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.

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IDVD slideshow images appear stretched or "fat" on TV screen

Images from my camera appear normal in iPhoto and in iDVD slideshows on my computer. But when I view them on my big screen TV, the images are stretched horizontally. People and things look "fat." Playing with the TV format settings doesn't seem to help.
Is there some setting, either in iPhoto or iDVD that I am unaware of that can correct this problem?

Playing with the TV format settings doesn't seem to help.
Is there some setting, either in iPhoto or iDVD that I am unaware of that can correct this problem?
Your DVD Player or TV set is set to stretch 4:3 content to fit you 16:9 screen.
You need to change that setting - DVD Player or TV set - to stop the stretching.

How do i share music files from iphoto slideshow to idvd?

I am making a Idvd slideshow and want to use a music theme i heard in iphoto. In iphoto it is listed under "Sample Music". But i cannot seem to navigate to in from within Idvd to import or select it. Nor can i find "sample music" when I search with spotlight. thanks in advance for the help. New to the MAC.

You need to delve into the iPhoto application and COPY the sample Music folder out to the Desktop and import it into iTunes before you can see it to use in a playlist in an iDVD slideshow.
The music is located in the iPhoto.app/Contents/Resources/Music folder. Open the iPhoto application like this:
Click to view full size
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Why is the "Send to iDVD" command missing from the share menu in iPhoto 9.4.3 when trying to send a slideshow to iDVD?

How come the "Send to iDVD" command is missing from the share menu? In iPhoto I used to be able to send my slideshows to iDVD simply my clicking on the slideshow, selecting the "Share" menu at the top and going to "Send to iDVD". Now in iPhoto 9.4.3 that option is missing.
Further i am also using iDVD 7.1.2 and running OSX version 10.8.3.
Thanks!

Export the slideshow via the Export button at the bottom of the slideshow window with Size = Medium or Large.
Open iDVD, choose a theme and drag the exported movie file to the menu window being careful to avoid any drop zones.
Follow this workflow to help ensure 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 and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was 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.
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Trying to add album from iphoto into idvd slideshow. Not all photos are loading. Message "creating thumbnail images...(31 remaining). Been there a long time. What is wrong?

trying to add album from iphoto into idvd slideshow. Not all photos are loading. Message "creating thumbnail images...(31 remaining). Been there a long time. What is wrong?

Open your iPhoto Library, go to that particular album and verify that you can view the full sized version of each image by double clicking on them. Report back with the results.
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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

IPhoto to iDVD slideshow

I have 268 photos that I want to make into a slideshow. I understand how I can make a new slideshow in iDVD and simply add the folder of photos from iPhoto and let iDVD do its thing.
However, I've read many posts about quality (or lack thereof) so I would like to ask the experts what's the best way to get the highest quality slideshow to DVD to show on my (NTSC) HDTV, as well as my mother's old (PAL) 4:3 CRT dinosaur.
These photos are a mixed bag. Some were taken with a point and shoot and come in at 2 or 3 MBs. Others I shot on my dSLR as RAW and come in at up to 100MB TIFFs!
Should I let iDVD sort it all out? Should I resize the pixel size of the pics? Should I reduce the MB size of the pics? I really am clueless, because I suspect "It just works" doesn't apply in this case...
Thanks for any advice.

Hi
I do this another way but can share some thoughts.
• iDVD has a limit in it's SlideShow function of 99 photos per Show (You can have more than one SlideShow)
(and You can put in more than 99 photos - but then strange things occures and iDVD ill behaves)
• iDVD - As I get it rather wants .jpg photos - avoid .bmp (and I don't use .tiff or raw either - I convert all to .jpg)
(If You think that You lose quality - then You have to know that DVD is as standard only SD-Video whatever program used to encode it - so .jpeg is much more than the DVD can playback anyhow.)
I do my SlideShows in a video-editor and then I prefer
• iMovie up to HD6 - or -
• FinalCut any version - or -
• FotoMagico™ (included in Roxio Toast™ Pro bundle)
I avoid - iMovie'08 or 09 or 11 - as they discard every second line when exporting over to iDVD however I try to do it.
In a Video-editor - I can have as many photos as I like and 100% control over Audio and transitions etc.
Yours Bengt W

