Why do my pictures become distorted when burning to a DVD disk using iDVD?

I have created a movie/slide show & now I want to burn it to a DVD using the iDVD software. The movie portion seems to burn correctly, however my slide show pictures appear distorted--black & white or purplish in color. What do I need to do to correct this problem?

Sorry, but iDVD is the absolutely best software to assemble and finalize your DVD with its customizable menu and themes options. It is not entry level by any means. I've been using it for years and have produced top quality HD movies and have never had a problem with its output.
@ Goatboy:
Having said the above - which app did you use to assemble your slideshow? And what format and size were the individual pictures? From which camera model? iDVD is not the best to put a slideshow together; I use Photo to Movie as they do a much better job. However, no app can improve on the quality of your pictures; for instance, if you enlarged the original size, that can result in a degradation of quality.
As for the memory: what model/year Mac and how much RAM do you have? Also, how much free hard drive space do you have?

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