Q: iDVD file won't burn to disc; convert .dvdproj file to something that will?
First off, I'm working on a really old iMac:
Model Name: iMac, mid2007
Model Identifier: iMac7,1
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number of Processors: 1
Total Number of Cores: 2
L2 Cache: 4 MB
Memory: 4 GB
The only thing about it that's current is the OS- I just updated to El Capitan.
My problem- I made a slideshow in iDVD (the one that came with the machine; I was surprised it worked under EC) for a friend, with music and 148 photos. Problem is, I can't burn it to a DVD. The process starts, but inevitably iDVD, the computer, or whatever, locks up and I get the spinning beach ball. Then I have to Force Quit to get out if it.
I didn't realize iDVD was a dead app, no longer sold or supported. Shame on me. So here I am with a .dvdproj file which I can view easily on my iMac, but can't burn to a DVD for the girl I made it for.
Before I turn to iMovie and completely redo all the work, I'm wondering if there's any way I can use the .dvdproj file I have and either convert it to a more accessible file type or import it into iMovie, or..........
I know, I know. Part with a few bucks and get a new computer and stop trying to do it all with bandaids and duct tape. LOL
iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), null
Posted on May 15, 2016 8:33 AM
Thank you, thank you, thank you! It worked, quickly, and plays in a DVD player on my TV. Your query about the number of slides made me remember something I read in one of O'Reilly's "Missing manual" books about there being a limit of 99 slides in one slideshow, so I made two DVD's, on with 99 and another with the rest.
My eternal gratitude to the master at Toad Hall!
Posted on May 15, 2016 6:02 PM