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Jun 27, 2016 2:10 PM in response to LandLionby David Bogie Chq-1,Never heard of ISO files so I had to look it up. Seems to be a Windows-only thing, dunno.Maybe you can use Disk Utility to create a disk image file.
What are ISO image files and how do I use them ?
How to use ISO image files?
An ISO image file is a snapshot of the data and layout of a CD or DVD, saved in ISO-9660 format. ISO image files are widely used for storing CD content. ISO is a common CD image format for DOS, Windows (Joliet ISO extension), Linux (RockRidge ISO extension), and other operating systems.
The most common use of an image file is to write it to a blank CD-R or DVD-R, resulting in an identical copy of the original disc including file name and volume label information. ISO image files may also be opened and their contents copied to a local folder, much like ZIP files. ISO files may also be virtually mounted and accessed as a device.
Most CD-R writing software includes a feature to create a CD from an image file. You cannot copy the .ISO file to the CD-R/CD-RW, you need to have or to install a third party utility that "burns an image to disk", for example:
- Active@ ISO Burner (Freeware)
- Roxio CD Creator
- Nero
- ISO Recorder Power Toy (Freeware)
The applications will have an option called "Burn image to disk" which will allow you to select the ISO file and commence the burning process. You may also be able to double click on the ISO file to start recording.
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Jul 2, 2016 4:28 AM in response to LandLionby Ken Hart,You can generate an .ISO file outside of FCPX. If you are saving your video as a DVD image file you can either use Disk Utility to create it (select DVD/CD master) for the format, this will produce a image file with a .cdr extension which you can rename to .ISO. Be aware that the image file won't always work, or will work on a Mac but not a PC.
A more reliable method is to use the hdiutil command in a terminal window to create a hybrid ISO which works much more reliably on both Mac and PC. First create the image file in FCPX then use the following terminal command to create or convert the image to an ISO.
To create an ISO from an image that is mounted on the Desktop
> hdiutil makehybrid -iso -joliet -o <destination> <source>
To convert an unmounted image:
> hdiutil convert <source> -format UDTO -o <destination>
The above examples are using just the simple basic options. You may need to tweak the options for your situation. To see full options of hdiutil, type "man hdiutil" in a terminal window.
I don't know if this will work with BluRay as I have never tried it. Good luck.
