Widescreen iPhoto slideshow export

I note that one of the changes with iLife '06 was to upgrade to widescreen for iDVD and Cinema display for iPhoto, but for the life of me I can not see how to export a slideshow from iPhoto to iDVD in widescreen format. Is there a set-up that I am missing or some sort of hidden short cut.
I trust that I am missing some sort of step as I can not believe that I can burn DVD's in widescreen but have slideshow's still in 4x3 format.

I haven't used this myself but if you click Settings (after you're in the slideshow), look for SLIDESHOW FORMAT near the bottom. You can change from Current Display to "4:3 iDVD/TV" or "16:9 Widescreen".

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Sharing widescreen iPhoto slideshows to iDVD?

Hello,
I am trying to determine the best balance between picture quality and ease of use in creating slideshows. I have tried creating 720p "movies" with photos in iMovie, but so far iDVD has crashed every time I tried to use these to make a DVD. I then tried creating a widescreen iPhoto slideshow, and "sharing" it to iDVD. It worked, but the quality was horrible AND the exported movie was cropped to standard format!
Does anyone have any feedback as to the best way to achieve high quality DVD slideshows? I would prefer to use Ken Burns effects if possible. I don't care how long it takes to encode, so two-pass is fine.
-Bob
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.7)

bhakesle:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Here are two threads on creating slideshow bound for iDVD:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2909799&#2909799
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2357356#2357356
Personally I prefer to create the slideshow directly in iDVD from stills imported from iPhoto (after cropping to the recommended 4:3 ratio beforehand). It's my opinion and experience that I get the best image quality that way. iDVD also lets you have titles or subtitles on slides. The titles that you put on in iPhoto get cut off once imported into iDVD as a QT movie.
Also, creating the slideshow in iDVD gives you a true slideshow, with forward and back buttons, if desired to be shown, and the user can use the forward and back buttons on the DVD remote to activate them.
Since I'm not a fan of the Ken Burns effect I don't lose anything this way over going thru iPhoto. To each his own.
Do you Twango?

Remove fade in/out from iPhoto slideshow export?

I'm bringing in some pictures from iPhoto and I've had bad luck with photo resolution when I used iMovie to import the picture and apply Ken Burns effects, etc. I've seen some suggestions here to use an iPhoto slideshow export instead.
I have my settings for 1 second slides, no transition and a ken burns effect. I'd like to make an export for each picture, but iPhoto insists on opening the slideshow with a fade in and closing with a fade out. Is there any way to prevent this? I'd like to add the transitions in iMovie instead.
(I realize that the iMovie forum might be a better place for this so forgive the crosspost)

Thanks, I think I'll skip the Ken Burns for now since I've had nothing but problems with it. My issues before were that 1) iMovie would play the images in sequence just fine during playback but at export would mix up the order. 2) The resolution on the pictures was absolutely terrible. I have a new movie now and haven't seen either problem.

IPhoto Slideshow Export Settings for FCP 7

I made a slideshow using iPhoto '11 that I need to import into Final Cut Pro 7.0.3 so that it can be merged into a longer sequence with a few other things that will eventually be burned onto a DVD using Studio Pro and then set to play in a continuous loop.
My question is, what settings should I use exporting out of iPhoto? The photos were all taken with a Canon 5D. The sequence that I'll be importing the slideshow into will also have a sequence in it that was shot using the Sony HXR-NX5U. So, the native settings for that clip will be 1920x1080, square pixels, 23,98 fps, Apple ProRes 422 codec. I exported my iPhoto slideshow to match the settings as best as possible - 1920x1080 HD 16:9 was the closest option. I think the one difference is that the slideshow plays at 30 fps while the sequence matches the main video at 23.98 fps.
My issue is that the slideshow plays fine in iPhoto and even as a stand-alone movie loaded in QuickTime, but once I import it into Final Cut, I get motion artifacts. Even if I bring the slideshow into its own sequence, with the sequence settings matching those of the slideshow, the artifacts are still there. I can get rid of them using the Flicker Filter, but is there a way to resolve this issue during the iPhoto export? Should I be Deinterlacing the source video, leaving it as a progressive movie or selecting interlaced scaling? If it needs interlaced scaling, should I select upper or lower?
Or, are there better settings to get this slideshow to play better in Final Cut?

