Making Slideshows with iMovie (then Creating a DVD) using only still Photos

Making Slideshows with iMovie (then Creating a DVD)using only still Photos

by Keith Thomassen

1. Collect the pictures you want to use (from a file folder or iPhoto Events) --make’em pretty with Photoshop, or later in iPhoto

2. Put them into a new iPhoto Album (name it)

3. Open a new iMovie Project, and a New Event in iMovie (name them)

4. Import the pictures into iMovie, from the iPhoto Album

5. Choose the timing, transitions, and music for the slideshow

6. Convert it to a DVD

1. Collect the pictures you want to use (from a file folder or iPhoto Events) --make’em pretty with Photoshop, or later in iPhoto

Events in iPhoto

(each event has many photos)

You can drag Events into Albums

Pictures in a Folder

Full Screen Mode (Esc to go back)

Create a New Albumname it

“Teton Glacier”

2. Put them into a new iPhoto Album (name it)

Drag the Teton Glacier PictureFolder into this space

2. Put them into a new iPhoto Album (name it)

Delete, add, and rearrange photoson this screen

3. Open a new iMovie Project, and a New Event in iMovie (name them)

3. Open a new iMovie Project, and a New Event in iMovie (name them)

Name it Teton Glacier

Drag pictures into workspace(add movies here too)

Click on camera symbol to see (and drag) photos in your iPhoto Albums and Events

4. Import the pictures into iMovie, from the iPhoto Album

Click on a picture to view it here

Drag pictures from lower right panel

to upper left panel (workspace)

To highlight all pictures, click on the first one, then

hold down the shift key and click on the last one

Pull down list of iPhoto entries

4. Import the pictures into iMovie, from the iPhoto Album

close

Marker (drag through items to see them on screen right)

Play here

Play full screen

All pictures into workspace

Sliders adjust thumbnail sizes

5. Choose the timing, transitions, and music for the slideshow

Transition ½ sec, Photos 6 sec, choose Ken Burns effect, and Fit in Frame.All can be adjusted on individual photos in the workspace.

The Ken Burns Effect(Gives a sense of motion to stills)

Click on a photo, click on down arrow next to gear, make Ken Burns choice

Adjust start (green) and end (red) areas

Adjust Timing

Click on a photo, click on down arrow next to gear, make Clip Adjustments choice

Also use the Inspector button to adjust clip

Adjust Duration

Change Transition

Add Music

Click on Music

Drag to workspace

If entire area lights up in green, undo it. Make sure you get the bar underneath

You can drag the music bar forward and backwards from the ends

Add More sound

Choose another category (than iTunes)

Add Maps, Backgrounds

Select Map button

Chose Title

Drag it abovea Screen

Add Titles

Write in your words

Click on color and size

System Fonts

Use Align to Center Text

Add Titles on each Picture

Drag selectionabove picture

Type words over default words

Titles can extend any duration – grab and move, or extend/shorten from ends

6. Convert it to a DVD

Export it to a Folder(Makes a 1080p Quicktime movie)

6. Convert it to a DVD

Open iDVD – choose OneStepDVD from Movie

Select Teton Glacier.mov

6. Convert it to a DVD

For multiple DVD’s, it asks if you want another one after the first one is ejected

Insert DVD, Burn