Getting a slide show into yoru iPod

[Mark McCall]

We're onto a new thing in our studio, and It's drawing quite a bit of interest from our clients.

We've always shown a slide show at the sales session, created with Pictures2Exe (in the old days), ProShow Gold, and more recently Producer.
After a little trial and error, I've found a way to import that video slide show into the iPod, complete with transitions and music.

In PSG or Producer, create your show.
Click Video export button at the top of the screen.
Select PC High Quality as the format, uncheck the box "unsaturate video by 20%".
This will export an MPG2 video.
Download and install Videora (free download) http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/
In Videora, click Convert>One click transcode, and select your MPG2 as the file to convert.
This will convert to MPG4 (even though the properties of the file will still read MPG2)
Use iTunes to import the MPG4 into your iPod
Play

I've spoken to a couple of photographers who have used Quick Time to get this done, then sold the show to their high school seniors. They tell me the seniors are trading each other's shows.
I see a huge market for this.....so enjoy.

[Shortie]

our own budding Camel Entrepreneur

go for it

and thanks for the info - never know one day I might get an IPod