Slideshow program?

I think I saw a list of slideshow programs here recently but
let it go
by without saving it. I need a slideshow to add to web pages:
* It should open any of n thumbnails on the page to show the
full-size
image. The full-size image doesn't have to appear to "grow"
out of the
thumbnail or anything like that. It just has to appear,
ideally in the
middle of the screen.
* When open, it should allow the user to close the image with
an
clearly-identifiable close button as well as by simply
clicking anywhere
outside the image.
* When open, it should allow the user to step forward and/or
backwards
through all of the photos represented by thumbnails on the
page.
* The user controls to be graphics I make (as an option)
* The slideshow should not be hindered by pop-up blocking
settings in a
browser
I do not want:
* The screen to darken as the photo loads and displays
* A block of solid color to open and animate itself to the
size of the
image before showing it
I am aware of the Project VII slideshow, but I don't think it
will work
as I want because of the above two disqualifiers.
James M Shook

James,
Nancy just posted this link on another NG:
http://www.1stwebdesigner.com/resources/57-free-image-gallery-slideshow-and-lightbox-solut ions/
alex
James Shook wrote:
> I think I saw a list of slideshow programs here recently
but let it go
> by without saving it. I need a slideshow to add to web
pages:
>
> * It should open any of n thumbnails on the page to show
the full-size
> image. The full-size image doesn't have to appear to
"grow" out of the
> thumbnail or anything like that. It just has to appear,
ideally in the
> middle of the screen.
>
> * When open, it should allow the user to close the image
with an
> clearly-identifiable close button as well as by simply
clicking anywhere
> outside the image.
>
> * When open, it should allow the user to step forward
and/or backwards
> through all of the photos represented by thumbnails on
the page.
>
> * The user controls to be graphics I make (as an option)
>
> * The slideshow should not be hindered by pop-up
blocking settings in a
> browser
>
>
> I do not want:
>
> * The screen to darken as the photo loads and displays
>
> * A block of solid color to open and animate itself to
the size of the
> image before showing it
>
> I am aware of the Project VII slideshow, but I don't
think it will work
> as I want because of the above two disqualifiers.
>
> James M Shook

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I'm looking for a simple slideshow program for my old 68k OS7 Macs. I just want to have some PICTs display on a set time period or key press. Nothing fancy.
I can get Claris to this but wonder if HyperCard can. I'm no expert on HC but it seems to be designed for this exact job. Do I need to find a "stack" or some already made item to open in HC then attach my piks? Any suggestions?

It would be possible to use HyperCard, although you may need to do a little programming if you go with it. If you use a blank HyperCard stack, you can assign one picture per card and link them. Clickable buttons would be the easiest way to do this. Which version of HyperCard are you using?
An old version of PowerPoint would work fine too. Anything older than PowerPoint 98 runs on a 68K unless you are using a 68000 processor, in which case you'll need one of the pre-1994 versions.
Believe it or not, Kid Pix is a possible answer to this as well. Any version from Kid Pix 2 onward (as well as the Kid Pix Companion addon for the original Broderbund version) contains an application called Slide Show, which is used with files in the PICT format. You can display an image for up to 30 seconds and add transitions between slides.

Where can I find a basic slideshow program?

Does anyone know of a basic program that would allow me to view folders of photos on my iMac? There used to be a slideshow program you could download for free that offered the simple service of allowing you to click on any given folder and look at each image in a slideshow. There's iPhotos but I don't want to have to pop open iPhoto and add any new pics in those folders as well as add them to photos on my harddrive. I just want to keep my photos in their specific folders on my harddrive and be able to boot up a slideshow program to view them whenever folder I want to.
Can anyone recommend anything?
Much, much thanks for any help. Much appreciated.

I was looking for the same thing on Windows. There's Adobe Bridge which comes with Photoshop and/or the Creative Suite but that makes copies of your images to a specified folder and resizes the images for a gallery (either PDF or in your web browser as an HTML gallery or a Flash gallery).
If you know Flash and Actionscript you can make an XML-based slideshow by creating an xml directory listing and using that as a foundation for your Flash gallery without disturbing your hard-drive structure. The downside is there's a memory limitation to what is displayed in your slideshow if you don't code properly. Which is my current problem with creating this type of slideshow. Hopefully I will learn better coding practices or someone can recommend a good solution along these lines for me with coding snippets for assistance.

Slideshow programs?

