how to create photo slideshow

There are many ways to produce slide shows using iPhoto, iMovie or iDVD and some limit the number of photos you can use (iDVD has a 99 chapter (slide) limitation).

If what you want is what I want, namely to be able to use high resolution photos (even 300 dpi tiff files), to pan and zoom individual photos, use a variety of transitions, to add and edit music or commentary, place text exactly where you want it, and to end up with a DVD that looks good on both your Mac and a TV - in other words end up with and end result that does not look like an old fashioned slide show from a projector - you may be interested in how I do it. You don't have to do it my way, but the following may be food for thought!

Firstly you need proper software to assemble the photos, decide on the duration of each, the transitions you want to use, and how to pan and zoom individual photos where required, and add proper titles. For this I use Photo to Movie. You can read about what it can do on their website:

http://www.lqgraphics.com/software/phototomovie.php

(Other users here use the alternative FotoMagico: http://www.boinx.com/fotomagico/homevspro/ which you may prefer - I have no experience with it.)

Neither of these are freeware, but are worth the investment if you are going to do a lot of slide shows. Read about them in detail, then decide which one you feel is best suited to your needs.

Once you have timed and arranged and manipulated the photos to your liking in Photo to Movie, it exports the file to iMovie as a DV stream. You can add music in Photo to Movie, but I prefer doing this in iMovie where it is easier to edit. You can now further edit the slide show in iMovie just as you would a movie, including adding other video clips, then send it to iDVD 7, or Toast, for burning.

You will be pleasantly surprised at how professional the results can be!

To simply create a slide show in iDVD 7 onwards from images in iPhoto or stored in other places on your hard disk or a connected server, look here:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1089

No, iMovie is for making movies, iDVD is for making DVDs.

If you Mac is new and running Lion you may not have iDVD:

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3673

Possible, but you really need iDVD. See the link in my previous post.

I disagree with Klaus1 on this. You do not need anything but iMovie. Of course, you would need DVD burning software if you want to make a DVD, but I would avoid DVDs if you are doing slideshows. You will have to reduce the resolution of your photos to about .3 megapixels if you make a DVD.

It is really easy to create slideshows in iMovie.

You can also create slideshows in iPhoto, but you will have less ability to choose music, add text, etc.

iMovie and iPhoto work well together. You can create an album in iPHoto that contains the photos that you want, and in the order you want. Then you can drag the whole album into iMovie all at once, and your photos are in the timeline in the right order. You have a lot of choices for manipulating your slideshow, which you can best discover by playing around. Also, it is really easy to sync up your slideshow to music in iMovie through the Beat Marker feature.

Here are some examples of slideshows created in iMovie.

"I disagree with Klaus1 on this."

Perhaps it might have been more polite to just say 'I have an alternative suggestion'?

Klaus1,

AppleMan1958 didn't insult you or besmirch you in any way. A simple statement with no emotions attached. What he said was not impolite, but honest.

I see nothing wrong with that.

iMovie for Mac lets you organize some photos of your memorable photography, turn them into your favorite showcase, and then premiere them on iMovie Theater. That’s it. Let’s see how iMovie works.

Read this guide to know how iMovie to make a slideshow: http://www.jerrysguide.com/photo/imovie-slideshow.html

The guide also introduce another way to make a slideshow for you effortlessly.

No need to take comments out of context please, don't make a forum so P.C