diff -Nru vdr-1.5.13/PLUGINS/src/pictures/entry.c vdr-1.5.13-pictures/PLUGINS/src/pictures/entry.c
--- vdr-1.5.13/PLUGINS/src/pictures/entry.c	2008-01-20 11:39:04.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.5.13-pictures/PLUGINS/src/pictures/entry.c	2008-01-20 11:59:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@
         return pe;
         }
      }
+  else if (IsDirectory()) {
+     const cPictureEntry *p = FirstPicture();
+     if (p)
+        return p;
+     }
   if (parent)
      return parent->NextPicture(this);
   return NULL;
diff -Nru vdr-1.5.13/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c vdr-1.5.13-pictures/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c
--- vdr-1.5.13/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c	2008-01-20 11:39:04.000000000 +0100
+++ vdr-1.5.13-pictures/PLUGINS/src/pictures/player.c	2008-01-20 11:59:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
   pictureEntry = PictureEntry;
   osd = NULL;
   lastPath = "/";
+  slideShowDelay.Set(SlideShowDelay * 1000);
   slideShow = SlideShow;
   alwaysDisplayCaption = false;
   NextPicture(slideShow && pictureEntry->IsDirectory() ? 1 : 0);