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Joan Kadie - Oct 6, 2005 - 12:30 am
I am trying to prepare a DVD for burning. I have imported folders from IPhoto to IDVD. I can choose a theme, such as travel cards and place pictures in the 6 "floating cards". I have made three albums of pictures (with less than 99 pictures in each) so that the albums could be accepted by IDVD,
My problem is that after doing all this and burning a DVD, I can only view the 6 "floating cards" and one of the albums in the preview setting. Also the burned dvd was not viewable on my computer (a new IMac G5) nor was it viewable on my DVD player.
I know I am doing something wrong, but I was on the telephone today with an IMac representative for over an hour and followed the instructions she gave me which resulted in the above.
If you are able to help me, please answer in simple language as I am new to this and still do not understand all the terms. Thank you.
My problem is that after doing all this and burning a DVD, I can only view the 6 "floating cards" and one of the albums in the preview setting. Also the burned dvd was not viewable on my computer (a new IMac G5) nor was it viewable on my DVD player.
I know I am doing something wrong, but I was on the telephone today with an IMac representative for over an hour and followed the instructions she gave me which resulted in the above.
If you are able to help me, please answer in simple language as I am new to this and still do not understand all the terms. Thank you.
LovesMacs - Oct 6, 2005 - 2:37 am
Hello Joan,
My name is Carolyn and I will try to assist you.
iPhoto also can create slideshows. To import a slideshow created in iPhoto into your iDVD project, you must export the slideshow from iPhoto as a QuickTime movie, then import the QuickTime movie into your iDVD project. The slideshow is imported as a movie and you can't edit or change it using the iDVD slideshow features.
Testing a DVD you have created
You can test a burned DVD in your computer using DVD Player. If the DVD plays in your computer, it will work in most newer consumer DVD players and computers with a DVD drive.
One way to test your project before you burn it is to save your project as a disc image. The disc image of your project is a fully encoded version of the project that you can play in Apple DVD Player or burn to disc later. You can preview the disc image to make sure your project plays correctly and then make changes without burning a disc that you might not use.
To create a disk image of your project:
1.Choose File > Save As Disc Image.
2.Type a project name and choose a file location and click Save.
Joan, another way to see if your iMac is acknowledging the disk you burned is to open Disk Utility. It's in your Applications>Utility folder in your Macintosh HD. Launch Disk Utility and see if your DVD disk is in the panel on the left under "Macintosh HD". If it isn't there, then there's no doubt that your iMac isn't mounting it on your desktop.
For what's it worth, I always create my "albums" or slideshows in iPhoto and then Export to iDVD. I've tried Importing into iDVD and it just doesn't do the job.
You are running 10.4 which is Tiger. Have you updated to 10.4.2 by chance? Keeping your system up to date is very very important. Also, which version of iDVD are you runniing? 04 05 ?? The way to tell which version... for example, launch iDVD. Now, at the top of your screen is the menu. Click where it says: iDVD, then click, Aboue iDVD.
A pane will open and tell you the version. Considering you have a new iMac G5 (congratulations !!) and it's running 10.4, I'm pretty sure iLife 05 came bundled with it. So, if that's correct, your iDVD version should be 5.0.1.
And when you are Previewing the DVD project in the Preview mode, are you clicking "Enter" to view the albums????
I am more then happy to try and help you with this issue. I love iPhoto and iDVD and am learning by my mistakes... you can benefit from that LOL
Also, there is a Help menu available for iDVD when you have it open. It's at the top of your screen "Help".
Make sure your photos in your albums are not larger then 640 X 480. Also, if your DVD will be used on a DVD player for a TV, you need to edit the photos for DVD viewing. In iPhoto, click on one of your photos in a library. Now, it should be in the Edit view. In the Toolbox below the photo, click where it says: None The word "Constrain" should be right under that. A pop up menu will appear... look where it says:
4 X 3 DVD. That will tell iPhoto to edit you photos for the TV safe viewing area. It might but out a little on the width and height, but you wouldn't be able to see that area on a TV anyway.. that's why iPhoto has this function.
