How do I use more than one music file?
DVD slideshow GUI will only take one audio file. But any audio editing software will be able to join more files into one ex. Audacity(free). which will allow you to fade in and out between songs.
Or you can use a quick and dirty solution like MediaJoin(free)
How do I add sound or naration to specific points?
Export you slideshow to avi. Open it in DubIt(free). Record naration or add music to specific points to the slideshow and export to wav. Import this wav into you DVD slideshow GUI project.
Can I make DVD slideshow GUI work faster with images?
Large images use up a lot of RAM and will slow down DSG or even make it seem like it has crashed when processing images. Especially when importing, exporting and processing animation.
The solution is to batch downscale your images in ex. Irfanview(free) to about the size you need them. Look under DVD slideshow GUI/presets to see you size (PAL/NTSC/4:3/16:9).
Why do HCenc or Media Player Classic hang?
Maybe because you're out of harddisk space(the drive where DSG is installed or the drive HCenc is exporting to) - mpg/dvd files are huge. Or because you're out of ram.
Solutions:
- Render your slideshow in parts(of ex. 100 slides) and use MediaJoin(free) to join the resulting mpg's.
- Higher you Virtual RAM.
- Free up some hard disk space.
How do I make overlaps between slides?
Use negative transition durations under Slide Settings(right mouse click on slide).
What is 'Exposition' and 'Duration'?
The slide exposition value is the number of frames the slide will be visible before the transition.
The transition duration is the number of frames the transition will take place between the current slide and the next. If this value is negative the slides will overlap.
How do I make a DVD with menus?
Export as .gfd and load that file in Gui for dvdauthor(free) and you will have an almost ready to burn slideshow DVD disk with menus.
Media Player Classic complains over a missing codec?
Install Ffdshow(free) and make sure that avisynth is enabled under the video settings. If there is a problem with previewing try to install Xvid or Divx. Or read up on the Avisynth instalation FAQ.
Note: DVD slideshow GUI is a user interface for great free tools like Avisynth, Dvdauthor, HCenc, Media Player Classic, FFmpeg, Flvtool2, Mplex, Demux, mkisofs ect. and is coded in wxBasic. It comes as an installer with all the nessesary files included.