I've been very happy with VSO Software's other products.  They also
have a photo slideshow product:

http://www.vso-software.fr/products/photodvd/photodvd.php

I might have used an older version of it years ago, but don't recall
the experience.

They have a trial version. I'll jump into it and let you know what I find.

-Adam

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 11:26 AM, RussellMc <apptechnz@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looking for slideshow software which can reasonably rapidly produce
> slideshows from JPGs & burn a DVD suitable for use with all / most
> /typical DVD players to display on a domestic TV.
>
> Want ir NOW [tm}.
> I have two solutions that "sort f work".
>
> Standards met / media / ...?
> Yes and no.
> JPG source. DVD + TV out. No hassles.
> Would like it to "just work".
> Don't want to need to refer to =A0CCCIT red/green/blue book. JPEG spec,
> MPEG spec , CCI ...
>
> How hard can it be : :-) :-) :-)
>
>
> I have two partial solutions, each with problems.
>
> 1. Ashampoo Slideshow Studio HD2.
> Slideshow produced is fine.
> Actual production time once all set up is bizarre.
> Maybe 1 to 2 minutes per photo on a trailing edge dual core system.
> (Pentium D 3.2 GHz).
> So a say 1000 photo display would take 1000+ minutes. Maybe > 1 day.
> BUT DVD produced will play on most common DVD/TV combinations using DVD-R=
 media.
>
> 2 =A0Microsoft "Movie maker".
> Slideshow produced is fine.
> Actual production time once all set up =A0is short (5 -20 minutes
> produce and burn with a very large number of JPGS).
> Does not display on many DVD players. Not even on many PC with DVD
> reader. Could well be codec issues. Seems to offer very limited
> choices
>
>
> R
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