I hope something I've suggested helps Joan... please post back and let me know how it's going...
Carolyn :-)
PS I started on one of the original iMacs in 1999 and I know how frustrating software editing can be at times, but Macs are made for this. Once you get the hang of how to do things, you will totally love it!
My name is Carolyn and I will try to assist you.
iPhoto also can create slideshows. To import a slideshow created in iPhoto into your iDVD project, you must export the slideshow from iPhoto as a QuickTime movie, then import the QuickTime movie into your iDVD project. The slideshow is imported as a movie and you can't edit or change it using the iDVD slideshow features.
Testing a DVD you have created
You can test a burned DVD in your computer using DVD Player. If the DVD plays in your computer, it will work in most newer consumer DVD players and computers with a DVD drive.
One way to test your project before you burn it is to save your project as a disc image. The disc image of your project is a fully encoded version of the project that you can play in Apple DVD Player or burn to disc later. You can preview the disc image to make sure your project plays correctly and then make changes without burning a disc that you might not use.
To create a disk image of your project:
1.Choose File > Save As Disc Image.
2.Type a project name and choose a file location and click Save.
Joan, another way to see if your iMac is acknowledging the disk you burned is to open Disk Utility. It's in your Applications>Utility folder in your Macintosh HD. Launch Disk Utility and see if your DVD disk is in the panel on the left under "Macintosh HD". If it isn't there, then there's no doubt that your iMac isn't mounting it on your desktop.
For what's it worth, I always create my "albums" or slideshows in iPhoto and then Export to iDVD. I've tried Importing into iDVD and it just doesn't do the job.
You are running 10.4 which is Tiger. Have you updated to 10.4.2 by chance? Keeping your system up to date is very very important. Also, which version of iDVD are you runniing? 04 05 ?? The way to tell which version... for example, launch iDVD. Now, at the top of your screen is the menu. Click where it says: iDVD, then click, Aboue iDVD.
A pane will open and tell you the version. Considering you have a new iMac G5 (congratulations !!) and it's running 10.4, I'm pretty sure iLife 05 came bundled with it. So, if that's correct, your iDVD version should be 5.0.1.
And when you are Previewing the DVD project in the Preview mode, are you clicking "Enter" to view the albums????
I am more then happy to try and help you with this issue. I love iPhoto and iDVD and am learning by my mistakes... you can benefit from that LOL
Also, there is a Help menu available for iDVD when you have it open. It's at the top of your screen "Help".
Make sure your photos in your albums are not larger then 640 X 480. Also, if your DVD will be used on a DVD player for a TV, you need to edit the photos for DVD viewing. In iPhoto, click on one of your photos in a library. Now, it should be in the Edit view. In the Toolbox below the photo, click where it says: None The word "Constrain" should be right under that. A pop up menu will appear... look where it says:
4 X 3 DVD. That will tell iPhoto to edit you photos for the TV safe viewing area. It might but out a little on the width and height, but you wouldn't be able to see that area on a TV anyway.. that's why iPhoto has this function.
I hope something I've suggested helps Joan... please post back and let me know how it's going...
Carolyn :-)
PS I started on one of the original iMacs in 1999 and I know how frustrating software editing can be at times, but Macs are made for this. Once you get the hang of how to do things, you will totally love it!
Joan Kadie - Oct 6, 2005 - 5:19 pm
Thanks Carolyn. I printed up your suggestions and will try to follow them. I'll let you know how I make out. I am running 10.4.2 and try to get all the updates--even though I don't fully understand what they are--.
I, too, have been using a Mac since 1999 but I started out as a novice and don't think I progressed all that much. I have however been trying to make a DVD using music and the Ken Burns effect. I'll be in touch; thanks again.