In three days time I need a program that can generate a slideshow using all the images in a directory and loop continuously. I also need this program to add new images to the slideshow as they're added to the folder. I was going to use the slideshow mode in gthumb, but it doesn't add new images to the slideshow without restarting it. Can anyone suggest a program?

You can use a script to periodically create a link named current to files in directory, and use feh's -R switch (reload switch). This works very good.
This is rotate.sh script with 2 second slideshow delay:
#!/bin/bash
while true; do
for filename in *; do
if (test "$filename" != "current" && test "$filename" != "rotate.sh"); then
ln -fs "$filename" current
sleep 2
fi
done
done
You put it in the directory where images are, and start it there. Then you start feh like this:
$ feh -R 1 /path/to/images_dir/current
Just make sure that feh's refresh interval is shorter than slideshow interval, otherwise it might miss some images.

Advice on Slideshow program

I'd like to purchase Fotomagico 3.0 to create personal slideshows. However, I'm confused about the pro vs express versions. My ultimate goal is to play these slideshows on my Sony PS3, which recognizes MP4. Can I just buy the express version and accomplis this task? Or does the pro version allow for the highest quality output? I think the express version will only export high quality .mov files. Does that mean I would need to buy an additional converter? Or would it be a lot easier to buy the pro version?

Hi Jon,
I've used DVDxDV before with success. Easy to use and the quality is pretty good as well. Outputs to quicktime full ntsc file as well (maybe you can do PAL as well if you need it).
quick question and apologies if this sound silly:
you're not using your extracted DVD footage as the final footage are you? Or, is it for dailies? Asking because the final quality won't be as good as the original b/c you are compressing/uncompressing and re-compressing again. I have a feeling you may know this, but i wanted to mention it just in case.
Cheers,
Keebler

What is the best program to create a HD 1080p slideshow?

A little advice on what the best program is for creating high quality HD (1080p) slide shows from hires jpegs. I'm not at all interested in burning the slideshows to DVD.
Until now I've used iMovie HD 6, iMovie '09, and iPhoto on our mac mini that runs SnowLeopard.
With iMovie HD 6 the transitions (cross dissolve and overlap) come out quite un-smooth look bad. Also HD 6 will not do 1080p, only 1080i.
With iMovie '09 photos that are portrait oriented (as opposed to landscape) often get poorly cropped.
iPhoto simply does not have the editing flexibility I need.
I've tried the demo version of Fotomagico and although the resulting slideshow is stunning, on my machine the program is almost impossible to work with because of its sluggishness. It is painfully slow in responding to all mouse moves. Dragging an image on the Stage is very difficult because the image lags behind the mouse so by the time the little green alignment guides come on to show center or edge alignment -- the image is already past that point. There is also a huge lag changing images on the stage. Also the spinning color wheel appears way too frequently.
Photo to Movie, based on their website, Photo to Movie can produce HD quality video. Does anyone have any experience in comparing Photo to Movie with any of the iMovies?
Other than FCP, what do you folks think is best slideshow program for producing 1080p shows?

Ditto what Matthew said about Photo to Movie.
There are many ways to produce slide shows using iPhoto, iMovie or iDVD and some limit the number of photos you can use (iDVD has a 99 chapter (slide) limitation).
If what you want is what I want, namely to be able to use high resolution photos (even 300 dpi tiff files), to pan and zoom individual photos, use a variety of transitions, to add and edit music or commentary, place text exactly where you want it, and to end up with a DVD that looks good on both your Mac and a TV - in other words end up with and end result that does not look like an old fashioned slide show from a projector - you may be interested in how I do it. You don't have to do it my way, but the following may be food for thought!
Firstly you need proper software to assemble the photos, decide on the duration of each, the transitions you want to use, and how to pan and zoom individual photos where required, and add proper titles. For this I use Photo to Movie. You can read about what it can do on their website:
http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php
(Other users here use the alternative FotoMagico: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/homevspro/ which you may prefer - I have no experience with it.)
Neither of these are freeware, but are worth the investment if you are going to do a lot of slide shows. Read about them in detail, then decide which one you feel is best suited to your needs.
Once you have timed and arranged and manipulated the photos to your liking in Photo to Movie, it exports the file to iMovie as a DV stream. You can add music in Photo to Movie, but I prefer doing this in iMovie where it is easier to edit. You can now further edit the slide show in iMovie just as you would a movie, including adding other video clips, then send it to iDVD 7, or Toast, for burning.
You will be pleasantly surprised at how professional the results can be!
To simply create a slide show in iDVD 7 onwards from images in iPhoto or stored in other places on your hard disk or a connected server, look here:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1089

Custom Slideshow Application Possible?

