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Adding photos and movies from slideshows to the DVD-ROM contents

In iDVD, you can easily make it possible for viewers to download the photos and movies that appear in your slideshows. This is a nice feature for viewers who may, for example, want to print the photos for permanent display.

The photos and movies are added to the DVD-ROM portion of your DVD, and viewers can access them when they insert the DVD into the drive on a computer. (The files are not accessible from a TV.)

Here are ways to add photos to the DVD-ROM portion of a disc:

To set iDVD to always add photos automatically:

Choose iDVD > Preferences.

Click Slideshow.

Select the “Always add original photos to DVD-ROM contents” checkbox.

To add slideshow images to the DVD-ROM contents on a case-by-case basis:

Open the slideshow editor by double-clicking the button for your slideshow on the DVD menu, and then click the Settings button (shown below).

Select the “Add image files to DVD-ROM” checkbox.

Image of the Settings button in the slideshow editor

The photos added to the DVD-ROM portion of the disc are the same resolution and quality as the originals and are not scaled to fit the DVD window, as the photos in the slideshow are.

If you add RAW images from iPhoto to your slideshow, iDVD places JPEGs of the images in the slideshow and adds the original RAW images to the DVD-ROM contents.

Adding files to the DVD-ROM contents uses up space on the DVD, so if you have a large slideshow, or if you have added large movies to your slideshow, monitor the size of your project periodically (choose Project > Project Info) to make sure you have enough space for the project itself.

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