I, too, have been using a Mac since 1999 but I started out as a novice and don't think I progressed all that much. I have however been trying to make a DVD using music and the Ken Burns effect. I'll be in touch; thanks again.
LovesMacs - Oct 6, 2005 - 10:32 pm
HI Joan,
I love the Ken Burns effects also... post back.. let me know if you have success!
Carolyn :-)
I love the Ken Burns effects also... post back.. let me know if you have success!
Carolyn :-)
Joan Kadie - Oct 8, 2005 - 4:38 pm
I just sat down to work on your suggestions, and I already need help. Sorry I am such a nincompoop, but-----How do I go from IPhoto to Quicktime Movie? Where is the export information? Once I go to Quicktime how do I export the project into I DVD?
I have the smart albums with the music and Ken Burns effect and now I have to know how to proceed. Can I do more than one album on the same DVD as long as there are less than 99 pictures? If so, how do I send each of them to Quicktime and then have them added to the same project?
Thanks again. Joan
I have the smart albums with the music and Ken Burns effect and now I have to know how to proceed. Can I do more than one album on the same DVD as long as there are less than 99 pictures? If so, how do I send each of them to Quicktime and then have them added to the same project?
Thanks again. Joan
LovesMacs - Oct 10, 2005 - 1:42 am
HI Joan,
You are not a nimcompoop.. LOL looks like a new geek word ;-)
Ok... let's start with iPhoto and QuickTime. Launch iPhoto. If you want to Export to QuickTime, click Share at the top of your desktop in the Menu and click Share. Drag down to where it says: Export. The Export Photo pane will appear and there are 3 options. Click the QuickTime button. Check the appropriate boxes and click Export at the bottom of that window. The Export function will start.
Here is a link for iPhoto tutorials at Apple:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/
For your question on how many photos in a slideshow that iDVD supports:
Creating an iDVD slideshow
You can use the Media pane in the Customize drawer to create a slideshow using your iPhoto albums.
Each slideshow in a project can have up to 99 images. If you add an album or folder with more than 99 images as a slideshow, multiple slideshows are created.
1.
Click the Customize button to open the Customize drawer, then click Media. Choose Photos from the pop-up menu to display your iPhoto albums.
2.
Drag an album to the DVD menu. A button is created that links to your images. The button has the name of your iPhoto album and automatically displays the first slide in the slideshow. Select the button and rename it, if you wish. If you drag an album or folder with more than 99 images in it, multiple slideshows and slideshow buttons are created.
You can also create a slideshow by dragging images or folders directly from the Finder to your DVD menu, or creating a slideshow button first, then opening the slideshow editor and dragging images to the slideshow editor.
3.
Double-click a slideshow button to open the slideshow editor. It opens in thumbnail view, the default. To change to list view, click the list button in the upper-right corner of the slideshow editor.
4.
If you want to add other images, drag image files or folders from the Finder to the slideshow editor. To reorder the slides, select the slides you want to move, and drag them to a different position.
In the slideshow editor, you can set a duration for each slide in your slideshow or have the viewer advance it manually, set the slideshow to loop when finished, and add transitions between slides.
If you add sound or music to your slideshow by dragging an audio clip to the Audio well of the slideshow editor, iDVD automatically adjusts the overall duration of the slides to match the length of the audio clip. Slide duration is changed to "Fit to Audio." You can change the duration if you want.
Also, when you have iDVD launched, it will say that in the menu top left of your screen in the Menu. In that same Menu look to the right, and you'll see the word Help. Lots of really good info therre.
Also, I did some slideshow iPhoto, exported to iDvd and they were OK, but there was room for improvement LOL So I got the iPhoto 5, the iDvd 5.. "The Missing Manual" by David Pogue. Available at www.amazon.com. They are inexpensive and have so much information and tips that you don't see on the Apple web site Support area. You might consider getting those books.
