Showing lower quality photos in slideshows

I'm trying to create a slideshow that has a mix of high-quality pictures that look good full-screen and others where the quality is much less and shouldn't be viewed at full screen. I cannot figure out a way to show the low-quality pictures in a slideshow at less than full screen. Is there a way to restrict their size to the optimal viewing size rather than spreading them to full screen where they become grainy and blurry?

writeguyfla:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. There is no way to create a slideshow with a smaller image on the screen than the options in the Setting pane.
There's a 3rd party slideshow application, PhotoPresenter, that has some wonderful themes that do not require the photo to fill the screen that might work for you. You can try it in demo mode before deciding to purchase. This is one of their fancier themes.
Do you Twango?
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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