Hey, new developer here, looking to make things using Xcode. Have a question I'd like awnsered if possible.
I was looking for a slideshow app with some specific functions and couldn't find it. So I decided I might as well program one myself.
I am just wondering if the application I am about to describe is possible to make and if so what the best way is to go about it (tips?).
I often have to showcase slideshow at meetings, but they are quite in the background. So they go on for a while, basicly on loop until the meeting is done. I have no problem with it, only that the randomizing of the slideshow is not what I want exactly. So now I'm going to list the specifications I would need from a slideshow program, I currently am using Phoenix Slides.
-Needs to be able to load a lot of pictures rather quickly (phoenix slides is a good example).
-Has to be able to randomize the slides in the slideshow and the time between the slides must be able to be adjusted. Would like a transition effect if possible.
-Loop functionality, able to scale up images and a background color for the slideshow.
-Fullscreen fuctionality!
-File viewer so I can select the directory where the images are that I want to use in the slideshow.
Now here's the part that puts this slideshow app apart from others. The best way to explain what I need is through an example. I basicly need to be able to show pictures of products and slides with information about the products. This is all fine, except that the randomize function of a slideshow isn't exactly what I want. I often have the problem that the interval between the pictures and informational slides is not very good. Sometimes it takes forever to get to a information slide, or sometimes I have 3 after each other.
So here's what I need, as an example. I would want 14 slides of pictures and every 15th slide should be an information slide. Each group, group 1 being pictures and group 2 information, still randomizes. So every 14 slides are still randomized, and the 15th slides is also randomized. But this way there is a set interval at which information is shown and it isn't repeated right after each other. I'd also like to set the interval between group 1 and group 2.
There are other functionalities I could use, but this is the main function I need and would make my life a bit easier if I could make an application like this. I just want to know if it is possible to make this, and what's the best way to go about it.
Much thanks!

it's not necessary to have the artboard shaped like anything but a rectangle--to make a card like you desire will require having a cutting die made--the cards will be printed and then diecut--build your artboard -- let's say 4.5" wide x 3" high--make a new color called dieline--set it as a spot color--make it 2'x3.5" (standard business card) use the rectangle tool to create a 1/2 point rectangle with the stroke set to 'dieline' and fill set to 'none' (put it in it's own layer-topmost layer) then put your art inside of that area on another layer--then alter the rectangle shape by adding anchor points with the pen tool and moving them to make the shape you desire.
note: this will be expensive because of the cost of making a die and paying for the diecutting.
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How do I put a photo slideshow on my Phone ?

I have checked the manual, sought help and I still have a problem I can get photos to sync back on my phone from my computer but I have a problem getting a slideshow to sync. I thought it might be the format but my slideshow program has a tab for putting it in I_Phone format. It still wont copy back to my phone.

If you're using a program to do it, you should check with the program developers for their advice.

Buggy Scroll Buttons in slideshow app

I have no prior programming experience, and I am trying to
build a slideshow program for my site. I am simultaneously amazed
at how easy it is to do things I think are complex in Flex, and
frustrated at how difficult it is to do some things I think should
be simple or even built in. Most of my problems I have been able to
figure out from looking at examples of code similar to what I want,
but I haven't been able to figure out how to make buttons to
control my list of thumbnails.
I have a set of thumbnails loaded from a Flickr photoset in
an itemRenderer in a horizontalList, and I want to use buttons to
scroll through the list and to select different items in a
slideshow. On their own, the buttons work fine, but when I scroll
to the end using the fast scroll buttons, then select an item with
the cursor, the item selector buttons no longer work right--they
start skipping items in a weird way. I have attached the code I'm
using for the scroll and item selector functions. I have looked
everywhere for a solution, and tried many different ways of doing
this, but I am stuck.
So my main question is:
(1) what do I have to do to stop the buggy behaivor? Please
keep in mind that I have 0 programming experience, so please try to
keep your explanation as detailed and explicit as possible.
My other less pressing questions are:
(2) What do I use so that I do not have to type in the total
number of items in the list? EDIT--I solved this one myself, by
using maxHorizontalScrollPosition. duh.;
(3) is there an easy way to either have the list scroll when
the selector buttons select an item off screen, or have the item
selected item always be in the center of the screen? EDIT -- I
solved this one too using scrollToIndex(photoList.SelectedIndex),
after the showNext() or showPrevious() functions. It doesn't work
exactly the way I want, but close enough.
(4) can someone point me to an example of code that allows
the rest of the large images to be preloaded while the user is
looking at a particular photo, or some similar code I could use to
extrapolate how to do such a thing?
(5) would the buggy scroll buttons be considered a bug in
Flex Builder or is my code screwed up?

