I think that Shutterbug should do most, if not all, of what you want.
And it's only $40 Canadian. I've been very happy using it and received
good support from the developer. Take a look.
http://xtralean.com/SBOverview.html
James
On 7 Nov 2008, at 12:32, Jon Mitchell wrote:
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I'm after some advice from the collective genius of this list.
>
> I am trying to put together a CD/DVD of a whole bunch of photos. I
> had
> hoped to create something a bit like a Web Page but on a disc. So
> far I
> have looked quite carefully at 2 options - Lightroom and JAlbum.
>
> What I want to create is essentially a title page with links to
> about 6
> or 7 sub-albums. With each of these sub-albums, I want to be able to
> have thumbnails (either to the side or underneath) and a large image
> in
> the middle of the screen. I also want the ability to click a button
> and
> view it as a full-screen slideshow (ie: no thumbnails, nothing but the
> picture on the screen). That way the viewer can either choose the
> photos to look at from the Thumbnails or just view the entire
> slideshow.
> The slideshow should be capable of running automatically (eg: one shot
> every 5 seconds) or manually (eg: cursor keys to cycle through the
> images).
>
> Lightroom seems very good for this, with one small exception. You
> only
> seem able to make one album. The title page with numerous sub-albums
> doesn't seem to be an option. Sure, I could try to write some HTML to
> create the title page, but I don't have that much of my life left.
>
> JAlbum seems good too. Is capable of having sub-albums, but none of
> the
> plugin skins I've tried offer the fullscreen slideshow I'm after.
>
> So I guess I'm after the best of both applications.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of any other applications that may do
> what I'm after ? Or any recommendations for a JAlbum plugin ? I
> know I
> could write my own JAlbum plugin, but as above - I don't have that
> much
> of my life left.
>
> All advice gratefully received, even if it's just "don't bother".
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jon
>
> PS: And I also forgot, if anyone knows of a DVD Slideshow creator that
> will create a DVD playable on a domestic DVD player, that'd be useful
> too. There are lots out there, but so far they all seem to basically
> give you a Slideshow that runs automatically - I want one that you can
> either "Play" or choose "Next" / "Previous". I guess that would make
> the Album a "Title" on the DVD and each photo a "Chapter" ?
>
>
>
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