Photo DVD Maker 8.35

Nowadays, digital cameras have become extremely advanced. At the same time, it's not difficult to get a cheap digital camera that can create astonishing photos. But a great photo can lose its glow if it's viewed in bad conditions. I am talking about displaying them using the default Windows image viewer. Using the slideshow feature in Windows doesn't fix this problem, as this tool is extremely limited in features and options. A much better idea would be to use a specialized software for viewing images. One such program is Photo DVD Maker. As the name clearly suggests, the program allows one to create image slideshow DVDs that can be viewed using any stand-alone DVD player.

The program is compatible with almost any version of the Windows operating system and takes little time and effort to install. It takes up little hard disk space and requires low system resources.

Regarding the interface of Photo DVD Maker, it's organized in various tabs, each one of them addressing a set of features. First of all, the user needs to import the desired photos into the program's interface. This can be done by using the graphical menu or simply by dragging them using the mouse. After completing this step, one can move on to selecting the template for the DVD menu. There are a lot of templates to choose from and each one of them can be thoroughly customized.

As such, the font type or size can be changed, together with the background image of the menu. After making all these necessary adjustments, the user can move on to the next and final step, which involves burning the photo DVD. This can be done by choosing the desired DVD recorder, together with the writing speed. Despite the program's name, image slideshows can also be saved in a variety of formats, like VCD, web album, MPEG movie, FLV file and so on. Thus, the slideshow can be viewed using various media devices and also published on the web.

Photo DVD Maker features a lot of options for customizing the settings of all the images. These settings involve adding a text caption to certain images, adding background music and so on, making the photo slideshow more entertaining.

Pros:
It features a simple step by step wizard that anyone can use. Besides that, photo slideshows can be thoroughly customized, for example, text can be added to the images and also background music.

Cons:
The complex menu system may seem overwhelming for a first time user.

Photo DVD Maker is a great solution for creating astonishing photo DVDs that can be viewed using a variety of devices.

Photo DVD Maker has been reviewed by Jerome Johnston on 14 Mar 2012. Based on the user interface, features and complexity, Findmysoft has rated Photo DVD Maker 4 out of 5 stars, naming it Excellent