Well, here's the link to the application as it stands now:
http://www.dukeofclubs.com/acoustikzoo/
If it doesn't load at all, the problem is with my horrible
godaddy server, which I am in the process of changing. Just try
again later.
Changing the if(){} if(){} to if(){} else{} in the scroll
functions got rid of 99% of the problem. It went from being there
all of the time before, to now only coming up very very rarely,
usually when you scroll to the end very rapidly, then try to scroll
back.
Frankly, I'm not sure if it is a bug or not, because I am not
a programmer. Logically, "if, if" makes as much sense to me as "if,
else," but for all I know "if, if" is an invalid expression, and
that is what caused part of the problem. Similarly, I'm not sure if
there is something else in my code that is invalid that is causing
the remaining part of the problem. So I don't know if it is a bug
or not... you tell me--look at the scrollLeftFast() function, for
example. Should changing that from "if if" to "if else" make a
difference? If so, then the problem was with my code, else { I
guess there is a bug. }

Playing slideshow on a Dvd player

I did a few slideshows with I photo and I Dvd and it was pretty difficult to burn it on a dvd and play it on a dvd player. I change slideshow program, Fotomagico, and I have the same problem. I have a slideshow Mpeg 4, I can play it on my screen but not on my Tv with a dvd player. Do you know a format that will work for a dvd player? Which converter software can I download?

You are not very specific about what's difficult about burning to the DVD and playing on a DVD player. Most consumer DVD players will not playback MPEG4.
Standard Video DVDs have a very specific layout. The disc itself needs to be recorded in UDF format (which is a variation of the ISO9660 format of CD-ROMs). The disc must have a VIDEO_TS ("video title set") folder at the top level (there can also be an AUDIO_TS folder, but on DVD Video it generally doesn't have any data in it). The VIDEO_TS folder must have a collection of .IFO (title information), .VOB (video object), and .BUP (.IFO file backup) files. There must be one VIDEO_VTS.VOB, VIDEO_VTS.IFO, and VIDEO_VTS.BUP file for the disk VGM (disc title) menu, then a series of VTS_* files with the titles themselves on them.
The .VOB files are actually multiple video (one main, the rest are alternate "angles"), audio (one or more languages, for instance), and subtitle streams multiplexed together. The video must be encoded as MPEG-2 at 9.8 Mbps or less, or MPEG-1 at 1.856 MBps or less. Permitted resolutions are 720x480, 704x480, 352x480, or 352x240 pixels at 29.97 frames per second for NTSC video (used in the USA and Canada), and 720x576, 704x576, 352x576, or 352x288 pixels at 25 frame per second for PAL/SECAM (used in the rest of the world). There are also some specific requirements on the frequency of I, P, and B-frames in the video streams, etc.
The audio may be encoded as PCM, DTS, MP2, or AC3 -- and there are of course requirements as to the frequencies, number of channels, and bitrates permitted for each.
The .IFO files contain information about the number of streams in the VOB, where they are, the chapter information, etc.
When you use iDVD to create and burn a DVD, it takes care of the whole business of encoding and formatting the DVD for you to be compliant with the requirements for DVD Video. You just tell it what you want, and it encodes the video, writes the IFO data, and builds the DVD for you.
When burning a DVD, keep in mind that slower burns result in more reliable disks, so burn the disk at the slowest possible speed. If you are going to burn several copies, and you have disk space, it's handy to simply create a DVD image file that you can burn later with Disk Utility.
Also, keep in mind, not all set-top DVD players handle recordable media (particularly dual-layer and read/write media) very well. Some brands of recordable media are also better than others. Older DVD player may not be able to read recordable DVDs at all. Many players handle DVD+R better than DVD-R, though older players might prefer DVD-R disks.

Is the PDF slideshow in PSE 7 like the one in PSE 3 ?

