Slide Shows: iPhoto as Projector

With iPhoto’s slide show features, you can display onscreen slide shows, complete with background music from your iTunes music library. Choose from several design themes that provide flashy transitions between photos. Tell iPhoto how long you want to see each photo, or have iPhoto time your slide show to match the length of the background music.

You can create two different types of slide shows: an instant slide show that provides quick results, and a slide show project that allows for much more control, including the ability to specify different durations for every photo. When you want to create a slide show and then export it—to view on your iPod, iPhone, or Apple TV, for example, or to burn with iDVD—you’ll want to create a slide show project. (For more advice on the best path to take for your slide show needs, see page 87.)