Resize photo in Drop Zone

I have just completed my first non-PC DVD creation!!! I have run into a problem that I can't figure out, I have checked the discussion groups and I don;t believe anyone other than me has run into this: I grabbed some photos (3) from my iPhoto collection, dropped them into the "Drop Zone editor", and they are displayed on my menu, very nice, etc. However the photo is displayed so large that all you can see is my child's left eye and left forehead (for example). How can you re-adjust the photos that iDVD uses (either before pulling into iDVD or once in iDVD) so that that they are vaguely right size? I have tried left- and right-clicking eveywhere, no luck. I have tried taking one of the photos, amking a copy form iPhoto onto my desktop, resizing it down to 3 by 2 inches, adn then trying to use that "shrunk" photo - no change! Any ideas anyone..........

I used Photoshop to try different sizes until I could fit our logo just the way I wanted. The final image size that seems to work fine is 693w x 520h in pixels. Your image can be 693w but not all 520h will make it on. I had to position our logo which is roughly 260h about 1/3 of the way down from the top as the bottom part gets cut off. You need the extra white space on the bottom but not width wise.

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When I drop a photo into a drop zone in iDVD '08 it stays huge and only a small part of the photo can be seen. I have resized to 768x576 as the HELP suggested but it made no difference. No matter how small I made the photo, it got blown up to a large size. I know you can move the photo a little using the command button and the mouse, but unfortunately that doesn't help much when the image is so big.
Any ideas? I'm just about ready to pull the last couple of hairs out of my head! This has never been a problem in iDVD '06
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Changing the dpi won't help - iDVD and iMovie don't care about it. The theme displays the entire image from top to bottom (more or less), but since the window is portrait mode on a landscape image, you loose about 1/4 of the image on each side. There doesn't seem to be much you can do with it (other than not use it).
What I would do is create a 640 x480 image with a 120 pixel wide black band on either side and insert a 400 pixel wide by 480 pixel high image in the middle between the black bands. The theme should show you just about all of the image you have inserted when you place the 640x480 image in the drop zone window. I wish there were an easier way, but I've had to use such trial and error methods since I started working with iDVD back in iDVD 2 days.
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Resize Pictures for Drop Zone?

I read a thread from about a year ago that brought up resizing images to get them to fit in a drop zone correctly. I just started using idvd and just ran into this problem, and it truly annoys me that Apple wouldn't allow resizing and image within idvd to get it to fit, or drag what part of the image shows in the drop zone...
Anyone have a solution, or is this still a "pay to get it" type of thing with pro tools...

So what you really need is to reposition the image within the drop zone (as opposed to resizing) .... is this correct?
If so, have you already tried holding down the control key as you click and drag the image to the desired position?
Repositioning an image or movie in a drop zone
When you drag a picture or movie into a drop zone, the aspect ratio of the image is preserved, but it is scaled larger or smaller to fill the drop zone. As a result, sometimes part of the image is cut off and does not appear in the drop zone. In this case, you can move the image to choose which portion is visible in the drop zone.
To reposition an image or movie in a drop zone:
From the drop zone on the menu (not in the drop zone editor), click the image or movie and press Command.
Drag the image until the part you want is visible in the drop zone.
Keep these things in mind as you position an image:
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If you drag a narrow image to a drop zone, the image is scaled vertically, and you can move the image up or down only.
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If you drag a wide image to a drop zone, the image is scaled horizontally, and you can move the image side to side only.
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If you accidentally drag the image too far, you will remove it from the drop zone. (The cursor changes from a hand to a puff of smoke.) Choose Edit > Undo to restore the image to the drop zone.
Repositioning a movie in a drop zone is different from selecting which part of a movie shows in a drop zone (which allows you to select which frame of the movie is displayed in a drop zone). For more information, see Related Topics below.

