Slideshow Labeling Options in iPhoto vs. iDVD?

Hi all,
Are there any enhancements to putting onscreen labels for slideshows (i.e., visible during playback)? All I've been able to find is the ability to "show title" in iPhoto (no font choice, extreme corner of screen) and a bottom-of-screen option in iDVD, which is marginally better, but the panning/zooming and other capabilities of iPhoto don't appear to exist when building a slideshow in iDVD. Any options/upgrades/enhancements out there to improve my slideshow labels? Am I missing something?
Thanks!!

KimsDad:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. iDVD can give you what you want except for the Ken Burns effect. It offers only one transition per slideshow also. It will let you put titles and sub-titles on selected slides and assure that the entire slide will be in the TV Safe area. IMO, the image quality is better by building the slideshow in iDVD over that from iPhoto or iMovie.
With a 3rd party editor like Photoshop Elements 4 you can add any text of any size and font in any location to the photos and then use iPhoto's slideshow option. You can set up iPhoto to use the 3rd party editor as part of iPhoto and make it nearly seamless. There is a caveat to this and that is you have to make sure the new file is saved as a jpg and not as a Photoshop Elements file. Other than that there little you can't do with it. Here's an example of some of it's advance editing capabilities.
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 written 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. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.
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