Q: Help with IDVD and/or Burning DVDs
Call me old fashion, but I still like to burn my IMovie projects on to DVDs. I had to buy the new version of IMovie because my photos were not showing up and that was my only option if I wanted to continue to burn my projects.
Now I can see my pictures so I go to create an IDVD project but I cannot see my pictures there In this case I can not get the new version of IDVD because there isn't one!
I found some others in the App store but I don't know which would work best.
Does anyone know what app works best to burn IMovie projects on to DVDs?
What are my other options to save IMovie projects?
Thanks
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Posted on Feb 21, 2016 1:15 PM
What system version are you using? The following is predicated on El Capitan.
To use the current iMovie with iDVD one needs to export the movie to a folder on the hard drive, selecting 480p as the format. From that folder drag the movie into the iDVD menu window being careful to avoid any drop zones.
Do not move the iMovie exported file from its folder until the project is completed and a disk image has been created.
Follow this workflow to help assure the best qualty video DVD:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality. Always use top quality media: Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
Posted on Feb 21, 2016 3:15 PM