Prev: IPNetInfo update
Next: Avira Personal (free) V10
From: Brian (Groups) on 3 Aug 2010 22:43
On Aug 3, 3:24 am, Eric <byte...(a)lanset.com> wrote:
> >, is there any way to be able
> > to use the remote to manually advance such a slide show forwards or
> > backwards? I'm afraid I'm quite ignorant of these issues on a DVD
> > player.
>
> You're confusing your TV with your computer.  Remember, DVD players
> are designed to show MOVIES and not run slideshow programs.  A
> "standard" DVD disk is just a collection of movie files with a menu
> system.
>
> Yes, you can sort-of create slideshows by defining a "menus" that are
> actually pictures and you move through the slideshow by moving through
> the fake menus.  But you soon run into the DVD limitation of how many
> menus you can have connected to each other.
>
> Yes, a lot of DVD players will scan the disk for picture files and
> show them as their own slideshow.  But it's completely up to the
> manufacturer on how they want to do that (and some do NOT do that at
> all).  The order, timing, and control are different from manufacturer
> to manufacturer and model to model.
>
> The only way to be really sure it will work is to make a move of your
> slideshow and run it through an DVD Video authoring program.  Some
> have been mentioned.  Microsoft installs "Windows DVD Maker" with
> current versions of Windows.

Yep, I see your point. After posting, I realized that the forward/back
control would be outside the capabilities of a DVD player. I did
actually get Nero to do the job, by dumping all 1500 pics on the
timeline then letting it create the titles and menus. The DVD (as
opposed to CD) option was somewhat obscured, but once found it
produced the same as a movie with chapters.

Brian
First  |  Prev  | 
Pages: 1 2
Prev: IPNetInfo update
Next: Avira Personal (free) V10