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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

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Q: Help with IDVD and/or Burning DVDs

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  • by Old Toad,Apple recommended

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 21, 2016 3:15 PM in response to zamorana
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    Feb 21, 2016 3:15 PM in response to zamorana

    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.

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  • by zamorana,

    zamorana zamorana Feb 22, 2016 3:51 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Feb 22, 2016 3:51 PM in response to Old Toad

    Hey!

    Thanks a bunch for answering.  I will try it.

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 26, 2016 7:18 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Feb 26, 2016 7:18 AM in response to Old Toad

    Hi Old Toad

     

    I'm trying to burn a DVD from the mounted disc image. I right click the disc image and select "burn to disc" however DVD player will then not play the new DVD the  the process has finished.

     

    DVD player played the mounted disc image perfectly so I know all is good up until that point.

     

    You mention burning the DVD via Disk Utility is this where I'm going wrong?

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 26, 2016 9:00 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 26, 2016 9:00 AM in response to Steve Burke

    Just put one of these iDVDs into my dvd player  in the living room and it works fine ....

     

    The Mac DVD player still says the disc won't play ...

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 26, 2016 9:24 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 26, 2016 9:24 AM in response to Steve Burke

    Try running a DVD cleaning disk (one with brushes only, no liquids) and then see if you can play the disk in your Mac.

  • by Bookyreader,

    Bookyreader Bookyreader Mar 1, 2016 7:15 PM in response to Steve Burke
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    Mar 1, 2016 7:15 PM in response to Steve Burke

    Found this on a similar post: Re: Does anyone know if iDVD works with El Capitan?

     

    About mid-way down.  The link should take you right there.

    Short answer: peter says he was able to start DVD player, THEN load the disk, and it worked for him.  Has to do with the DVD app not being associated with the DVD disk.  Good luck.

  • by Ziatron,

    Ziatron Ziatron Mar 3, 2016 11:59 AM in response to zamorana
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    Mar 3, 2016 11:59 AM in response to zamorana

    Call me old fashion, but I still like to burn my IMovie projects on to DVDs.

    MANY others do also.

     

    There is a resurgence in optical media because of M-DISC.  ( Good for a 1000 years. )

     

    If you are after a very long term storage, there are ONLY two ways to go. Physical paper, and M-DISC.