Thanks very much for the details and the screenshot.

You say there are 438 photos, but the screenshot shows that there are 443 items in the slideshow. I imagine that somehow at least one of those extra ones is an unsupported video clip. The screenshot also seems to show something like a title screen from an old tape or DVD recording that's highlighted in the first position. Is that a video?

You should confirm the number of items you've imported, and maybe double check the folders they're in with File Explorer to make sure you've only imported photos. If needed, you can remove all the clips from PhotoDirector and import them again, maybe by importing individual clips rather than entire folders. You can select as many clips at a time as you like.

Sorry , yes there were 443 photos in that project.

I had done as you suggested and deleted the photos and began another project and that still didnt work, the screen shot is of my last try.
The first clip that is highlighted in the screen shot is a colour board describing what the slideshow is about.

I have since deleted all photos again and now have began another project still not up to the producing stage, have to add text to all photos again.

Was looking for some ideas as to what could be happening.

Thank you again
Cheers
fagil71

Hello fagil71,

It looks to me, as optodata suggested, that the formatting of some elements of your slideshow is the issue.

Some of the images in your slideshow are NOT .jpg files, but .phi files saved in the Layers module. You must have saved them with a view to further editing.

PhD cannot produce these into part of a video slideshow. The .phi files need to be saved as .jpg, .png etc in a "flattened" format.

You'll see in the attached version of your screenshot whch files are composed of layers (.phi), marked with red circles.

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Hello again,

I'm afraid I'll have to retract my previous statement:

PhD cannot produce these into part of a video slideshow. The .phi files need to be saved as .jpg, .png etc in a "flattened" format.

Including .phi files is NOT the problem with production. I just tested by including a layered file in a slideshow & PhD does produce succcessfully. My apologies for making an untested claim.

Would it be possible for you to upload the folder of photos used in your slideshow for testing? You can use any of the shared file sites and post the link here.

Without that, it's going to be more difficult to track down the cause of the issue.

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