IPhoto Slideshow to Desktop

In iPhoto on the MacBookPro Intel OS 10.4.9, the user is supposed to be able to create an album and then go to share>desktop to put the group of pictures on one's desktop. This feature cannot be used for a slideshow because "desktop" in the "share" menu item is grayed out.
While it seems to work, the images are obviously much too large, and even doing an edit>constrain>5 x 7, the same problem remains.
Where does one cut down the pixel size in iPhoto? One of these images was run through "Save for Web" in Photoshop Elements for Mac, and it displays just fine.
I am trying to put a series of images on my Mac desktop, and it just isn't working the way it should.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Dave

Dave
In iPhoto on the MacBookPro Intel OS 10.4.9, the user is supposed to be able to create an album and then go to share>desktop to put the group of pictures on one's desktop. This feature cannot be used for a slideshow because "desktop" in the "share" menu item is grayed out.
No, sorry that's not what Share -> Desktop does. That feature simply allows you to set you desktop picture with a picture from your iPhoto Library. So if more than one pic is selected, then it's not available.
I am trying to put a series of images on my Mac desktop, and it just isn't working the way it should.
Actually, it's working the way it should. This is not supported by the OS without additional software. That's why your 'one pic... displayed fine'.
What you need to do is
1. Create a slideshow or an album
2. Export it as a quicktime movie or Folder of Images (File -> Export)
3. Use a Third Party Application to run the movie as a desktop, or a Third Party app to have more than one pic on your desktop.
Alternatively, you could point to the album as your Screensaver, and then get a third party app to run this as your desktop background.
Have a search on MacUpdate
for these applications.
Regards
TD

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