Resizing clips in drop zones with motion 5.04

Can someone please help me resize clips in the dropzones. When I drag the clip into the dropzone it show as too high up causing the head of my subject to be cut off as an example. I do not see anywhere that shows a "fit" option in the inspector or anywhere else. I purchase templates with dropzones in place. Also when I try to resiize the handles that are showing, the complete drop zones resizes.
Is there some parameters I am supposed to using with the clip itself?

The "Adjust Item" tool is contextual, and will only help you move the image around inside of a Drop Zone.
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I happen to be doing this at the moment myself.

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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.
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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.
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Photos in DROP ZONE of iDVD 08

Hi there. I used to be able to move photos around slightly (left to right/ up and down) in the old iDVD. When I updated to 08 this is no longer possible.
After a quick search here I found someone mentioning holding down the command button when moving it - but that doesn't make any difference to me - all it does is whoosh the photo out of the drop zone and delete it.
Can anyone give me step by step / idiot guide to moving photos around the drop zone please? I am fed up with them being off centre.
S

When I hold down the Command key (Apple key) I can move the image from right to left.
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Drop Zone photo resize

I'm trying to create my first project in iDVD 7.0.4.
When I drop photo into drop zone, it get enlarged so much, that only a small part of it is visible.
I was not able to find neither a trick nor help how to resize it (shifting it or exporting it from iPhoto into JPG does not help).
Thanks in advance for any hint

I use Adobe PS to re-size images but most graphics apps will also work (including iPhoto).
http://www.iclarified.com/entry/index.php?enid=294
Hope this link helps but if not just come on back.

How do you resize a photo in an iDVD drop zone?

The themes in iDVD are virtually useless if you can't easily drag a photo into a drop zone and move and resize as necessary. Using the method described in iDVD is ridiculously cumbersome but what's worse is that it doesn't work.
Does anyone have a suggestion for making this task easier? Does anyone know of better software that would replace iDVD?
This problem has been around for years. It's unbelievable that Apple allows the problem to continue.
Thanks for any help.

Thanks for the reply - I've just gotten around to playing with this some more and as you mentioned, I'm now creating a new image in Photoshop that repositions the image so that it places well in the iDVD template (soft frame in this case). Extra work, and it appears to be effective in the iDVD interface, but when I burned a test DVD the images were scaled differently in the final render to disk.
I'm not trying to do anything out of the ordinary here - just want to burn a DVD of my baby boy for the grandparents. This is precisely the type of use iLife is aimed at... But something as simple as putting a picture of my son on the DVD menu took the extra step of composing in Photoshop in order to have his head not cropped ridiculously. Now even that extra work is altered on the DVD.
I'm new to iDVD and might just need to work with it some more, but so far it just seems wrong and inconsistent with the rest of iLife to not have this flexibility.

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Resizing drop zone photo?

I have read through this forum and don't see any answers for this question for new versions of iDVD. I am using 7.1.2
I have dropped a photo into one of the drop zones for a template, but the photo is zoomed way in. I found if I hold the command button down I can move the photo around, how do I get it the size I would like? Do I need to edit in iphoto or Photoshop before importing to the drop zone?
Always the small things that become so frustating.
Thanks!

You can't do what you want. The drop zone is designed to give the viewer just a hint or flavor of what the DVD holds in store for them.
You might try creating a larger blank, black image and put your photo in the center and use that. It might put the photo in the right part of the drop zone with more of it visible. I've not tried it so this is just a guess.
OT

RANT! : still no resize option when using drop zones!

Picture this: you drop a photo into a drop zone. But it's a little too big, and doesn't fit well. So, in a perfect world, you right-mouse-click, say resize, and some handles come up and you can resize on the fly.
I really don't understand why this option isn't in yet. It seems so obvious and usefull.
Really... sometimes the software is too simple for it's own good!!! grrr...

There is a way around this.
In iPhoto, crop the image to a more suitable width, but make the crop higher than it is wider (keep the full height).
Now, when you drop the cropped photo on a drop zone you can at least move it up or down.
I do it all the time, or I deliberately take and/or use vertical photos.
Regards
Santa

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