[Express] Need help with iPhoto slide show

Hi- I have created a slide show in iPhoto. In Freeway I created an HTML item and imported the QuickTime file. It works ok when viewed in browser while in Freeway. When I open the site however the slide show will not load.

My guess is that the QuickTime file is too large (110MB).
It’s just over 2 min. long with the slides set to sync with the music.
What is the best way to get it to open and play efficiently without sacrificing image fquality?
Would I be better of trying to create a flash presentation?

Thanks- Preston


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The file is just probably taking forever to load. Try resaving the QT movie with Fast Start enabled in your QT settings.

I made a 7 minute QT movie slide show in iMovie and it’s only 31 mb at 640 x 480, so unless you movie is huge, you need to compress a lot more.

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Thanks Robert
I think that I did save it with fast start.
Would it be better to set it up so that the slide show downloads and then plays on the person’s computer?


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Not sure if that’s better (not even sure how to do that).

I think you need to see if you can compress the file a little more. You may have to do some experimenting to find the right balance between size and quality.

Or, maybe see if you can ernder at a smaller size.
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Well- I’ve redone the slide show and gotten the file down to just under 52MB from the 104 size. Same problem though. The slide show opens as it should. The music plays but the images aren’t loading- only the first one.

Cheers- Preston


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Did you use any other QT Actions on the html box? You shouldn’t need to.

Just bring it into a regular html box and make sure all the check boxes are checked on in the third panel in the Inspector Palette.

That’s all I did.

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