Photos in Drop Zones not visible

Hi,
I recently purchased a refurbished iMac and have used iDVD previously, but am having trouble with it now. It's my first attempt at iDVD since I bought the computer. I'm using a 6.0 theme, Reflection Black. When I drop photos into one of the eight drop zones, the zones go black. I can see in the drop zone editor area that the photo is loaded, just not visible. The twist is that the first time I use the photo it works. But if I try to drop it in the second time, or close the saved draft and then reopen, I get a black image where the photo should be. I've searched on the help topics, and can't figure it out.
Thank you!

You're right. There's not alot of info available on this particular issue regarding invisible slideshow photos. So let's try the following.
You say the photos are showing in the drop zone editor nevertheless ..... correct?
What happens when you add a transition (simple 3 second dissolve for example)?
If that fails to help then add music as well and then set the slideshow to "fit to audio". Post back with your results.
Message was edited by: SDMacuser

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