Iphoto Slideshow Zoom

Does Apple plan to add a zooming feature to Iphoto's slideshow in the future?

This is a user forum and NO one here knows (or could tell you if they knew) what Apple's plans are
What do you want to do - the Ken Burns effect provides a zoom and pan which you can set as you want - so you can set a slide for Ken Burns effect and by your settings have it still, have it zoom only, have it pan only or have it zoom and pan
If you want to zoom in on something select that slide, check the ken burns effect for it, set the beginning view you want by zooming the slider below it and panning then click on end and set the ending view you want the same way -- now when you show the slide show it will start with the view you set as the beginning view and transition to the view you set as the end view
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  • IPhoto slideshow export -- Ken Burns "jerkiness" on playback

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    the audio associated with that set of photos was a piece of music off of an audio CD that had been transferred to iTunes for the purpose of making this section in the DVD. It's not a big problem that the music didn't transfer, since I can add it back into FCX. Thank you so much for your concern and help. This was a very key bit of info that you provided me. Thanks again. bill

  • IPhoto slideshow export -- jerky Ken Burns rendering

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    When I export, the result is a .mov file. Everything looks great when I play it on Quicktime, except for some of the photos on which I had used Ken Burns (meaning there's motion). The bad ones don't render properly, and are "jerky" for lack of a more technical word. They get stuck for a couple of seconds, jump forward, get stuck again, etc.
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    2) What caused the jerkiness in the first place? Is there something I can do so the original output from iPhoto on Ken Burns photos isn't jerky?
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    iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

    Kirk,
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  • How can I use my itunes library for iphoto slideshow?

    how can I use my itunes library for iphoto slideshow?

    Here's a possible workaround:
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  • How do I add a video clip to my iPhoto slideshow?

    In an iPhoto slideshow, I want to add a video clip.  If I select cut then I need to click paste but that option does not come up.

    First just drag the clip and drop it onto the slideshow title in the left hand pane.  The you can postiion it where you want in the slideshow itself.
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  • Will  an iPhoto slideshow with music work on all computers in China?

    I am making a promotional DVD for an education program in the US, and taking it to China to education fairs. If it is an iPhoto slideshow with music, will it work on all Chinese computers? I assume so, because since it is not video, I should not have to worry about different formats-right? I've got enough to worry about on this trip!
    Prof. Fisher

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    Regards
    TD

  • Is there any way to get 720x576 (ie DV Pal)  from iphoto slideshow?

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  • I am trying to burn DVDs from iPhoto slideshows.  My pictures number in the hundreds and we know that iPhoto captures 99 and then "starts over".  This plays fine from the Mac Book but glitches arise on the DVD when playing it on a DVD player.  Any suggsts

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