How do I burn photos to DVD/CD?

[Jennifer1969]

Hi,

I would like to know how to burn some photos to a DVD or CD disc. Which is

the better to use - CD or DVD? And do I have to download an application to do

this? I do have a DVD/CD burner, I just need some advice. It is the first

time to burning photos to disc. I have Nero StartSmart installed.

All replies are appreciated.

Thank you,

Jennifer

 

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"Jennifer1969" wrote in message

news9C5F152-D151-4238-9226-4B3DE76EEDC2@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

> I would like to know how to burn some photos to a DVD or CD disc. Which is

> the better to use - CD or DVD? And do I have to download an application to

> do

> this? I do have a DVD/CD burner, I just need some advice. It is the first

> time to burning photos to disc. I have Nero StartSmart installed.

> All replies are appreciated.

> Thank you,

> Jennifer



Totally depends on what you want to do with the photos once they are on

media.



If for storage it really doesn't matter. You can create either a data CD or

data DVD to store the images for safekeeping. Your Nero software can do

that.



If you want to show the pictures on a television as a slide show type movie

then you should create a DVD movie of the pictures (not all DVD players will

play a video CD.) To create a movie of the images you can use Photo Story 3

(free download from

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/photostory/default.mspx)

or Windows Movie Maker (included on XP and Vista OS) or any other video

creating program (one may have come with Nero but I am not sure but web site

indicates you do have something to create movies.) Once you have the movie

you then publish that movie to a DVD authoring program which can be played

by most standalone DVD players. This is where your Nero product probably

comes in.

 

[JoAnn Paules [MVP]]

Since you have Nero Smart, I was suggest reading the Help file for that

program.



--

JoAnn Paules

MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

Tech Editor for "Microsoft Publisher 2007 For Dummies"







"Jennifer1969" wrote in message

news9C5F152-D151-4238-9226-4B3DE76EEDC2@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

> I would like to know how to burn some photos to a DVD or CD disc. Which is

> the better to use - CD or DVD? And do I have to download an application to

> do

> this? I do have a DVD/CD burner, I just need some advice. It is the first

> time to burning photos to disc. I have Nero StartSmart installed.

> All replies are appreciated.

> Thank you,

> Jennifer