4Slideshows

Most of this book centers on video and all of the wonderful things you can do with it. But your digital lifestyle probably includes a lot of still photos, too (either taken with a digital still camera or your camcorder, or scanned from paper originals).

In addition to providing a venue for your movies, iDVD can build slideshows from your photos, including transitions and audio, which can be played back on DVD players.

Creating a Slideshow

The ingredients for a successful slideshow are photos, photos, and more photos (with perhaps a dash of audio thrown in, which I’ll address later in the chapter).

To create a slideshow:

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