I have PSE 3 and convert photos from vacations and trips to the "Simple PDF Slideshow" in PSE 3. When PSE 4 came out it seemed it no longer supported the PDF Slideshow so I stayed with PSE 3. Recently I noticed that PSE 7 has the PDF slideshow option. Is it the same (or very similar) to the one I enjoy in PSE 3? If so I may finally choose to install PSE 7. Please correct me if I am wrong, but I think I can install PSE 7 and still keep PSE 3 until I decide which I like better. Also, I notice that an OEM version is available for $33. Is there anything illegal about purchasing an OEM version? Are there any drawbacks? Of course I will still need to purchase Barbara Brundage's book. Her book on PSE 3 has saved me many hours of trial and error.
Eva

I didn't get any replies to my post so I'll have to reply to myself :-).
I purchased PSE 8 after deciding that the OEM versions for sale were too good to be true. I don't know about the legality, but further reading about OEM software for sale seems to indicate that it resembles piracy, in a way. So I put down my dollars for PSE 8 in a box. I ordered B. Brundage's book but it hasn't arrived yet. I'm sure many of my questions will be answered when I can read her book.
But about the PDF slideshows in PSE 3 and PSE 8, I can safely say they are NOT the same. Though on the screen both versions appear the same, if you save a particular slide to the clipboard and then to a file, the PSE 3 version is the full original size photo. If you want, you can print it. The PSE 8 version slide is maximum 1600 X 1200. Does it matter? Perhaps not. If I burn the PDF slideshow to a disk I know I can always extract a photo from the PSE 3 version. So I don't have to put the photos separately on the disk as well. Whether that's important to anyone but me is questionable, but it does answer the question whether the two slideshow programs are the same.
I have some other observations about having both versions of PSE on the computer which will go to a separate topic.
Eva

Image Quality for Slideshows

Hello Everyone. I just purchased Photoshop Elements 9 and I have just joined the Adobe Forum. I am an amateur photographer with a challenge. I am creating slideshows for family, and before I go any further, I need to get some questions answered about quality. I have scanned old photos to my computer. I have scanned old negatives to my computer. I have digital pictures on the computer with varying ranges of size and quality. When these are imported into a slideshow program to be put on DVD, what kind of sizing and pixels per inch do I need to use so that when the DVD is played on a TV, (for instance, my brother has a HDTV that is 46"), the quality of the photos remain good for that size of a screen? Another example would be a slideshow of my trip to the desert where I shot a couple hundred photos, and when I made the DVD, some of the images appeared pixelated, and/or noisy. The pictures were shot with a Nikon D50 3008x2000 pixels, 300dpi 24 bit depth jpegsRGB. The size of the original file is 2.78MB. I would appreciate any input on this. Thanks so much. Arthur

Is the image quality improved for slideshows using the new Pro Encoding option in iDVD08? For me, the quality was unacceptable in previous versions
iDVD '08s Pro Encoding mode won't improve things if your total DVD size is under 60 minutes (for a single layer disc) and can use Best Performance mode encoding.
Best Performance uses a encoding bit-rate about as high as a DVD player can handle on playback. The Pro mode advantage will 'kick in' when you have content over 60 minutes. Best Quality simply picks a fixed encoding rate necessary to fit 'standard' content into the space available. The Pro mode will look at your content first and can assign a high encoding bit-rates for content with lots of detail or movement and a lower encoding bit-rate for content with less detail or movement. Pro modes highest encoding bit-rate shouldn't exceed the fxed encoding bit-rate used by Best Peformance.
For slideshows, you must keep in mind that the DVDs we can make today are low resolution devices - NTSC discs are less than 640x480 pixels at best (that's less than 0.3 megapixels) - so your great 10 megapixel digital images MUST loose a lot of detail in the encoding process.
FWIW - I recently made several large slideshows using FotoMagico that I felt gave me better quality than iMovie or iDVD directly. Others like Photo to Movie. Both offer free trial versions.
F Shippey

Slideshow transitions

Does anyone know if third-party plug-ins are available for iPhoto slideshow transitions? Or, is there a way to edit the characteristics of an existing transition?
I was disappointed in the dissolve transition in iPhoto 5, in that the image brightness dims during the transition. This makes transitions between images that build on each other seem too obvious instead of allowing the new element to just fade into view (particularly noticeable when using a white background). This aspect appears unchanged in iPhoto 6.
I'd love to know if anyone else has been frustrated by this. Have you discovered a work-around, or is there another slideshow program that gives more control in this area but will still export to iDVD?
iMac G5 Mac OS X (10.4.4)

Frederick:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Haven't seen any 3rd party transitions available for iPhoto. If you don't use Ken Burns effects you can build your slideshow right in iDVD by importing from an album in iPhoto and add your transition in iDVD. You will be limited to only 1 transition per slideshow the the image quality is generally superior to that of the slideshows created in iPhoto and exported to iDVD.