Yes. What we're setting up a booth at an upcoming event and have some promo videos we made, as well as the slideshows. The purpose of bringing them all into FCP was so I could put them all together in the timeline and export them as one big movie, which I'd them bring into DVD Studio Pro and set it to loop over and over.
Unless, of course, I could keep all the movies separate and create a "Play" button that plays movie #1, but modify the end jump to go to movie #2. Modify the end jump of movie #2 to go to movie #3, the end jump of movie #3 go to #4 and have the end jump of #4 go back to #1.
Would that work? If so, I can just put everything into Compressor.

Iphoto slideshow exported for iweb viewed by windows

I have been trying to publish an iphoto slideshow that I had exported as a movie for weeks. My mac people can see it, my PC family members cannot! I tried to make it small for the web, changed the filename to mp4 from mpv4, but PC people still could not see it. So I tried to put the slideshow movie in as a huge .mpeg and it disappeared. ( I had made an avi file but it looked horrible so used the equally as large but better ,mpeg)
I am getting the idea that it can only be done with imovie! Is than an authoritative step by step on iphoto 08,quicktime pro, and Iweb so I can put all these things together?

Don't use the Finder to change the file extension. Not only is it folly but it breaks the links used in your iWeb page code.
Don't use AVI. It is a dead container discontinued by its authors (Microsoft) years ago.
Don't use MPEG-1 (1991 format).
Default exports from iPhoto to QuickTime formats use the newer H.264 video codec which requires any machine (Mac or PC) have QuickTime version 7 installed. If they can't install version 7 they can't view your file.

IPhoto slideshow export -- Ken Burns "jerkiness" on playback

Have an iPhoto slideshow of 25 pictures. On some, I used Ken Burns effect to zoom in, out, etc.
When I export, the result is a .mov file. Everything looks great when I play it on Quicktime, except for some of the photos on which I had used Ken Burns (meaning there's motion). The bad ones don't render properly, and are "jerky" for lack of a more technical word. They get stuck for a couple of seconds, jump forward, get stuck again, etc.
Amazing thing is that I did an export out of Quicktime using Sorenson3, and that seems to have smoothed everything out in a nice way. Result is a movie with no jerkiness, and everything works right.
Two questions:
1) Can I count on the Sorenson3 export method to fix the jerkiness for three other iPhoto slideshow-based movies I'll need to generate, or was this a one-time fluke that Sorenson3 fixed this movie? In other words, is there a principle behind the fix that makes sense and can be counted on?
2) What caused the jerkiness in the first place? Is there something I can do so the original output from iPhoto on Ken Burns photos isn't jerky?
Thanks for any insights.

the audio associated with that set of photos was a piece of music off of an audio CD that had been transferred to iTunes for the purpose of making this section in the DVD. It's not a big problem that the music didn't transfer, since I can add it back into FCX. Thank you so much for your concern and help. This was a very key bit of info that you provided me. Thanks again. bill

IPhoto slideshow export -- jerky Ken Burns rendering

Have an iPhoto slideshow of 25 pictures. On some, I used Ken Burns effect to zoom in, out, etc.
When I export, the result is a .mov file. Everything looks great when I play it on Quicktime, except for some of the photos on which I had used Ken Burns (meaning there's motion). The bad ones don't render properly, and are "jerky" for lack of a more technical word. They get stuck for a couple of seconds, jump forward, get stuck again, etc.
Amazing thing is that I did an export out of Quicktime using Sorenson3, and that seems to have smoothed everything out in a nice way. Result is a movie with no jerkiness, and everything works right.
Two questions:
1) Can I count on the Sorenson3 export method to fix the jerkiness for three other iPhoto slideshow-based movies I'll need to generate, or was this a one-time fluke that Sorenson3 fixed this movie? In other words, is there a principle behind the fix that makes sense and can be counted on?
2) What caused the jerkiness in the first place? Is there something I can do so the original output from iPhoto on Ken Burns photos isn't jerky?
Thanks for any insights.
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Kirk,
Did what you suggested, with some tweaks, and it's working nicely. Exported at 3MB/sec -- 2MB didn't render well enough. Tried MPEG-4, and then Sorenson again, and actually the Sorenson worked better for some reason.
So thanks, and now I have one follow up question: My next step is to convert the file to .wmv format so it plays on Windows Media Player. Must do this for a project at work -- where people are on PCs using WMP.
I purchsed Flip4Mac a while ago for this purpose, and that's what I intend to use. Can I simply convert the file exactly as is to .wmv -- keeping all the goodness of the settings that are now working? Will this be an export of an export that will damage the quality of the result?
Thanks for your thoughts.
Mac OS X (10.4.8)

IPhoto Slideshow Export Question

How do you export an iphoto slideshow so that it will play on a normal DVD?

