Export iPhoto Slideshow to DVD, burn iPhoto Slideshow for DVD player

"I created a Slideshow from iPhoto complete with music, sequences an timing. When I tried to burn it to a DVD, everything gets out of sync to which I have to start everything over. I've tried to do it in IDVD, and this morning to IMovie. The IMovie I may become successful, but yikes, my butt hurts from sitting too long trying to figure this out!"
from discussions apple.com

Many friends would like to create a hundred picture Slideshow in iPhoto with transitions, music and the picture order that you would like and want to burn the exact Slideshow to a DVD so it plays automatically when placed in a computer or DVD drive. The problem can be summarized as:
1. Fail to sync all contents to DVD, like no music or no iPhoto transitions
2. "out of sync" problem
3. Export to iMovie then to iDVD with very large size
4. Have burned successfully but can't be played on normal DVD player

Best solution to burn iPhoto Slideshow to DVD successfully.

To burn iPhoto Slideshow to DVD for playing on DVD player we need to do two must-have things: 1. Export iPhoto Slideshow in a right format. 2 Burn iPhoto Slideshow exactly and completely to specific format for DVD player.

1. Export iPhoto Slideshow in a right format.
the File-> Export-> Sideshow menu option.
Click Export.
The Export dialog appears.
Click Custom Export and choose a QuickTime format.
The Save As dialog box opens, with the Export pop-up menu of format choices. From the pop-up menu, choose Movie to QuickTime Movie or Movie to MPEG-4, depending on which format you want.
Click Options to set QuickTime video and sound options, such as compression settings and filters, and then click OK.
Type a name for the QuickTime movie and choose where to save it on your hard disk, and then click the Save button.

2. Burn iPhoto Slideshow to DVD exactly and completely to specific format for DVD player.
Now you can use the professional iPhoto Slideshow to DVD Burner for Mac to help you do generate the best DVD. It enables you import the exported iPhoto Slideshow MOV to the DVD Burner and you can do additional edit work like DVD disk Background, Menu Title (DVD Name), Button Style and Frame (Video decoration Frame). So you can create your most personalized and outstanding DVD disk to DVD-5 or DVD-9 disk.

Step 1: Import QuickTime MOV movies from your HD you save the movies on PC by click Add File.

Step 2: Choose DVD-5 (4.7G) or DVD-9 (8.5G) as the output according your DVD disk specs.

Step 3: before burn to DVD disk, if you want the DVD disk looks more perfect, you can use Customize Menu edit function.
1. Choose a template. There offer Cartoon Series, Life Series, Nature Series three series.
2. After chose a template, click the template you chose to enter the "Advanced" edit interface. Here you are allowed to edit the DVD Background, Menu Title (DVD Name), Button Style and Frame (Video decoration Frame).

Step 3: Begin to burn iPhoto Slideshow to DVD.
Press the "Burn" Button to jump out the following window to choose ISO files or DVD.
If choose DVD, please inset a New Blank DVD to PC DVD Drive and click "Apply" button, then the DVD burning start, after a short time, you will see the Prompt Dialog Box to show the Burning ended.
If choose ISO file, the original video files will be burn to ISO file and save in your Hard Drive of PC.
DVD Aspect Ratio: For widescreen it is 16:9, for the standard TV it 4:3.