DVD photo gallery software

ive been asked to shove some wedding shots onto a DVD style gallery, with background tracks, transitions , framing etc

anyone got a software recommendation ? (ideally with free trial)

Ive just tried the Ulead one and i dont rate it at all, too slow and awkward

i just want something i can load the music in, load the photos in, click go and let the program do the rest

it doesnt have to be too fancy, and can be tacky as u like

thnx in advance

I use Pinnacle although it's a touch expensive, just found there's a trial version.

http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSi...tudio+Plus+version+10_5+Trial+Download_UK.htm

The software can be really buggy but most people don't have any problems and it is very powerful.

It should work fantastically for what you want to do.

nice one, i`ll give it a go

Try Pro-Show Gold by PhotoDex - http://www.photodex.com/

Don't have it, but I believe from other people that it is very good.

If you want something free, try BreezeBrowser Pro - not sure if it does DVD's though. I use it for batch processing of wedding proof album pages so not sure about the slideshow bit though I know it does it!

http://www.breezesys.com/BreezeBrowser/features.htm

**edit** Breezebrowser is not free, though I am sure I never paid for it!

Theres loads to choose from , ProShow Gold , Memmories on TV , Photos2DVD ,Pics2TV ,a good one by Canopus called Lets Photo Express , the list goes on .If it's for speed then ProShow Gold , if it's for good efects like the Ken Burns Pan & Zoom then it's Photo2DVD ,but takes longer to render.There is a working demo for Lets Photo EXpress but only lets you use one background sound track but the effects are awsum .There's about 15 different slide shows , some where the pictures zoom onto the screen , another where the pics drop in from the top , and the one I like is the Picture album and the pictures zoom & pann . Check it out as it really is good .Lastly , just about all video editing programs will turn your photos in to DVD slide shows , Serif Movie Plus , Pinnacle , Ulead .I still prefer the ones designed for the purpose though.