How to Burn Photos to DVD/CD

Photos are precious memories not only for you but also for your family members. As the time goes on, the photos might wear out and can't retrieve. Unlike printed pictures, the digital photos could last forever and transfer family memories to more generations. Now burn photos to DVD with photo DVD maker and preserve family memories eternally: Photo DVD Data Disc and Photo DVD Slideshow Disc are available.

If you use traditional camera and have got loads of photos in album, you could scan photos to computer so that convert photo to digital format. Afterwards, you could get more from these digital photos, like backup photos to DVD, send to others as DVD gift, make a photo DVD show to play on TV, etc. All these could be done with your favorite photo DVD maker software. Now see how to transform your printed photos to digital first:

Select a good photo scanner -> Prepare your photos to scan -> Start photo scanning -> Adjust scanned photos

Scanning printed photos to computer is not an easy job. It needs patience and some tips and tricks. As you may know, some companies provide photo scanning service. For the Step 4, you could also adjust digital photos in your selected photo DVD maker. Anyway, you need to get your digital photos ready before you burn photos to DVD/CD or make DVD slideshow with pictures and music.

For digital photos captured by nowadays' camera and camcorder, DVD Slideshow is a good way to create, preserve and share your photo memories for years to come. The photo DVD show not only displays photos on TV, but also provides a chance to relive the past memories, and communicate with your family and friends. Making Photo DVD shows is not a big deal. Taking DVD Slideshow Builder this photo DVD creator for example, only a few steps are away from a stunning DVD slideshow to be played on TV, PC and web.

Step 1: Import Photos and Music

Step 2: Select Transition Effects or Styles (auto slideshow making)

Step 3: Personalize Slideshow

Step 4: Burn Photo Slideshow to DVD

Both Windows and Mac version are available to make slideshow DVD disc.

Nowadays, there are three video formats around the world. But each one is incompatible with others. For instance, NTSC is used in North America, Canada and Japan; while most of other regions PAL/SECAM. To apply TV Standard in DVD Slideshow Builder Deluxe, go to "Create" -> Option tab and locate TV Standard option to select NTSC or PAL. If you are not sure which one to choose, please click "Help" button, select your country, then click "OK" , the program will choose the right TV standard for you.

If you only want to burn photos to DVD for backup and further use, you only need a burning photo to DVD software like Nero or Roxio. These software helps you burn all digital media files to DVD, of course you can burn photos to DVD with high quality and fast speed. Notice that some photo DVD maker allows you burn slideshow as well as the original photos. In this way, you turn photos to DVD slideshow with transition and motions, and at the same time, backup photos to DVD for other uses.