A05 Creating Slideshows 2:45
1
00:00:01,267 --> 00:00:04,204
With iDVD you can quickly create slideshows
2
00:00:04,204 --> 00:00:08,274
[Creating Slideshows]
of your favorite photos to playback
on standard DVD players.
3
00:00:08,274 --> 00:00:11,144
With the theme already selected for your DVD
4
00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:13,313
you're ready to create the slideshow.
5
00:00:13,313 --> 00:00:15,281
Choose "Adds slideshow" from a menu
6
00:00:15,281 --> 00:00:17,717
in the lower left corner of the Main menu.
7
00:00:17,717 --> 00:00:20,820
A DVD text button appears on the screen,
8
00:00:20,820 --> 00:00:22,622
this button will be used to take viewers
9
00:00:22,622 --> 00:00:25,892
from your main menu to the slideshow.
10
00:00:25,892 --> 00:00:27,427
Click to select it,
11
00:00:27,427 --> 00:00:31,464
then replace the placeholder title
with your own text.
12
00:00:31,498 --> 00:00:34,267
If you like use the pop-up menus to modify
13
00:00:34,267 --> 00:00:38,371
the font, style and size of the text.
14
00:00:38,371 --> 00:00:42,075
Click away from the text
to deselect it when you're done.
15
00:00:42,075 --> 00:00:44,544
You can then click and drag
a button to position it
16
00:00:44,544 --> 00:00:47,647
where ever you like in the viewer.
17
00:00:47,647 --> 00:00:49,482
Double-click the new slideshow button
18
00:00:49,482 --> 00:00:52,385
to open the slideshow editor.
19
00:00:53,953 --> 00:00:56,890
Drag photos, albums and even entire events
20
00:00:56,890 --> 00:00:59,859
from the media browser
into the slideshow editor.
21
00:01:01,361 --> 00:01:04,197
To change the order of the
photos in your slideshow
22
00:01:04,197 --> 00:01:08,068
just click and drag individual
slides to a new location.
23
00:01:08,068 --> 00:01:10,970
To remove an unwanted image just select it
24
00:01:10,970 --> 00:01:12,572
and press delete.
25
00:01:12,572 --> 00:01:15,308
The slide duration pop-up menu sets the number
26
00:01:15,308 --> 00:01:18,278
of seconds each photo will appear on screen.
27
00:01:18,278 --> 00:01:19,946
If you set this to "Manual"
28
00:01:19,946 --> 00:01:23,316
the viewer will then control
the progress of the slideshow
29
00:01:23,316 --> 00:01:26,519
using the DVD player remote.
30
00:01:27,420 --> 00:01:29,422
Use transitions between the images
31
00:01:29,422 --> 00:01:32,192
to add style to your slideshow.
32
00:01:32,192 --> 00:01:35,261
Choose a transition from the "Transition" menu.
33
00:01:35,261 --> 00:01:39,466
To add music, click the "Audio" button,
34
00:01:39,499 --> 00:01:42,936
select music from your
GarageBand or iTunes libraries
35
00:01:42,936 --> 00:01:46,606
and click the "Play" button to audition it.
36
00:01:46,606 --> 00:01:50,009
Click the "Play" button again to stop the audio.
37
00:01:50,009 --> 00:01:52,011
Once you found music you like,
38
00:01:52,011 --> 00:01:55,381
click and drag it into the background
of the slideshow editor.
39
00:01:55,415 --> 00:01:57,317
The duration of the slideshow will change
40
00:01:57,317 --> 00:02:00,353
to match the length of the music.
41
00:02:00,353 --> 00:02:02,088
If you want to override this
42
00:02:02,088 --> 00:02:06,259
you can still choose a specific duration
in seconds for each slide.
43
00:02:06,259 --> 00:02:08,128
Once you've made your adjustments
44
00:02:08,128 --> 00:02:12,799
click the preview button to see how
your completed slideshow will look.
45
00:02:17,704 --> 00:02:20,373
Click "exit" on the virtual DVD remote
46
00:02:20,373 --> 00:02:22,408
to return to the slideshow editor.
47
00:02:22,408 --> 00:02:24,711
You can then refine the photos and settings
48
00:02:24,711 --> 00:02:26,913
in your slideshow further.
49
00:02:26,913 --> 00:02:28,648
When you're happy with the design
50
00:02:28,648 --> 00:02:32,619
click "Return" to go back
to your DVD main menu.
51
00:02:32,619 --> 00:02:35,188
From there you can continue to add to your DVD
52
00:02:35,188 --> 00:02:37,157
with additional slideshows movies
53
00:02:37,157 --> 00:02:40,193
or even other menus.
page revision: 3, last edited: 13 Oct 2009 22:01