This tutorial is a step by step guide on how to create slideshow projects complete with professionally-designed Instant-Show™ theme templates.

A. Select your project format, gather pictures and videos, and apply enhancements.

Step One:

Open CD & DVD PictureShow then select the video format to use in the Output Format Selection Menu.

What video format to use? CD & DVD PictureShow allows you to select among three of the most popular video formats which are DVD, VCD, and SVCD. Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) is DVD-Video recorded on a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc, which contains superior quality video and audio. Typically, a DVD can hold more than one hour of video. Video Compact Disc (VCD) is a CD-ROM disc that contains video and audio. Typically, a VCD can hold about 74 minutes (650MB) of video and stereo-quality audio. VCD video quality is roughly the same as VHS video. Lastly, Super Video Compact Disc (SVCD) is a CD-ROM disc that contains high quality video and audio. Typically, an SVCD can hold about 35~45 minutes (650MB) of video and stereo-quality audio (depends on the data rate used for encoding). SVCD video has better quality than VHS video. For more information about video formats, refer to the General Video Info site at the Ulead Learning Center.

Step Two:

To add pictures, click New Photo Slideshow.

Click the photos you want to include then click Add. After selecting the pictures for your project, click Close.

Tip: To split a slideshow, drag thumbnails from the Slide Panel into the Slideshow List. This opens the Split Slideshow dialog box and asks for the name of the new slideshow. Enter the Slideshow name then click OK