1.)obtain up to 20 pictures(make sure they are ".jpg" format)

2.)Make a folder on your desktop and call it "PICTURES"

3.)Make sure all pics are 500x240(I used a free program called InfranView)

4.)Make sure all pics ONLY USE characters such as A-Z and/or 1-10

5.)Burn the Pictures folder to a CD-R using Nero or similar program.

6.)Once done insert the burned CD into D3

7.)Touch "settings" in NAVI Menu

8.)Then touch "System Options"

9.)Then touch "Background Picture Setting"

10.)Touch(Splash Screen,Navigation Background,AV background)

11.)Click "import from CD"

12.)Locate file and then touch "Center"

13.Touch "done" and you are finished!!!!!

No need for filling files or another folder called Dummy Text

Thanks for these instructions!!!

I followed them TO THE LETTER and put 15 .JPG image files on a CD-R, totalling 1.94MB.

Of the 15 files on the disk, the D3 would only read 3 of them. Selecting any of the other files, eventhough the file names showed up on the list on the D3, gave me "Read Error" and they would not load.

Any ideas?

Thanks again!

BQ

Thanks for these instructions!!!

 

I followed them TO THE LETTER and put 15 .JPG image files on a CD-R, totalling 1.94MB.

 

Of the 15 files on the disk, the D3 would only read 3 of them. Selecting any of the other files, eventhough the file names showed up on the list on the D3, gave me "Read Error" and they would not load.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thanks again!

BQ

As long as you followed the step exactly it should work. I just made another CD today and all the pics worked.

Only ides is you did not follow #4 all the way. All the pics have to be named with letters and numbers ONLY. No spaces,"#","-" ,<-anything of that sort. Make sure you follow this.

i got the same message

I had the same problem as you guys, some of my pictures worked and some don't.

The jpg's must be saved in a non-progressive format to work

Use the program called IrfanViw (http://www.download.com/IrfanView/3000-2192-10021962.html?part=dl-IrfanView&subj=dl&tag=button) to do this. When you save a file in IrfanView, you must uncheck the box that says "save as progressive jpg". Your pictures should now work!

Yessiree, it's just that easy. I burnt a disc with a folder titled PICTURES and dropped in a few 500x240 jpg pictures and it read them all. I didn't have to save them any special way at all. I just DL'ed them from the custom background thread and dropped them directly into the folder then burned the disc.

Went to the navi screen -> system Options -> background images and then selected them off of the disc i burned and it took them and saved them.

Works great.

can it be more than 20? I have tried on 3 discs and i have gotten nothing yet...

All the pics have to be named with letters and numbers ONLY. No spaces,"#","-" ,<-anything of that sort. Make sure you follow this.

I have pics with - in the titles and they wrk just fine.

can you use a CD-RW disk?

Hello,

when you ready to burn it in NERO...

I went to data and do i burn it as

burning cd ?

or burning data ?

or burning dvd ?

thx

great info. i will have to try this...... is there anyway to make a slide show of pictures w/ transitions while playing music or anything of that sort?

OMG i am so happy. I did it... I burn picture and put it in my D3.

I just cant f*******ing do this!!!!!!!!!! I have 20 pic, 500X240 the folder say its 10.15 GB.......sh..... isn't that to much? I've gotten as far that the D3 knows the pic's are there but it wont open them cause of an error! I love this unit and all but damn couldn't they make this a lot easier to do.

that might be too much picture in one disc.

I just cant f*******ing do this!!!!!!!!!! I have 20 pic, 500X240 the folder say its 10.15 GB.......sh..... isn't that to much? I've gotten as far that the D3 knows the pic's are there but it wont open them cause of an error! I love this unit and all but damn couldn't they make this a lot easier to do.

I burnt 18 photos to a CDRW last night. They were all backgrounds that I got from this site. I forgot to put them in a folder called PICTURES the first time I tried and it didn't work. On my second try it worked perfectly. Don't give up. I have had my D3 in for all of 3 days. I still have some things to fix, but it will be worth it when I get the bugs worked out.

I just cant f*******ing do this!!!!!!!!!! I have 20 pic, 500X240 the folder say its 10.15 GB.......sh..... isn't that to much? I've gotten as far that the D3 knows the pic's are there but it wont open them cause of an error! I love this unit and all but damn couldn't they make this a lot easier to do.

 

I burnt 18 photos to a CDRW last night. They were all backgrounds that I got from this site. I forgot to put them in a folder called PICTURES the first time I tried and it didn't work. On my second try it worked perfectly. Don't give up. I have had my D3 in for all of 3 days. I still have some things to fix, but it will be worth it when I get the bugs worked out.

I'm not going to give up, just frustrated thats all. I am mad that I purchased toast to do this and I still can't

Just did it and it worked! Thanks.

Hey guys... i just got my D3 in about a month ago, and i'm finally starting to figure out all the cool things you can do with it... The backgrounds idea is awesome, and i've even started learning photoshop to create my own. I have one HUGE problem though. I've tried nearly 10 times now, and CANNOT get my d3 to read the disc... well, correction, it will read it, but it CONTINUES to tell me... "There is no /PICTURES/ folder, please create one and put jpegs into it"... now, i'm pretty sure i'm not retarded... i've obviously made a PICTURES folder, threw it on my desktop, dragged it into the CD-R disc as my computer recognized it, and it said that it was formatted.. whenever i look on the computer, all the files are there.. ALL of them, only about 4 or 5, but they're all properly sized and labeled, only letters/numbers... does anyone have an idea of why it won't detect the pictures folder though..?

sorry if i've repeated someone else's question, but i didn't see it, and i'm an absolute moron.. thanks haha..

- Gustooo

i dont know whats goin on with the guys who this wont work for, i put about 8 pictures in a PICTURES folder, and burned it, it worked the first try. it looks so bad ass, thank you!

put jpegs into it"...- Gustooo

PIM's.. not jpegs

i followed all the above instructions but once i insert the cd it doesn't get read at all.... all my images are the resolution and all are jpeg formatted.

i don't have any of the navi cds though.... could that be the problem?

how do you get them to be jpg?

WOW! First try a complete success Thanks for the help.

I did it on a Mac. Worked like a charm. Thanks

Rob

I read this last night, followed the directions here and it worked perfectly. very good thread IMO.