QDVDAuthor is a small program that allows you to burn ~deo and photo slideshows and burn them on a DVD. Use the package manŽager, the add/remove software interface or the sudo apt-get comŽmands to install QDVDAuthor. It is a pretty popular program, and should be available easily on most repositories. When you start up QDVDAuthor, you will be prompted for a temp folder, and a DVD folder. Choose two locations on your hard drive for this. Every time you start up QDVDAuthor, the settings will be the same, so go to Tools> Setup to change this if necessary.

The next step is to design the interface of the DVD. Add a backŽground by going to DVDMenu > Add Background. Navigate your system and find a photo you would like to use as the background. Invariably, the photo will not be of the right size, so click yes when prompted to change the size to be suitable for viewing on TV.

You can add text. with effects and various navigational conŽtrols. Go to DVDMenu > Add Text. You can also add videos if you wish. We will skip this to make a simplistic slideshow of images. Go to Add Slideshow > Add images. Navigate your system, select the photos you want to add to the slideshow and import them.

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Click on Continue. This will bring up an advanced editor forrun slide show. You can add a soundtrack at this point by click- add soundtrack button. You can re-arrange the ima es in the'lslbldl eShhow. Unfortunately. only the crossfade transition is avail able here.Save the slide by clicking on Export and choosing a file name If you are Jittery about your work. Then click on' OK, and then on Generate Slideshow.

This will take some time. Once the slideshow is created. click on Create DVD. Now click on burn DVD . This screen is just a list of commands that will be sent to the command line to burn the DVD unless you are an advanced user. do not change anything here. That IS It. your photo slideshow DVD should pop out of' the tray now.