Also, size of photos is important. If you are burning a DVD to be viewed on a TV, the size of the photos should be at least ... 1024 x 768. If you use small images like 640 x 480, then iDvd stretches them for viewing on a TV, they will come out grainy and out of focus. As you have the new iMac G5 (I am pea green with envy)... at the minimum you have the 17" dislplay... make sure your images are in focus before you burn your DVD.
If you get online when you are using any of the iLife software, you can get tips from the the menu. iPhoto>iPhoto Hot Tips. Click the iPhoto Hot Tips and it will take you directly to the iPhoto page in Apple and there's some great tips there on how to do a slideshow and Export to iDVD.
*** Importing slideshows created in iPhoto
You can easily create slideshows in iDVD by dragging images or albums from your iPhoto library into your iDVD project.
iPhoto also can create slideshows. To import a slideshow created in iPhoto into your iDVD project, you must export the slideshow from iPhoto as a QuickTime movie, then import the QuickTime movie into your iDVD project. The slideshow is imported as a movie and you can't edit or change it using the iDVD slideshow features.
So, to Import your slideshow into iDVD from QuickTime, have iDVD running. In your Menu, go to File>Import>Video. (Why Video? because all QuickTime software is saved as a .mov
format.. for movies even though your images were stills)
So that is how you do that.
Here is a way to TEST a DVD you have burned:
Testing a DVD you have created
You can test a burned DVD in your computer using DVD Player. If the DVD plays in your computer, it will work in most newer consumer DVD players and computers with a DVD drive.
One way to test your project before you burn it is to save your project as a disc image. The disc image of your project is a fully encoded version of the project that you can play in Apple DVD Player or burn to disc later. You can preview the disc image to make sure your project plays correctly and then make changes without burning a disc that you might not use.
To create a disk image of your project:
1.
Choose File > Save As Disc Image.
2.
Type a project name and choose a file location and click Save.
OK... need more info, just post back... also, try the
http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/ area and check out the Discussion boards... lots of help and ideas there.
One other thing... what kind of DVD media are you using? TDK? Sony?.. what brand are you using. I have had good luck with Sony. Some CD/DVD brands are just not compatible with Apple software/hardware.. in other words, your SuperDrive.
On the iDVD page at Apple it says you can use any media, but there are some that just work better with a Mac SuperDrive.
***Which Systems Can Burn to DVD±R/RW?
Many Macintosh systems can burn DVDs using DVD±R/RW media. That includes all currently-shipping Macs with a built-in SuperDrive. If you have a 17-inch or 20-inch iMac G5 with a built-in SuperDrive, updating to iLife ‘05 will give you the ability to use DVD±RW media, as well.
In fact, our newest Macintosh systems feature a fast SuperDrive that supports Double-Layer optical media (DVD+R DL) that offer room for as much as 4 hours of video.
Joean, since your iMac is so new, is it possible your SuperDrive has the double layer optical media option?????
Look in your System Profiler for that information:
Click theApple logo top left of your screen, now click:
About This Mac. A pane will open.. click "More Info" click Hardware>Disc Burning. The pane on the right will describe your SuperDrive hardware. If you have the double layering optical drive, that could be why your burn didn't work. Any info for that is in your Mac Help Menu.
OK... this is a lot of info to digest at one time. Just take your time and if you have more questions, feel free to post... I enjoy helping !!!!! And I learn a lot too.
Carolyn :-)
You are not a nimcompoop.. LOL looks like a new geek word ;-)
Ok... let's start with iPhoto and QuickTime. Launch iPhoto. If you want to Export to QuickTime, click Share at the top of your desktop in the Menu and click Share. Drag down to where it says: Export. The Export Photo pane will appear and there are 3 options. Click the QuickTime button. Check the appropriate boxes and click Export at the bottom of that window. The Export function will start.
Here is a link for iPhoto tutorials at Apple:
http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/
For your question on how many photos in a slideshow that iDVD supports:
Creating an iDVD slideshow
You can use the Media pane in the Customize drawer to create a slideshow using your iPhoto albums.
