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myriam124

Q: How can I burn a DVD from a video .m4v?

I don't know how I got a .m4v video from my iMovie and now I would like to burn into a DVD disc. do not know how to do it!

Please someone help?
Of course you can see I am not a savvy one on all these gadgets...

Thanks

iMovie '08, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 23, 2014 5:54 PM

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Q: How can I burn a DVD from a video .m4v?

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  • by babowa,Helpful

    babowa babowa Apr 23, 2014 6:36 PM in response to myriam124
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    Apr 23, 2014 6:36 PM in response to myriam124

    Are you using the new iMovie version? Apparently it only exports in that format.

     

    Aside from the format issue, you need a burn application which will author and render the movie file onto a DVD which will be readable to any DVD player. First choice would be iDVD still available as part of the retail iLife 09 or 11 disk and great for giving your movie a professional look with customizable menus/themes; or there is Roxio Toast (excellent, but not much re. themes/menus), or Burn which is free (and a simple app).

     

    Not all burn softwares can read all formats so you may also need to convert it first; if the burn software can't read that format, you can try Handbrake or MPEG Streamclip for that if you need it.

     

    Last idea: if you had the older iMovie, you should still have it and you could import your video there and then export it from there with better export options/choices.