iDVD is a fairly powerful program for creating DVDs. It also has a fairly steep learning curve and is really meant for larger projects with lots of video. You choose a theme for your project and create a menu system similar to the movie DVDs you see in feature films.

iPhoto easily creates slideshows but they are limited to running in iPhoto. iPhoto has an export to iDVD, but it sends your slideshow into part of a larger project. This tip shows how to burn your iPhoto slideshow onto a DVD so that it runs just like the iPhoto slide show with no themes or menus or any of the normal iDVD stuff.

• Start by creating a slideshow in iPhoto.
  1. Select the photos you want to include in the slideshow and click the New Slideshow button on the bottom toolbar. Reorder the images as desired.
  2. Select the music to accompany your slide show. You can choose any of the music from your iTunes library. How to have more than one song in your slideshow
  3. Test your slide show. Make sure the music you have chosen fits your images.Check the Ken Burns effect to make sure that it isn't cutting off the important part of any of your images. If it is, check out How to set the Ken Burns effect for individual images in your slide show.
• Once you are satisfied with your slide show, you are ready to do the steps to burn it to DVD.
  1. In iPhoto, go to Share / Send to iDVD on the menu bar. You will get a progress bar and the conversion is very slooooow.
  2. Once the conversion is complete, iDVD will open with a default project. Click the close button.
  3. Go to File / One Step DVD from movie... from the menu bar.
  4. Navigate to your Movies folder and select the file that has the same name as your iPhoto slideshow.
  5. Insert a DVD into the Drive. The iDVD will write your slide show to the DVD.
  6. When the DVD pops out, insert it into the regular DVD player connected to a TV and enjoy.

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