Preview Slideshow

Whenever I open a batch of pics in Preview and choose the option to view them as a Slideshow the pics display in a completely random order.
Is there any way that I can get them to display in numerical order? i.e the order I took them in.

not to offend anyone, but with all respect that isn't a solution. There are many reasons why someone would want to view images in Preview in the order they were taken or some other sorted order. A slideshow program is not a PREVIEW program. Preview is a program for doing exactly what it says PREVIEWING. Unfortunatley Apple has stricken it with many limitations that make it less than desirable for PREVIEWING sets of images efficiently. hopefully though, i can help you with your problem.
as for your issue, i personally do not have that problem when viewing images. i see you're running 10.4, so i assume you've also run all software updates that it has thrown your way. if that is the case, im stumped as to why your Preview would behave differently than mine.
so here are a few things to look at, if you've not been aware of them to this point.
have you right-clicked (ctrl-clicked) on an image in the drawer before going to Slideshow mode? If you do this it gives you options for sorting your images in a particular order. You can also drag and drop the images in the image drawer to change their order. you can also drag images from the Finder into the image drawer to add them to the set. i've tested these features and when i go to Slideshow they appear in Slideshow in the order I sorted or placed them in. MAKE SURE you realize that whichever image in the drawer is currently selected when you choose Slideshow, that it will be the first image to be shown. Selecting the first image in the drawer will get Preview to start with the first image in your set when you go into Slideshow mode. You should also notice that if you go to Index view when in Slideshow, that your images should appear from Left-to-Right-Top-to-Bottom (like reading a book) in the same order as they appeared in the image drawer (Top-to-Bottom) before entering Slideshow mode.
i hope this helps. if you continue to have problems, i would suggest next taking a look at your filenames. i've not been able to test this theory, but if the images you're viewing don't share a similar structure (ie, DSC001.jpg, DSC002.jpg) but are random filenames (ie JohnBoylaughing.jpg , 2007vacationpic.jpg) then it could be possible that the Image Drawer is sorting "properly", but the Slideshow component of Preview is interpretting the names, dates, etc different. To test this, rename the files 001,002,003, etc, and see if that makes a difference for you.
again i hope that helps.
i personally struggle with the fact that when an external display is attached to my laptop, i am unable to get Preview to go into Slideshow (fullscreen) mode on the attached display. It always defaults to the laptops display. oddly you can drag the Slideshow controls to the external display, and it will stay there, EVEN if you leave Slideshow and return, it'll stay on the External display, but the Slideshow will default to the built-in one. but thats a whole different discussion now isn't it
good luck
ralph

Suggestions on burning programs used with iMovie-quality horrible with iDVD

I have read the boards on iDVD and find myself having the same problem. I made an all photo slideshow for my husband to show clients in iMovie. I transfer it to iDVD, burn it (both using best and professional quality) and the pictures look horrible. Pixilated and grainy, not good enough to show clients. So I'm guessing the problem lies with iDVD (because it looks excellent in iMovie) does anyone have a suggestion of a burning program that is more professional quality? Or should I not be using iMovie for this kind of project at all, and do you have suggestions on a slideshow program? Thanks!!

"..One more question: You remember the spider that lived.." ..Sorry; 'Blade Runner' on the brain..
"..Can you tell me how I import into iDVD? Right now, I have selected share to iDVD in iMovie. How do I get the project into iDVD without sharing it?.."
Same as with any Mac program: you start by specifying the existing File which you want to use - in this case a movie or video - and you think what you want to do with it; in this case you want to import it into iDVD.
So in iDVD's top-line Menu, click on File, then Import, then Video... and choose the project which you were just editing:
If you were using iMovie '09 or iMovie '08, just navigate to your 'Movies' folder, and then the 'iMovie Projects' folder within that, and choose your recently-edited movie:
If you were editing with an earlier version of iMovie, just go to your 'Movies' folder and choose the movie you want.
(P.S: Just to come back to the question which Karsten asked you, above: "are both apps, iM and iDVD set to same framerate?"
iMovie and iDVD default to (will automatically be set at) NTSC 30 frames per second. For anyone in the States, that's exactly what you want. As you're in New Jersey (I assume) you won't need to make any adjustments. For anyone in European 'PAL-land' doing this, they'd first have to set iDVD's Preferences to PAL 25fps so that the frame rate in iDVD matches the frame rate of a PAL video, and then start a new iDVD project with that new 25 fps frame rate. You would NOT want to import, say, a 25fps movie into a 30fps iDVD project - or vice versa - as everything would stutter.)

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