Slideshow with aperture 3

Hi,
Can anyone tell me how to create a custom slideshow template.
I want to produce slideshows for selling real estate so want to put on company logos, contact details etc and have the slides in a particular order.
Do I need to buy a plug-in or is there a way it can be done in Aperture - it is quite easy in Lightroom but I want to stay with Aperture.
Thanks for any help you can give.
Ron

Hello David,
Are you running OS 10.7.2 Lion? Perhaps you have trouble with a video codec? http://aperture.maccreate.com/2011/08/25/aperture-3-will-not-play-videos-if-lion -is-installed-and-3ivx-video-codec-is-installed/
Look in your System Library and User Library if the 3ivxVideoCodec.component
is installed.
Check in /Library/Quicktime (System Library) and ~/Library/Quicktime (User Library)
If you are running OS Lion, then the Libraries are hidden by default.
The User Library can be revealed from the Finder menu by holding down the option (⌥)-key while selecting "GO" till the Library appears in the drop down menu.
The System Library can be revealed from the Finder menu by selecting "GO" -> "Go To Folder" and entering /Library/Quicktime .
Look for 3ivxVideoCodec.component installed and remove it, if it is present.
Also look in both libraries for a duplicate Aperture media browser plug-ins, e.g.
/Library/Application Support/iLifeMediaBrowser/Plug-Ins/iLMBAperture31Plugin.ilmbplugin/
if you are running Lion and still have iLMBAperture31Plugin.ilmbplugin, remove it, if
LMBAperturePlugin.ilmbplugin is present.
Regards
Léonie

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