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I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would like to
play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home DVD player.

What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD player
would recognize?
In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner do it?

Which hardware and what software would you advise?

Thanks

I use a DVD burner with Sonic MY DVD software.


"SHRED©" <> wrote in message
news:tyklb.104390$gv5.85142@fed1read05...
>
>
> I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would like
to
> play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home DVD player.
>
> What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD player
> would recognize?
> In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner do
it?
>
> Which hardware and what software would you advise?
>
> Thanks
>
>

in article tyklb.104390$gv5.85142@fed1read05, SHRED© at
wrote on 10/21/03 6:03 PM:

>
>
> I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would like to
> play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home DVD player.
>
> What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD player
> would recognize?
> In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner do it?
>
> Which hardware and what software would you advise?
>
> Thanks

I would highly recommend a Mac. Get one turn-key with a DVD/CD burner along
with all the software you'd need, specifically iPhoto for photo editing and
managing, iTunes for music management/ripping, and iDVD for building the
slideshows...of course a bunch of other software is also included, such as
iMovie for editing videos. It's all about quality, elegance and ease of
use.

Or like everyone I know who ignores my advice...

Buy the cheapest PC you can possibly find. Take that $100 you save and use
it to buy virus protection and additional software that you'd want. Spend
night after night dealing with the typical "my audio isn't synching to the
video" or "I'm getting buffer underrun errors" or "I can't figure out____",
and eventually giving up. Then see a DVD some kid created in a couple of
hours on a Mac and be all impressed on how talented and smart the kid
appears to be.

http://www.dvdrhelp.com/author

You do not need a DVD burner for a VCD slideshow.
A CD burner will work fine and be recognized by most DVD players.

Doc




On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:03:13 -0700, "SHRED©" <> wrote:

>
>
>I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would like to
>play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home DVD player.
>
>What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD player
>would recognize?
>In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner do it?
>
>Which hardware and what software would you advise?
>
>Thanks
>

In article <BBBB31F3.23079%>, MR_ED_of_Course
<> wrote:

> I would highly recommend a Mac. Get one turn-key with a DVD/CD burner along
> with all the software you'd need, specifically iPhoto for photo editing and
> managing, iTunes for music management/ripping, and iDVD for building the
> slideshows...of course a bunch of other software is also included, such as
> iMovie for editing videos. It's all about quality, elegance and ease of
> use.
>
> Or like everyone I know who ignores my advice...
>
> Buy the cheapest PC you can possibly find. Take that $100 you save and use
> it to buy virus protection and additional software that you'd want. Spend
> night after night dealing with the typical "my audio isn't synching to the
> video" or "I'm getting buffer underrun errors" or "I can't figure out____",
> and eventually giving up. Then see a DVD some kid created in a couple of
> hours on a Mac and be all impressed on how talented and smart the kid
> appears to be.

Oh look, Mr. Ed is back. I have to admit I couldn't have said it
better myself.

You might be interested to know that I took a trip to Circuit City and
BEST BUY the other day, and while each store had only one DVD player
hooked up (a SONY and a SAMSUNG respectively), both players refused to
play my Region 2 DVD-R citing "region protection", yet they both played
my Region 1 disc.

Ready to eat your words yet???

"SHRED©" <> wrote in
news:tyklb.104390$gv5.85142@fed1read05:

>
>
> I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would
> like to play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home
> DVD player.
>
> What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD
> player would recognize?
> In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner
> do it?
>
> Which hardware and what software would you advise?

My recomendation. A DVD-Burner and Uleads DVD Pictures Show 2. I make my
photo DVD's with background music ussing this. Very simple to use.

http://www.ulead.com/dps/trial.htm



--
Trevor S


"Unthinking respect for authority is the greatest enemy of truth."
-Albert Einstein

On Wed, 22 Oct 2003 01:57:20 GMT, MR_ED_of_Course
<> wrote:

>in article tyklb.104390$gv5.85142@fed1read05, SHRED© at
>wrote on 10/21/03 6:03 PM:
>
>>
>>
>> I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would like to
>> play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home DVD player.
>>
>> What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD player
>> would recognize?
>> In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner do it?
>>
>> Which hardware and what software would you advise?
>>
>> Thanks
>
>I would highly recommend a Mac. Get one turn-key with a DVD/CD burner along
>with all the software you'd need, specifically iPhoto for photo editing and
>managing, iTunes for music management/ripping, and iDVD for building the
>slideshows...of course a bunch of other software is also included, such as
>iMovie for editing videos. It's all about quality, elegance and ease of
>use.
>
>Or like everyone I know who ignores my advice...
>
>Buy the cheapest PC you can possibly find. Take that $100 you save and use
>it to buy virus protection and additional software that you'd want. Spend
>night after night dealing with the typical "my audio isn't synching to the
>video" or "I'm getting buffer underrun errors" or "I can't figure out____",
>and eventually giving up. Then see a DVD some kid created in a couple of
>hours on a Mac and be all impressed on how talented and smart the kid
>appears to be.

