Slideshow settings - seeting the time for each slide to play

I have been trying to adjust the slideshow setting in iPhoto for "Play each slide for a minimum of X seconds". When I change this, the amount of time a slide plays changes in iPhoto, but not when I play the slideshow through Front Row. The time in Front Row is always 5 seconds and does not change. I am able to alter the music and transition effects, but not the slide play time.
So, the basic question is, how do you change the maount of time a slide plays in a slideshow in Front Row?

Hi, I've got the same problem. I'd like to play either an album or a slideshow in Front Row and advance each slide myself with the remote. Like you, I adjust all the settings in iPhoto (even changing the transition to 60 seconds) but it insists on advancing each slide for me every 5 seconds!
Also, curiously I turn the music off in slideshow and even when playing slideshow it insists on playing music!

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Hi all,
I've migrated from AS1 to AS3, and boy, a lot has changed...
Anyhow, to learn and understand AS3, I'm modifying a slideshow I found through thetechlabs. I want it to play SWF as well as JPG. These files are passed through an XML file. I added an element called <delaytime> to the XML file that replaces the standard time a photo is shown in the slideshow.
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function onSlideFadeIn():void {
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at slideshow_fla::MainTimeline/onSlideFadeIn()
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at caurina.transitions::Tweener$/::updateTweenByIndex()
at caurina.transitions::Tweener$/::updateTweens()
at caurina.transitions::Tweener$/onEnterFrame()
It stops at the first picture of my slideshow. When I push the 'next' button it displays the next pic, but I get the same error message again.
When I comment out this line:
slideTimer = new Timer(xmlSlideshow..file[intCurrentSlide].@time);
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I'm lost here, what am I missing?
Any help to get me back on track is highly appreciated!
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// import tweener
import caurina.transitions.Tweener;
// delay between slides
const TIMER_DELAY:int = 5000;
// fade time between slides
const FADE_TIME:Number = 1;
// flag for knowing if slideshow is playing
var bolPlaying:Boolean = true;
// reference to the current slider container
var currentContainer:Sprite;
// index of the current slide
var intCurrentSlide:int = -1;
// total slides
var intSlideCount:int;
// timer for switching slides
var slideTimer:Timer;
// slides holder
var sprContainer1:Sprite;
var sprContainer2:Sprite;
// slides loader
var slideLoader:Loader;
// current slide link
var strLink:String = "";
// current slide link target
var strTarget:String = "";
// url to slideshow xml
var strXMLPath:String = "slideshow-data2.xml";
// slideshow xml loader
var xmlLoader:URLLoader;
// slideshow xml
var xmlSlideshow:XML;
function initSlideshow():void {
     // hide buttons, labels and link
     mcInfo.visible = false;
     btnLink.visible = false;
     // create new urlloader for xml file
     xmlLoader = new URLLoader();
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     sprContainer2 = new Sprite();
     mcSlideHolder.addChild(sprContainer1);
     mcSlideHolder.addChild(sprContainer2);
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     // in the front
     currentContainer = sprContainer2;
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     btnLink.addEventListener(MouseEvent.ROLL_OVER, showDescription);
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     mcInfo.btnPrevious.addEventListener(MouseEvent.CLICK, previousSlide);
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function togglePause(e:MouseEvent):void {
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          // show play button
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Thanks, but no luck so far...
With the debugging publish setting on, I get the following error message:
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