One other thing to add to this.  Once you're in iDVD go to the Advanced menu
and select "Edit DVD-ROM contents".  From that menu you can add the actual
PDF file to the disc.  That way your users could view the slide show or view
the full PDF in Preview or Acrobat.


Tim

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> From: Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 20:00:59 -0400
> Subject: Re: [OT] PDF to DVD-to-Television Player
> 
> On May 2, 2007, at 7:48 PM, Chuck Pelto wrote:
> 
>> Hi Mark,
>> 
>> On May 2, 2007, at 5:36 PM, Mark Lively wrote:
>> 
>>> iDVD can read PDFs and incorporate slide shows.  It is Probably
>>> the easiest way to do it.
>>> 
>>> Also DVDs are a great idea.  Probably far cheaper in bulk than 40
>>> page manuals.  You can also include sound files
>> 
>> What are the steps to make a 'slide show' of a PDF document?
>> 
> 1) Burst apart the PDF into pages.  I think there is an automator
> action to do this
> 2) Fire up iDVD
> 3) New project
> 4) Hit the Add Slideshow button
> 5) Drag the PDFs into the iDVD window.
> 
> I haven't used iDVD much but there should be instructions and a tutorial
> 
>> Would it play well on a <blech!> Windoz machine? Even VISTA? A DVD-
>> to-Televison system? As it would on a Mac?
>> 
> DVD's made with iDVD are real DVD's and play in normal DVD players
> and on computers.  It should play on just about anything.
> 
>> The idea of a SOUND FILE on such a disc had not crossed my mind,
>> but you DO have a fascinating idea there. THANKS!!!!!
>> 
>> Obviously a 40-page document would not take up a LOT of space on a
>> DVD disc. We could do SO MUCH MORE!
>> 
>> WONDERFUL idea! Thanks, ever so much for that moment of inspiration.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Chuck
>>