On Tue, 21 Oct 2003 18:03:13 -0700, "SHRED©" <>
wrote:

>
>
>I am building a computer system for a friend. He mentioned he would like to
>play a slideshow, with music added, of his photos on his home DVD player.
>
>What do I need for hardware? Is there a format for CD-R that a DVD player
>would recognize?
>In other words do I need to install a DVD burner or will a CD burner do it?
>
>Which hardware and what software would you advise?
>
>Thanks
>

If its on a PC you could try MemoriesOnTV with the MPEG2 SVCD/DVD
plugin. I think the site is something like www.picturestotv.com but a
search on Google should turn it up. Very simple and intuitive software
and you could burn it out to an SVCD (assuming your friend's player
supports SVCD) instead of to a DVD

Please note - I am not in anyway associated with the above company - I
tried their software out a month or two ago when I was looking for
something similar

JC

in article 221020030434052577%, Max Volume at
wrote on 10/22/03 1:31 AM:

> In article <BBBB31F3.23079%>, MR_ED_of_Course
> <> wrote:
>
>> I would highly recommend a Mac. Get one turn-key with a DVD/CD burner along
>> with all the software you'd need, specifically iPhoto for photo editing and
>> managing, iTunes for music management/ripping, and iDVD for building the
>> slideshows...of course a bunch of other software is also included, such as
>> iMovie for editing videos. It's all about quality, elegance and ease of
>> use.
>>
>> Or like everyone I know who ignores my advice...
>>
>> Buy the cheapest PC you can possibly find. Take that $100 you save and use
>> it to buy virus protection and additional software that you'd want. Spend
>> night after night dealing with the typical "my audio isn't synching to the
>> video" or "I'm getting buffer underrun errors" or "I can't figure out____",
>> and eventually giving up. Then see a DVD some kid created in a couple of
>> hours on a Mac and be all impressed on how talented and smart the kid
>> appears to be.
>
> Oh look, Mr. Ed is back. I have to admit I couldn't have said it
> better myself.

Yes, I think this is one of the few areas where we agree.

> You might be interested to know that I took a trip to Circuit City and
> BEST BUY the other day, and while each store had only one DVD player
> hooked up (a SONY and a SAMSUNG respectively), both players refused to
> play my Region 2 DVD-R citing "region protection", yet they both played
> my Region 1 disc.
>
> Ready to eat your words yet???

Quite simply, I don't believe you.

The manuals for DVD Studio Pro state in several locations that you can't use
it to burn a DVD-R with region coding. All that is possible is setting the
region code for outputting to CMF/DLT for a replicator to press the disc.

In other words, Apple states in several locations that you can't do what you
say you did.

In addition, it's something I've tested myself both with the Apple
SuperDrive as well as a third party drive.

In the last thread, you had several other people tell you that you can't
burn a DVD-R with region coding as you described.

Gee, I wonder why every replicator that accepts DVD-Rs as masters does
require CMF/DLT for DVDs with CSS, Macrovision or REGION CODING?

--Mr Ed.

In article <BBBCD565.23A8F%>, MR_ED_of_Course
<> wrote:

> Quite simply, I don't believe you.

Then you're hopelessly and persistently ignorant. As Emerson said, "A
foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."

> The manuals for DVD Studio Pro state in several locations that you can't use
> it to burn a DVD-R with region coding. All that is possible is setting the
> region code for outputting to CMF/DLT for a replicator to press the disc.
>
> In other words, Apple states in several locations that you can't do what you
> say you did.

Simply put, either you misread it or it's wrong. It worked.

> In addition, it's something I've tested myself both with the Apple
> SuperDrive as well as a third party drive.

Try again.

> In the last thread, you had several other people tell you that you can't
> burn a DVD-R with region coding as you described.

They're wrong.

> Gee, I wonder why every replicator that accepts DVD-Rs as masters does
> require CMF/DLT for DVDs with CSS, Macrovision or REGION CODING?

I'm actually surprised that replicators even accept DVD-Rs.

If you're convinced I'm lying, fine. Would you like me to send you my
Region 2 DVD-R???