Each slideshow in a project can have up to 99 images. If you add an album or folder with more than 99 images as a slideshow, multiple slideshows are created.
1.
Click the Customize button to open the Customize drawer, then click Media. Choose Photos from the pop-up menu to display your iPhoto albums.
2.
Drag an album to the DVD menu. A button is created that links to your images. The button has the name of your iPhoto album and automatically displays the first slide in the slideshow. Select the button and rename it, if you wish. If you drag an album or folder with more than 99 images in it, multiple slideshows and slideshow buttons are created.
You can also create a slideshow by dragging images or folders directly from the Finder to your DVD menu, or creating a slideshow button first, then opening the slideshow editor and dragging images to the slideshow editor.
3.
Double-click a slideshow button to open the slideshow editor. It opens in thumbnail view, the default. To change to list view, click the list button in the upper-right corner of the slideshow editor.
4.
If you want to add other images, drag image files or folders from the Finder to the slideshow editor. To reorder the slides, select the slides you want to move, and drag them to a different position.
In the slideshow editor, you can set a duration for each slide in your slideshow or have the viewer advance it manually, set the slideshow to loop when finished, and add transitions between slides.
If you add sound or music to your slideshow by dragging an audio clip to the Audio well of the slideshow editor, iDVD automatically adjusts the overall duration of the slides to match the length of the audio clip. Slide duration is changed to "Fit to Audio." You can change the duration if you want.
Also, when you have iDVD launched, it will say that in the menu top left of your screen in the Menu. In that same Menu look to the right, and you'll see the word Help. Lots of really good info therre.
Also, I did some slideshow iPhoto, exported to iDvd and they were OK, but there was room for improvement LOL So I got the iPhoto 5, the iDvd 5.. "The Missing Manual" by David Pogue. Available at www.amazon.com. They are inexpensive and have so much information and tips that you don't see on the Apple web site Support area. You might consider getting those books.
Also, size of photos is important. If you are burning a DVD to be viewed on a TV, the size of the photos should be at least ... 1024 x 768. If you use small images like 640 x 480, then iDvd stretches them for viewing on a TV, they will come out grainy and out of focus. As you have the new iMac G5 (I am pea green with envy)... at the minimum you have the 17" dislplay... make sure your images are in focus before you burn your DVD.
If you get online when you are using any of the iLife software, you can get tips from the the menu. iPhoto>iPhoto Hot Tips. Click the iPhoto Hot Tips and it will take you directly to the iPhoto page in Apple and there's some great tips there on how to do a slideshow and Export to iDVD.
*** Importing slideshows created in iPhoto
You can easily create slideshows in iDVD by dragging images or albums from your iPhoto library into your iDVD project.
iPhoto also can create slideshows. To import a slideshow created in iPhoto into your iDVD project, you must export the slideshow from iPhoto as a QuickTime movie, then import the QuickTime movie into your iDVD project. The slideshow is imported as a movie and you can't edit or change it using the iDVD slideshow features.
So, to Import your slideshow into iDVD from QuickTime, have iDVD running. In your Menu, go to File>Import>Video. (Why Video? because all QuickTime software is saved as a .mov
format.. for movies even though your images were stills)
So that is how you do that.
Here is a way to TEST a DVD you have burned:
Testing a DVD you have created
You can test a burned DVD in your computer using DVD Player. If the DVD plays in your computer, it will work in most newer consumer DVD players and computers with a DVD drive.
One way to test your project before you burn it is to save your project as a disc image. The disc image of your project is a fully encoded version of the project that you can play in Apple DVD Player or burn to disc later. You can preview the disc image to make sure your project plays correctly and then make changes without burning a disc that you might not use.
To create a disk image of your project:
1.
Choose File > Save As Disc Image.
2.
Type a project name and choose a file location and click Save.
