Slideshow in iphoto not accurately recorded in idvd

when a completed slideshow, synchronized with a music playlist and created in iphoto 8 is sent to idvd to record, some of the transitions are changed and the music goes out of sync. Sometimes it doesn't. Why?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.
When you send a slideshow to iDVD it is converted to a Quicktime Movie, and frankly, in iPhoto 08 and earlier sometimes that doesn’t always go as planned. I know of no fix for the issue. Workarounds include making the Slideshow in iMovie or an app like PhotoToMovie, or in iDVD itself.
Regards
TD

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