Songs in Slideshow

Can I use 2 songs in a slideshow. I can only attach 1 song. If so, how.
Message was edited by: Mattyup

You need to make a playlist of the songs you want to use, and select the playlist itself, not the two songs in it.
See Old Toad's visual to help you: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8281143&#8281143

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You might try creating a duplicate playlist in iTunes, "Second Try" and copy all the tracks from the first playlist to the second playlist. Now in iPhoto remove the original playlist and add the new playlist. If iPhoto thinks you are adding a different playlist, it may re-read all the tracks properly this time around.
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When it comes to both Final Cut Pro HD vs. Final Cut Express HD...
With either one can you use more than one iTune song when making a picture slideshow? I currently just use iMovie to do this but with iMovie I can only use one song.
Considering upgrading but want this option.
Thanks!

Oops actually I meant iDVD ipo iMovie. But yes, it is a standard feature for music under Media in iDVD.
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I have a song that is a live version and I wanted to cut out the first 24 seconds so that my slideshow starts right on the music. I went into itunes and selected the song, chose show info and made the song start on the time I selected. When I preview the song in itunes it starts exactly where I told it to. However, when I am in idvd and drag that song for my slideshow, it starts at the beginning of the song and not where I told it to start. Any clue on why it is doing this? It is frustrating me, as itunes has it the way I told it and idvd isn't doing the same thing. Not sure why those 2 programs aren't on the same page.... HELP

Thanks SD, I think that one sounds an authentic
workable fix. I shall try it out tomorrow and if it
works for me reward you with points.
AW
Thanks so much for the thought, Alan!
You can't award points unless you start the thread with a new question.
No worries-that is not why I try to help here. I do hope that the suggestions work for you!
:)Sue
Sue

Multiple songs for slideshow

I am making a slideshow for a group event, and want to have more than one song, but no breaks to go click on the next slideshow. What is the best way to do this?

Thanks for the ideas. I'm just getting started in this little hobby, and it sounds as though it might get expensive!
Of your suggestions, all I have is imovie. I put the sound tracks together first, and then added my slides. The music extends quite a ways beyond the slides. Is there a way to make the slides automatically fit the timing of the songs, like in idvd? Or can I import a sound only file from imovie to use in idvd? Or would garageband (I haven't used at all) be a better application for creating the sound file? If only things worked together better--I love the way the iphoto slideshow applies Ken Burns, and the way idvd makes the music fit. I want it all!
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Hi, I'm using iDVD to make a slideshow. I love this software, it's really easy to use and I'm only having one problem. I added a song to my show, and when I previewed the show, I decided that I don't like a bit of "talky" junk that is recorded at the beginning of it. I went into iTunes and told it to start the song a few seconds in to skip past the talking. Preview in iTunes is perfect. And when I select the song in iDVD and preview it there, it's also perfect. I re-dragged the playlist several times back onto my slideshow, but when I preview the show it still starts the song at time spot 00:00 thus including the talking. Does iDVD not support what I'm trying to do, or do I just not know how to do it properly?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. The iTunes start and stop only work for iTunes. You'll need to make a copy of that audio track and edit it with a 3rd party audio editor like Amadeus Pro, Audacitry or even Garageband and use the shortened file in your iDVD project.
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Hello everyone :-)
I am Using Iphoto 09 ver 8.1.2 & itunes ver. 10.2.2 in this situation.
I have recently moved my iphoto library & Itunes library files to a large external hard drive.
I have successfully set the computer to read / run both libraries from the hard drive & they are working well as a stand alone. ( I Have done this before)
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