Creating a DVD of an iPhoto Slideshow

Sunday, May 10 2009

By: chrisb

An easy way to make a simple slideshow DVD
NOTE: This tip requires that your computer has a SuperDrive, which many older Macs do not have. How to tell if my Mac has a SuperDrive

To create a DVD of an iPhoto slideshow, you must first follow the setup instructions in this tip.

To create a DVD of the iPhoto Slideshow, we are going to use a small feature of iDVD that lets you create a DVD from a single movie. This DVD will not have any sort of menu structure. Rather it will just play when you insert it into a DVD player.

  1. Launch iDVD.
  2. Go to File / One Step DVD from movie... from the menu bar.
  3. Navigate to the iPhoto Slideshows folder inside your Pictures folder [iPhoto '09] or your Movies folder [iPhoto '08] and select the file that has the same name as your iPhoto slideshow.
  4. Insert a DVD into the Drive. iDVD will write your slide show to the DVD.
  5. When the DVD pops out, insert it into the regular DVD player connected to a TV and enjoy.
DVD slideshows make great gifts for friends or family members.

Related Items: iPhoto | iDVD | SuperDrive

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