Slideshow timing changes after sending to iDVD--why?

After much work, I finally got my slide show perfectly synchronized to the lyrics of the song being used, then exported to iDVD. I made no adjustment or changes in iDVD other than choosing & customizing the opening menu theme (which is separate from & has no bearing on show). I was horrified to discover that the timing changed, throwing off the image/lyric sync, which is crucial to the "story" of the show.
If all the iLife apps are supposed to be so tightly integrated, why does this happen???

I wonder if you can have iPhoto make the QuickTime movie of your slideshow, and if it would preserve your timings, and would that stick when sending to iDVD.
This sounds like a job for QuickTime Kirk....

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