The best programs to create photo CDs.
Picasa
When you are talking about Picasa we speak not only of one of the best software for viewing and managing digital photos but also one of the simplest photo CD programs. Among the many functions of this application there is in fact the possibility to archive your shots on CD and DVD to be used as a gift idea or as a simple deposit of the most precious memories. The program is completely free, in British and available for all major operating systems: Windows, Mac OS X and Linux. Download from here.
PictureGo!
PictureGo! it's a free program for creating photo slideshows which allows you to transform your digital photos into stunning presentations complete with transitions, captions and background music. Slideshows can be saved to your PC, played in real time on your computer or burned to CDs and DVDs. It supports all major graphic file formats and includes a number of advanced features, such as intelligent zoom, the ability to crop photos and the management of music playlists to use as background for presentations. Download from here.
PhotoStage Slideshow Producer
PhotoStage Slideshow Producer is one of the best commercial solutions for the realization of photo slideshows. This free version allows you to create animated presentations starting from your digital photos in a very simple way and to save the final result locally on your PC, in the form of a video file, or on a disk (DVD video or data CD that can be played on any PC). It does not include all the advanced features of the paid version but for those with no special needs it is just fine, ensuring respectable results. Download from here.
MAGIX Photo su DVD Deluxe
As its name suggests quite easily, MAGIX Photo su DVD Deluxe it's a photo CD program which allows you to take your digital photos and transform them into spectacular animated slideshows full of transition effects, captions, background music, etc. The presentations obtained can be saved in many ways, both locally for playback on PC and on diskettes or even on portable devices. It is very easy to use even for those new to the computer. The software is paid but is available in a free trial version that allows you to test all its functions for a period of 7 days. Download from here.
Microsoft Photo Story
Even if no longer very current, Microsoft Photo Story continues to be one of the photo CD programs more interesting and easy to use available on the Net. Using it, you can create beautiful photographic slideshows with background music, animations and personalized writings. Presentations can then be saved to your computer as a video file or burned to CDs and DVDs for playback on living room media players. Unfortunately the software was designed for Windows XP and has not been updated for later versions of the operating system. Download from here.
FinalBurner FREE
FinalBurner FREE it's a free burning program which offers users the possibility to create various types of disks, from classic data CDs / DVDs to audio CDs passing through video DVDs, personalizing the disks with customizable interactive introductions. By taking advantage of this feature, it is possible to create Photo CDs creating a real interactive gallery inside the disk. There is also a paid version that offers more functionality. Download from here.
Photo CD programs
