User guide

Preparation

Before you start creating slideshows, have the photos and other media files ready, and plan ahead

what output format to use for burning the final slideshow disc. Also familiarize yourself first with the

Ulead DVD PictureShow program interface.

About file format types

Ulead DVD PictureShow supports a number of image formats that can be used to create photo

slideshows. Popular video and audio file formats can also be added to a slideshow project in DVD

PictureShow.

Image formats

• BMP, GIF, IFF, IMG, JP2 (JPEG 2000

with Exif), JPC (JPEG 2000), JPG,

PNG, PSD, TIF

Video formats

• Animation and video:

AVI, FLC, FLI, FLX, GIF, MOV, QT,

MPG, QVT, WAV, AVA, MID, MP3

Audio formats

• WAV, MP3, MPA

Proprietary format

• Slideshow:

DPS (Ulead DVD PictureShow

project), UPS (Ulead DVD

PictureShow 1.0 project),

UES (Ulead Photo Explorer slideshow)

Selecting an output format

Ulead DVD PictureShow lets you create slideshows in three types of output formats: DVD, SVCD

or VCD.

In selecting a format, things to consider are:

1. The available burning hardware To output a DVD slideshow, you must have a DVD burner and DVD

recordable discs (DVD-R/RWs or DVD+R/RWs). For a VCD or SVCD slideshow, you will need a CD

burner and CD-R/RWs.