QT slideshow with non-uniform transition times?

Question

I am creating a QT file which is composed of only still images, using "Import Image Sequence…". But I need the transition times from one slide to the next to be set individually, so one might stay for 10 seconds, another for 1. Is there any way to do this?
I have a rough reference movie which shows the images, at low resolution. The only way I have found is to select the duration of each image in the rough movie, copy the corresponding image from the high res movie, and "Add to Selection & Scale…".
Assuming this is the only way, what is the best way to compress the resultant movie to get good compression? I have Sorenson Squeeze.

Answer 1

You've figured out how to do it: import the images into an image sequence, then import them a frame at a time, add scaled, to your final timeline, then compress the whole thing.
For compression, I can't tell you what codec to use. But the trick is that you should NOT specify a frame rate for the export, because you want the frame rate to be 0 FPS while the images are displaying.
Of course the problem with this method is that you will end up with another video track for each slide. To avoid that, use another method:
Sources: Movie A is an audio track (or whatever sets your final length). Movie B is an image sequence imported at any frame rate. Movie C is a new movie which you are building into your final sequence.
a) Select the section of Movie A for the next photo
b) Copy, then create a new movie (we'll call it Movie D)
c) Paste the selection into Movie D and Select All
d) Select a photo from Movie B and copy
e) Add Scaled to Movie D
f) Select All of Movie D and copy
g) Paste into the end of Movie C
h) Close Movie D without saving
i) IF NOT (last photo added) THEN (a)
j) Save movie C as a reference movie, then compress it.
Doing that, you will end up building a movie one photo at a time, and it will end up with only one video track. It's less complicated than it looks.
--Dave Althoff, Jr.