Create a DVD slideshow using Windows DVD maker

Creating a DVD slideshow of your favourite photos and videos is a great way to get your images out of the study and into the lounge room where your friends and family can enjoy them.

1) Click Start > All Programs > Windows DVD Maker

2) Click on Choose Photos and Videos

3) Click on Add Items

4) Navigate your computer for your favourite photographs and videos and click Add. You can do this more than once if your photos and images are stored in different places on your computer.

5) The next screen will show you the duration of the clips you have added and also give you the ability to move clips and images up or down to change the order in which they are displayed on your DVD.

6) Clicking the Options menu in the bottom right will allow you to customise some of the more technical aspects of your DVD. If you have a widescreen television, you may want to select 16:9 to fit your project to your screen.

7) Although the next screen tells you that you are “Ready to burn disk”, take a minute to have a look through the other options available to you.

Firstly, select a theme for the menu of your DVD from the options on the right hand side (which will be displayed when you first turn it on). You can also click on Customize Menu and Menu text to change different components of your menu.

If you are creating a slide show of still images, clicking the Slide Show button will allow you to customise the transition effects used to swap between the different images in your slide show. You can also change the length of time each image is displayed for (slide duration). You can also choose your favourite songs to play while your slideshow is going.

8) When you are happy with the previewed result....insert a blank DVD and click Burn.

Once it is finished burning, take your new DVD to your television and give it a go!

Remember, if you have any trouble getting this to work, a Gizmo Show Me! service is a great way to get an hour of one-on-one training on making the most of your Windows computer.