Slide Show on VCD

[kurban]

I am creating a slide show using QuickTime Pro and iView Media Pro to be used during a production of a play. I want to burn this slide show as a VCD using Toast Titanium. As long as I include an Audio Track, Toast doesn't seem to have a problem converting the .Mov file into a MPEG. Here is my concern: We will be playing this VCD through a dual-laser DVD player onto a 20' Monitor during the show. What quality/type should the images be to look crisp and nice on a monitor that size? Should I use any specific compression when making the Quicktime movie? Toast tends to serious reduce the image quality when it makes VCDs. Are there any tricks in making the .Movie file so it doesn't suffer too much during the conversion? Are there any free programs or affordable shareware that make the conversion better? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I just want the VCD/images to look nice when playing through the monitor. (We will not be connecting the audio outputs to the monitor during the show since we just want the images.) Thanks so much! Ken

[Ross]

You may want to consider MissingMpegSlideshow
http://www.vcdhelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=110355

[kurban]

thanks ross for the link. i apologize for my ignorance, but i don't know what those programs are. does your site feature a step by step instruction? i don't have virtual pc on my mac. is it worth having? memory is always an issue. right now i have 1.4GB free but not a lot of ram (128). thanks, ken

[Ross]

Sounds like you have enough drive space and memory, but these apps do require Mac OS X. Email me, I will help get you up and running.

[kurban]

will do. thanks ken.