Unable to import IPhoto 6 slideshows to IDVD 6

When I try to send a SLIDESHOW with captions and music prepared in iPhoto 6 to IDVD to burn to a DVD by choosing Share>Send to IDVD i get the following message "An error occured while exporting the slideshow, the export movie file could not be created". This is inconsistent with the statement in iDVD Help Tutorial "In iPhoto send SLIDESHOWS directly to iDVD to create a project with slideshow buttons". What am I doing wrong?

you may be using a file format iDVD doesn't recognize (or you may have a corrupted image/file) hard to tell without seeing what you are currently working on. try the file again, or use a different image in it's place.
if this too fails then drag and drop the plist for both apps to the trash (empty it) and restart the computer.
com.apple.iPhoto.plist
com.apple.iDvd.plist
Use the Finder (happy face on the dock) plus copy and paste for the above items (individually) and hit return.
In the event you see either item appear more than once, dispose of all of them.
Good luck!

How do i get my iphoto slideshow to idvd?

how do i get my iphoto slideshow to idvd?

Use the Share ➙ iDVD menu option in iPhoto.
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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 to iDVD, then dvd to television: titles cut off.

iPhoto '08(7.1.5) and iDVD '08(7.0.4)
Created a slideshow in iPhoto using 16:9 format. Exported to iDVD and set dvd to 16:9 format and burned the dvd. The slideshow shows fine on the computer, and the dvd preview also looks fine. When taking the dvd to the television, both a widescreen HD tv and a standard 4:3 tv, the dvd distorts the pictures and the titles on the upper left are cut off. Any suggestions on how to resolve this?
Thanks
Kelly

Kelly:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. I believe you can get the entire slideshow image into the TV Safe area this way:
1 - go to your User/Movies folder and locate the slideshow QT file that iPhoto saved there during the export to iDVD.
2 - open iDVD and, using the "+" button create a slideshow.
3 - drag the QT movie file from the Movies folderinto the slideshow window.
4 - go to the iDVD/Slideshow preference pane and check the "Always scale slides to TV safe area" checkbox.
5 - go to the main menu and delete the movie that was added directly by iPhoto.
This will scale the movie to the TV safe area and keep the titles in the viewable area.
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.

Problem sharing iPhoto slideshow to iDVD

Hi,
I'm using iPhoto 11 and have made a themed slideshow with music. There seems to be changes in the theme being made when I "share" it to iDVD 7.1.2. Minor stuff but really annoying. Things like the a page of photos changing from the theme of vintage paper to black surrounds, and putting in a fake postcard image.
I have previously done the same slideshow to iDVD (minus about 5 photos) and it worked brilliantly.
I've closed down iPhoto, restarted the computer and "shared" it to iDVD about 5 times and the same thing happens.
This is for my mother's funeral in a couple of days and I want it to be perfect.
Does anyone have an idea of what the problem is or a workaround?
thanks
Carol

Try exporting the movie to the Desktop at the large size
and check the slideshow to see if it keeps the correct theme. If it does you then open iDVD, select a theme and add the movie to the menu being careful to avoid any drop zones.
Follow this workflow to help ensure the best quality final product:
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 and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was 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.
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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.

IPhoto, iMovie, or iDVD which is best for creating a slideshow?

I'm working on a project that's half slideshow, half video. The slideshow portion will incorporate music and the Ken Burns effect. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I can actually use iPhoto, iMovie, or iDVD to do this, right? If so, what makes the most sense from a process standpoint? flexibility standpoint?
I ask because I've experimented and it seems like creating slideshows is significantly easier in iPhoto than in iMovie, but wanted to know people's thoughts.
Thanks!

Hi Terrabay:
I have side-stepped your question most of the day and now I see everyone else has too!
So, I feel someone needs to step up and give you some answers...but-just remember-I am an iMovie junkie, so you are not going to hear kudos to iPhoto from me! LOL!
I honestly do not know if your slideshow will look better with iMovie (all that DV you know...) but since you said that you are adding video- well....
Go with iMovie-hey-no pain-no gain!
Seriously, iPhoto was made for photos and imovie for DV. You be the judge, but I think if you tinker with the iMovie options ( audio, transitions,titles, etc) you will see that iMovie is the way to make you memories live forever!
Whew! That is almost creepy....
:))Sue

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