Using iPhoto Slideshow for Work Presentation

Question

Hello.
I have created a slideshow I'd like to use for presentations for our non-profit organization. Can I save the slideshow (AND the accompanying music) to a CD/DVD and then play it on any TV? Will it have the same look (fades, etc) and the music playing in the background?
THANKS!!
~linda

Answer 1

Linda:
Yes you can but you'll have to share it into iDVD and then burn a DVD capable of playing on any DVD player to a TV.
I suggest you create an iDVD project first, select the theme, etc. Then in iPhoto use the Share->Send to iDVD menu option. Once the movie is in iDVD you can finish off the details of the project and do a Save As Disk Image. This will create a disk image of the project that you can open and play with DVD Player to check on the quality before you commit to disk. Once you're satisfied with it you can burn that disk image to disk with Disk Utility.
Note: As a movie it will be difficult to move backward to view a previous slide. It's like running the movie backward to get where you want. If you're not using the Ken Burns effect you can create the same slideshow directly in iDVD, complete with transitions, titles and subtitles if desired and music. With this system you can move forward and backward slide by slide if needed just by using the forward and backward arrow buttons of the DVD player remote. IMO this type of slideshow gives sharper image quality than a movie type. But that's just a personal opinion.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.