OK... need more info, just post back... also, try the
http://www.apple.com/ilife/idvd/ area and check out the Discussion boards... lots of help and ideas there.
One other thing... what kind of DVD media are you using? TDK? Sony?.. what brand are you using. I have had good luck with Sony. Some CD/DVD brands are just not compatible with Apple software/hardware.. in other words, your SuperDrive.
On the iDVD page at Apple it says you can use any media, but there are some that just work better with a Mac SuperDrive.
***Which Systems Can Burn to DVD±R/RW?
Many Macintosh systems can burn DVDs using DVD±R/RW media. That includes all currently-shipping Macs with a built-in SuperDrive. If you have a 17-inch or 20-inch iMac G5 with a built-in SuperDrive, updating to iLife ‘05 will give you the ability to use DVD±RW media, as well.
In fact, our newest Macintosh systems feature a fast SuperDrive that supports Double-Layer optical media (DVD+R DL) that offer room for as much as 4 hours of video.
Joean, since your iMac is so new, is it possible your SuperDrive has the double layer optical media option?????
Look in your System Profiler for that information:
Click theApple logo top left of your screen, now click:
About This Mac. A pane will open.. click "More Info" click Hardware>Disc Burning. The pane on the right will describe your SuperDrive hardware. If you have the double layering optical drive, that could be why your burn didn't work. Any info for that is in your Mac Help Menu.
OK... this is a lot of info to digest at one time. Just take your time and if you have more questions, feel free to post... I enjoy helping !!!!! And I learn a lot too.
Carolyn :-)
Joan Kadie - Oct 10, 2005 - 9:41 pm
Thanks again Carolyn--not only for the information but for the amount of time you spent on it. I will try to work on it in the next day or two.It just takes me forever to get it done (because of trial and error) and I need to allot myself time.
I sometimes feel like I am going around in circles. I have all this information and somehow, I just can't pull it together. But I am determined!! I did do it once or twice before but that was with a single slideshow on one cd/dvd but I am trying to get a number of slideshows on one disk. (I have been using Fuji but I will try Sony since I have to buy more anyway).
The travel cards are also adding to my confusion and I will try to override them although the idea of them as an introduction is very nice.
I"ll get back to you soon. Thanks again.
I sometimes feel like I am going around in circles. I have all this information and somehow, I just can't pull it together. But I am determined!! I did do it once or twice before but that was with a single slideshow on one cd/dvd but I am trying to get a number of slideshows on one disk. (I have been using Fuji but I will try Sony since I have to buy more anyway).
The travel cards are also adding to my confusion and I will try to override them although the idea of them as an introduction is very nice.
I"ll get back to you soon. Thanks again.
LovesMacs - Oct 10, 2005 - 11:28 pm
Hi Joan,
Just a thought to get the hang of slideshows ... and iDVD... try several other Themes just to practice. You learn a lot that way!
Carolyn :-)
Just a thought to get the hang of slideshows ... and iDVD... try several other Themes just to practice. You learn a lot that way!
Carolyn :-)
Joan Kadie - Oct 14, 2005 - 12:19 am
Hi Carolyn: I will bring you up to date on my tale of woe. My first problem is that I could not go from I photo to Quicktime. Perhaps, there is another way or other wording since I am using the G5, but I could not find Quicktime in the Iphoto Menu or the IDVD menu. I do have it in my dock but do not know how to export the pictures there.
Then I went to IDVD where I already have a lot of photo albums which I imported (exported from I Photo previously). I could not get rid of the travel cards and when I previously put photo albums in the travel cards, there was a continuous showing of them in a quick-flash way. So I decided to just ignore the travel cards to see what would happen.
Today, I tried to follow your directions. The first problem I ran into was that when I tried to drag my pictures from IPhoto to QuickTime, I could not find Qjuick Time. Is it possible that it is in a different place on the G5. I see a Quicktime in my dock but don't know how I would drag the photos there.
