "Page Flip" to look like a real book with turning pages, plus I can choose which direction I want the pages to flip. I can also set the number of seconds per page that I want each slide/page to show. Then under "Music", depending on how long the book is, I can choose the appropriate length/style of music from Sample Music, or iTunes music, to go along with the book I have created. Once I have chosen my "Setting" & "Music" I then click on "Save Settings" still on the shoot-down menu. I then play/preview through the book, with pages flipping, and music in the background, just to check if I need to make any corrections, or if I am okay to proceed.
    If I am happy with the photo positions on each page, the music, & the transitions, I then go to the Main iPhoto menu at the top of my computer and under "Share" the "Send to iDVD" can be chosen [I am assuming that you have an iDVD burner, Mary [although you will not really be burning a disc for this project]?
    At this point, Mary, I am repeating what I had typed into my original post on this topic:
    Once I have prepared my iBook, I can use the pull down menu in iPhoto for "Share" and there send the iBook project to "Send to iDVD" where the iBook is converted to use by iDVD. This may take a few minutes, but iDVD will open it. At that point, just quit it and click on "Don't Save" when you are asked if you want to save. Next, check in your finder where your movies are saved. There you should find the name of your book if you named it, or "untitled book" if you did not. Yep, it is saved. Once you locate your book, you can double click on it and watch your book in Quick-Time Player. I not only watch the books I make on my computer, but also load them on to my iPod.
    I hope this is clear, but if you have any more questions, just let me know. I love the way this method for preparing a book/video turns out for my own uses. It really looks like a book with the photos positioned on each page as I choose them to look.
    This is a different topic than the above: I only used the PDF method of making a book/movie that has been suggested to me, and to you, when I created a book OVER 100 pages which iPhoto will NOT allow. With the PDF pages, I was able to create two volumes to the book, and then save them to PDF pages, and then combine those two files, and put them together in my iDVD program by making a slideshow that was put together to resemble a page flipping book. That book/movie had 165 pages of photos with music.

  • Sharing iphoto book

    How can I share my iphoto book so others can buy it?  Created a book for the family but I cannot buy books for everyone.  I want other family members to view and buy the book.

    You would have to give them the iPhoto library you used to create and order the book and they would have to have a Mac and the same version of iPhoto in order to open and use the library.
    An alternative would be to create a PDF file of the book and send that pdf file to other family members to view.  Then they could order the book thru you. 
    To create a small library that would be easy to send to others see this tutorial: 09 - Archiving an iPhoto Book for Editing and/or Ordering at a Later Date.
    You then drag the archived/small library onto a blank CD/DVD mounted on the Desktop and burn the library to the disc. Do not use the Share ➙ Burn menu option in iPhoto. Then mail the disc to the family members who would drag the book library from the disc to the Desktop and open it with iPhoto to order a book for themselves.  Remember only Mac users could make use of the library.
    A possible alternate would be to create a video DVD of the book complete with music.  How to accomplish that is described in this tutorial: 06 - Creating an iDVD Slideshow From an iPhoto Book. The book could then be viewed on a TV set.  I create one of these DVDs go accompany every photo book I create and give as a present.
    OT

  • How can I turn my French apple account into Australian one to be able to buy a Iphoto book I've made?

    hi
    How can I turn my french apple account into an Australian one , to be able to buy a Iphoto book I 've created ?

    And you need to set the "Print Products Store" in the iPhoto Preferences "Advanced" to the country you are in. The credit card you will be using with your AppleID needs to be valid in the country your AppleID is registered to. Will you be staying permanently in Australia? Maybe it wuld be simpler to create a second AppleID just for the time of your stay there.

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