Finalizing picture CD

[emkayess65]

I burned some pictures to a CD. I don't do this very often - so I am hazy on the details.
I thought the computer is supposed to ask you if you want to finalize the CD so it can play on another computer.
Is that only for audio CDs?
It did not ask for this and I remembered only now.
I don't even know where that setting is.
Can anyone advise on the details.
The CD plays on my computer.
Thanks for helping.
mks

[ATR]

You left out some important details....

What is the burn software that you are using with your DVD/CD burner?

What DVD/CD burner are you have?

By the way, are you using a CD-R or CD-RW?

Outside of your computer, where do you intend to play your jpeg CD....DVD player that supports jpeg CD??

ATR

[RobertSchuldenfrei]

Hi Marie,

It's me again. I am going to follow this thread because I want to try my hand at creating a photo CD myself. For this task I have been using PowerPoint. If you want to see how this method works out you can go to my website: www.s-i-inc.com (http://www.s-i-inc.com) and push the Photography navigation button. At the very bottom of the page is a link that will bring up PowerPoint on your computer and play the presentation. Make sure you have both PowerPoint and speakers on your computer.

I took a look at your gallery and was very impressed with your work.

Cheers,

Bob

I burned some pictures to a CD. I don't do this very often - so I am hazy on the details.
I thought the computer is supposed to ask you if you want to finalize the CD so it can play on another computer.
Is that only for audio CDs?
It did not ask for this and I remembered only now.
I don't even know where that setting is.
Can anyone advise on the details.
The CD plays on my computer.
Thanks for helping.
mks

[emkayess65]

Hi ATR and Robert, thanks for your replies.

ATR -- I used a write once CD. It is meant to play on my son's computer and his inlaws computer. The content is only pictures not a slideshow. I don't know if anyone has a DVD player that would play CD's on their TV. That is up to them --
My mission is only to get it to play on another computer.
Don't have a DVD burner and no player that does VCD.

Software - I do have the Roxio 9 software on my computer.
All the goodies and I have never used it.
I think what came up was the XP-Windows burn to disk wizard.

My Question: Do I need to find this finalizing step to get the CD to play on another PC.

I don't want to hand these over and then find out they won't play.

Thanks Robert - you really saved me by helping to get my pictures unto the photoframe in the other thread.
I was spinning in circles, getting nowhere.
Thanks again - very much appreciated.

I do have PowerPoint but I don't think these people have PowerPoint or the powerpoint viewer.
They would have to download it - not so hot.
But I will check your website for future reference - when I decide to branch out a bit.
Thanks for the nice comment on my pictures.

ATR and Robert, thank you both again.

[fogdrip]

emkayess65;452594]I do have PowerPoint but I don't think these people have PowerPoint or the Powerpoint viewer.
They would have to download it - not so hot.


Marie -

Not your main topic - but I'll offer a comment regarding Powerpoint. :)

Your recipient does not need to have a copy of Powerpoint if you send them a copy of your Powerpoint presentation with the viewer "built-in".

In Powerpoint 1997 it was called "Pack and Go" - in the 2003 version its "Package for CD". I don't have the 2007 version but I imagine the feature is still there ;)

Using these methods - the recipient just gets a self-running file with the Powerpoint viewer included.

Just so you know! :D

Steve

[emkayess65]

Hi fogdrip, I have PowerPoint 2003. Thanks for the tip, I had forgotten that.
Used to use WordPerfect 8 to do my slide shows -- till I needed more than one floppy to do a presentation. Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay back time machine.

The purpose of this exercise is to hand out the plain pictures. If they want to print anything it is readily available. I don't know if it would be that easy to get a picture out of PowerPoint.

I " refreshed " some old faded pictures - they may want to reprint them.
A plain CD would have that possibility.

Thanks for the tip - though --- I had forgotten about sending the viewer along

mks.

[cats4jan]

Windows XP has a built in Movie Maker - in case anyone wants to play with that. You can make a movie of your photos and add music and transitions. It's simple to use, however, I don't think the quality when played on a TV is all that hot. However, the movie looks good on the computer.

Those with Windows Vista Premium have the new version of Windows Movie Maker and Windows DVD Maker - and the improvement in this built in software is phenomonal. It's easy to use - especially the DVD burn.

I made a movie from my SIL's full res photos right out of the camera - no reduction in pixel size - added some music and a few transitions and told Movie Maker I wanted to "share" the movie via DVD - and the DVD burner software opened up with the movie all ready to burn to disk.

It played on their DVD player with the best quality photos and music I've seen in all the times I've been playing with movie making software.

You lucky Vista owners - you don't even have to buy software for movie making.