Use a program that burns DVDs like iDVD
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Iphoto slideshow exported to Windows format

How can a slideshow produced in Iphoto be exported to windows vista format.
I have been able to produce the slideshow in IDVD which can be played on a dvd player, but I need to produce the slideshow so it can be read on a windows pc
Can anyone help me please
Cheers
Harry in OZ

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Can't the Vista computer play the DVD?
Another possibility is if you have Quicktime Pro. You can export the movie to Windows Media format and Vista should be able to read that.

Iphoto slideshow export

hi! I am wondering/hoping someone knows if theres a way of exporting an iphoto slideshow at a different size than the standard 3 choices...

Not with iPhoto. It's only geared to NTSC as far as I know. iMovie does have the KB effect. However, I suggest you use the iMovie HD (6) instead of iMovie 8 because it's so much easier to add and edit music. iMovie 6 is available for iLife users: iMovie HD 6.
When in iMovie Control click on a photos and select Edit Photo Settings. In the window at the right that appears click on the "Show Photo Settings" button. That will bring up the settings window for that photo clip so you can add the KB effect, set the length of the clip and speed of the KB effect.
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 created 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. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Best settings for iPhoto Slideshow Export

My aim is to export an iPhoto slideshow (iPhoto ‘11 v9.3.1) and import into the FCP7 sequence with the best possible quality.
Original video source - Sony camcorder - DV PAL (16.9 anamorphic) imported into FCP7 with a sequence preset of DV PAL 48 KHz Anamorphic (720 x 576)
Stills for slideshow - 3648 x 2736 Jpeg
I realise I will lose significant quality to fit the restraints of the DV sequence and so after some tests the best result was through a custom export from iPhoto
Compression - H.264
Frame rate changed to 25
Keyframes & data rate - Automatic
Quality - Best
Encoding - Best Quality (multi-pass)
Size - 768 x 576 SD
A few thoughts -
Are there other settings for better results?
The resulting QT movie had a slightly inferior quality inside Final Cut than when played outside with Quicktime Player
Any movement over the stills created a strobing/flickering effect inside Final Cut - I have never been able to sort this problem out and now no longer set keyframes to move over stills.
I have tried a third party software (Industrial Revolution CoverFlux2) with no great improvement re flickering problem and general quality
The sequence is 16.9 but any attempt to export the slideshow to fit (eg 720 x 576 16.9) stretches the images.

Original video source - Sony camcorder - DV PAL (16.9 anamorphic) imported into FCP7 with a sequence preset of DV PAL 48 KHz Anamorphic (720 x 576)
Stills for slideshow - 3648 x 2736 Jpeg
You're already in FCP7 so why go to iPhoto and then back to FCP? That just adds layers of encoding which will reduce the final image quality. As TD pointed out keep it in FCP
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IPhoto slideshow export custom button missing

I have been exporting slideshows to QuickTime and since upgrading to '11 and snow leapord, I had a custom button on the slideshow export that is now not there. I can only do the standard export that is an m4v file and only the standard sizes. Anyone know where the button was deactivated?

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Iphoto slideshow export error

I am getting an error message "can not export, file can not be found" when I try to export a slideshow created in iPhoto. I can play the slideshow within iPhoto without issue.
How do I solve this issue?