Since I already had photos in my IDVD setting which I had imported previously, I decided to start there. I do not know how to get pictures into the travel cards and then into the DVD panels. The last time I tried I was unsuccessful. Previously, I also tried putting a folder album in the travel cards and then I got a series of quick flashing pictures so I figured I would override the travel cards (which I could not delete or move) and just try to put the folders in albums.
When I dragged my first album into the first panel it registered that I had 57/58 pictures. So far, so good. Then there was the single travel card panel which I could not get rid of so I decided to just go ahead. I added another album by hitting "slideshow" and my second album appeared with 77 pictures. I then added my third album in the same way.
At this point, I decided to burn the pictures since these are the three albums that I want on one dvd. I clicked on burn and inserted a dvd.
The window that opened to tell about the dvd burning acknowledged that it rendered 58 of 177 pictures and the transitions. It did this a second time (although only one set of 58 pictures actually appeared on the burned dvd.)
Then the window indicated that it was burning the empty travel cards. After that, it proceeded to indicate that it was burning the second and third albums without any distinction or separation between them.
After the burning was completed, I went to view the dvd on my dvd and on the computer. For some unknown reason, the first album, the empty travel cards (which were repeated over and over again) and the third album were successfully burned. But, the second album was not. It did not appear on the computer or on the DVD player.
The Ken Burns effect , the titles I gave the pictures and the music did not appear on the dvd.
I shared the above with you because I know I am missing a step and just can't seem to figure it out.
I know how to get the pictures from IPhoto to I DVD but I do not know how to use QuickTime (or how to get pictures into it) and I do not know how to use the travel cards as an introduction--or to get rid of them. Can you still help me?
Thanks again for your time and patience. Joan
Then I went to IDVD where I already have a lot of photo albums which I imported (exported from I Photo previously). I could not get rid of the travel cards and when I previously put photo albums in the travel cards, there was a continuous showing of them in a quick-flash way. So I decided to just ignore the travel cards to see what would happen.
Today, I tried to follow your directions. The first problem I ran into was that when I tried to drag my pictures from IPhoto to QuickTime, I could not find Qjuick Time. Is it possible that it is in a different place on the G5. I see a Quicktime in my dock but don't know how I would drag the photos there.
Since I already had photos in my IDVD setting which I had imported previously, I decided to start there. I do not know how to get pictures into the travel cards and then into the DVD panels. The last time I tried I was unsuccessful. Previously, I also tried putting a folder album in the travel cards and then I got a series of quick flashing pictures so I figured I would override the travel cards (which I could not delete or move) and just try to put the folders in albums.
When I dragged my first album into the first panel it registered that I had 57/58 pictures. So far, so good. Then there was the single travel card panel which I could not get rid of so I decided to just go ahead. I added another album by hitting "slideshow" and my second album appeared with 77 pictures. I then added my third album in the same way.
At this point, I decided to burn the pictures since these are the three albums that I want on one dvd. I clicked on burn and inserted a dvd.
The window that opened to tell about the dvd burning acknowledged that it rendered 58 of 177 pictures and the transitions. It did this a second time (although only one set of 58 pictures actually appeared on the burned dvd.)
Then the window indicated that it was burning the empty travel cards. After that, it proceeded to indicate that it was burning the second and third albums without any distinction or separation between them.
After the burning was completed, I went to view the dvd on my dvd and on the computer. For some unknown reason, the first album, the empty travel cards (which were repeated over and over again) and the third album were successfully burned. But, the second album was not. It did not appear on the computer or on the DVD player.
The Ken Burns effect , the titles I gave the pictures and the music did not appear on the dvd.
I shared the above with you because I know I am missing a step and just can't seem to figure it out.
I know how to get the pictures from IPhoto to I DVD but I do not know how to use QuickTime (or how to get pictures into it) and I do not know how to use the travel cards as an introduction--or to get rid of them. Can you still help me?
Thanks again for your time and patience. Joan
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