How to insert a movie into a slideshow?

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How to insert a movie into a slideshow?

I'm using iPhoto 6.0.6 on a MacBook Pro running OS X 10.6.8. I'm creating a slide show, and I want to insert a video into the slideshow, so that I manually advance through the slides (I know how to set that up), and then manually start the movie, after which I manually step through the remaining slides.

The problem is that I can't find a way to get the movie into the slideshow. I created the movie in iMovie HD 6.0.3, and I have exported it as a self-contained QuickTime movie using QuickTime Pro. I just can't find a way to get the movie into the slideshow. Is it even possible with iPhoto 6.0.6?

Thanks!

MPQuad-Core2.8GHz,32GB,23"CinemaHD-OTHER, Mac OS X (10.6.8), MacBook Pro 17"; 10.6.8; 2GB RAM

Posted on Jun 24, 2013 1:49 PM

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Answer 1

Old Toad

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Jun 24, 2013 2:22 PM in response to freevito

Movie files can't be added to slideshows in iPhoto 6. That wasn't a feature until iPhoto 8 (09).

You can use a 3rd party slideshow creator app like PhotoPresenter which as over 20 animated themes, some of which can be viewed in this demo page: PhotoPresenter Animated Slideshow Themes

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Answer 2

freevito Author

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Jun 24, 2013 3:16 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks for that. I'm dowloading PhotoPresenter now to check it out.

I've been using Front Row v1.1, which came with my MacBook Pro. I guess I'll need to determine whether the MBP's remote will work with PhotoPresenter. Otherwise, I'm in for updating to at least iPhoto 8...assuming I can find it.

Thanks again.

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