Sending slide show to IDVD---problem

I have ILife08 on a new MacBook, and am having a problem with IDVD. After creating a slide show with music in IPhoto, I export it to IDVD to put it on a disc, and find there is a bit of a sync or timing problem now with the music and slides.
The slide show is tightly correographed to the music and played fine in IPhoto, but after exporting to IDVD, the music plays very slightly faster than it did in IPhoto, screwing up the timing of the slides.
One hint may be that I get a message in IDVD that there is gray space in the file, and if I don't get rid of it, there will be a blank section on the disc. No idea what they're talking about...
Any ideas out there?
Thanks!

bjohn:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The audio sync is a problem reported by others. Are you up to date with Quicktime and Tiger. By you specs you're still at 10.4.10. Check to see if your at 7.3.1 for Quicktime. Try installing the 10.4.11 COMBO updater. You can find both at Apple Downloads.
There are alternatives to creating the slideshow in iPhoto. You could use iMovie HD (version 6) as it allows multiple audio tracks that can be turned and trimmed for exact timing. I've not heard of issues with it's timing while going to iDVD (however, it's best to not export from iMovie but just drag the iMovie project file into an open iDVD project to let iDVD do the rendering/compression).
I've not heard of the "gray space" warning. Ask about that in the iDVD forum.
Note: iMovie HD (6) is available for download for users who've bought iLife 08. You can find it at the download site I linked to above. You'll have to do a search for iMovie HD.
Happy Holidays
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto 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), 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 08 libraries 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.

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You don't.
Slideshows are exported as movies and these are very large files. Email is not an appropriate medium for very large files as they can cause immense issues for the receiver.
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