Matt,
There are MANY freeware programs available to do this - Like gphotoshow
for instance. Don't re-invent the wheel, go to a freeware site ie.
NoNags.com and get one.
CC
I'm not so much looking to do a slide show as much as do some animation and
save it in the proper format. Maybe I'll find some software that'll at least
tell me what file format I'll need to use.