There probably is a photo in your slideshow, where the original image file cannot be found.
To find this file, try if the photos can be exorted or you can use the command "File > Reveal in Finder > Original". If you get an error message, when you try that, replace that photo by a different one in your slideshow.
To fix the missing original(s), try, if rebuilding your iPhoto Library will help.
See this post by Old Toad:
Rebuild iPhoto Version 11 https://discussions.apple.com/message/22114274#22114274

Computer crashes during iPhoto slideshow export

I've been creating several slideshows in iPhoto and then exporting them as Quicktime movies. Some are 6 or 7 minutes, some 14 or 15. When I started doing this, all went well. Then when I had done a few successfully I started experiencing crashes (kernal panics) after 25-50% of the slideshow had been exported. When this first happened I found some large (>6MB) Photoshop files in the slideshow. I made then smaller (< 1 MB) as jpg's and that made the export problem go away.
Now I've made another show that's 13 minutes long and can't get more than 30-40% of it exported before a kernal panic. I've tried logging into another account and doing it and still have the problem. I even booted from another internal drive with the same results. I've repaired permissions and verified the drives in question. Nothing else is running when I export so the whole system is devoted to the process.
Anyone else having this problem? Any ideas for a fix? <br>
Digital Audio 533 G4 with 1.2Ghz processor; 896 MB RAM Mac OS X (10.4.3) all apps at latest revision (QT, iPhoto, etc)

Randy:
Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Do you have any 3rd party addons to the system like APE, Application Enhancer, etc.? Does your iPhoto crash log give any indication of what's conflicting? In my case the offender was usually listed at or near the end of the report.
Also whenever I get a kernel crash I immediately boot into single user mode and run the File System Check, FSCK. Often it will find some damage and repair it. Here's how:
FSCK - File System Check
To start up in single-user mode
1. Restart the computer.
2. Immediately after the startup sound, press and hold both the Command (Apple) and "s" keys on your keyboard. The computer will display a series of text messages, at which time you may release these keys.
When the computer has started up, it will display a command line prompt (#). The computer is now in single-user mode.
How to Run the File System Check from the Command Line
Once you have reached a command line, follow these steps to use fsck:
1. At the prompt, type: fsck -fy (NOTE, there is a space between the k and the “-”)
The fsck utility will go through five "phases" and then return information about the disk's utilization and fragmentation. Once the check is finished, if no issue is found, you should see "** The volume <name of volume> appears to be OK."
If fsck alters, repairs, or fixes anything, it will display the message:
**** FILE SYSTEM WAS MODIFIED ***
IMPORTANT: If this message appears, repeat the "fsck -fy" command until this message no longer appears. It is not unusual for your computer to require several "passes" of fsck, because first-pass repairs may uncover additional errors. Run it until you get two consecutive times with an "OK" result.
3. When fsck reports that no problems were found, type: reboot
4. Press Return.
Have you run the usual maintenance operations? Like cleaning out all of the caches and running the cron maintenance scripts. I use OnyX for that.

IPhoto slideshow export movie size

A while ago I created a slideshow in iPhoto and then used the Share/Export command to create a .mov file. I then imported this into iDVD and everything worked fine. However, I wanted to edit the photos in the slideshow so I made the modifications in iPhoto and did the same Share/Export option to create the .mov file. However when I import this into iDVD I get black bars and the top and bottom of the screen.
I chave checked the information on the old and new .mov files, the old one which displays correctly in iDVD has a size of 720 x 540 pixels. The new one is 720 x 480 pixels.
Can anyone tell me how I can create a .mov file in iPhoto with a pixel size of 720 x 540, I can't seem to do it any more, however I have done it once before.
I am using iMovie5 and iDVD5, the only change I can think of between making the two .mov files is an OS X update a few weeks ago.
Many thanks in advance.
Keith
Mac mini, 1.42gH, 1Gb ram, Super drive Mac OS X (10.4.3) Iomega Mini Max 200Gb

I get black bars and the top and bottom of the screen.
Does the slideshow display the same on the monitor in iPhoto as it did the first time? The reason I ask is the problems in this thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1378924#1378924. Very strange behavior between two seemingly identically sized image files.
Is this after burning to disk and playing on a TV set? With the overscan issue with TVs having the bars on the top and bottom probably will not show on the TV and may allow even more of the video to show in the final product. I tried a test slideshow, 720x480 in both a PAL project and NTSC and they both show the bars in the preview mode. However the same slideshow Shared directly to iDVD does not display the black bars. It gets saved to the Movie folder and it's size is 720 x 540. So you may want to do a direct Share to iDVD instead of export to QT first.
Also you might burn both on a disk and see what they show as on the TV. The smaller one may lose less to overscan than the large version. Good luck.

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