A05 Creating Slideshows 2:45

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With iDVD you can quickly create slideshows

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[Creating Slideshows] 
of your favorite photos to playback
on standard DVD players.

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With the theme already selected for your DVD

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you're ready to create the slideshow.

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Choose "Adds slideshow" from a menu

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in the lower left corner of the Main menu.

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A DVD text button appears on the screen,

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this button will be used to take viewers

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from your main menu to the slideshow.

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Click to select it,

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then replace the placeholder title
with your own text.

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If you like use the pop-up menus to modify

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the font, style and size of the text.

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Click away from the text
to deselect it when you're done.

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You can then click and drag
a button to position it

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where ever you like in the viewer.

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Double-click the new slideshow button

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to open the slideshow editor.

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Drag photos, albums and even entire events

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from the media browser
into the slideshow editor.

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To change the order of the
photos in your slideshow

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just click and drag individual
slides to a new location.

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To remove an unwanted image just select it

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and press delete.

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The slide duration pop-up menu sets the number

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of seconds each photo will appear on screen.

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If you set this to "Manual"

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the viewer will then control
the progress of the slideshow

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using the DVD player remote.

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Use transitions between the images

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to add style to your slideshow.

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Choose a transition from the "Transition" menu.

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To add music, click the "Audio" button,

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select music from your
GarageBand or iTunes libraries

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and click the "Play" button to audition it.

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Click the "Play" button again to stop the audio.

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Once you found music you like,

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click and drag it into the background
of the slideshow editor.

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The duration of the slideshow will change

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to match the length of the music.

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If you want to override this

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you can still choose a specific duration
in seconds for each slide.

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Once you've made your adjustments

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click the preview button to see how
your completed slideshow will look.

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Click "exit" on the virtual DVD remote

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to return to the slideshow editor.

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You can then refine the photos and settings

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in your slideshow further.

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When you're happy with the design

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click "Return" to go back
to your DVD main menu.

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From there you can continue to add to your DVD

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with additional slideshows movies

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or even other menus.
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