Burn DVD from iMAC

Your consumer DVD/Blu-Ray player cannot play a disc that is not properly formatted and finished.

And the file format of the video you copied from the camcorder must be compatible with DVD or BR.

There IS special software required for that. I don't believe iMovie can do the job alone.

Roxio and Wondershare have apps for that.

2 Ways to Burn iMovie Videos to DVD Easily - wondershare.com

Add to DIJohnson: as he said you can't just copy any movie file to a DVD in order to be watched by a dvd player. For example: the encoder must be mpeg2. Therefore apposite sw are needed. Beside the two already cited you can find some in App Store, mostly freeware. Be sure to download (in case) one that has been updated recently as many little (and nice) utilities are often abandoned after a brief publication and not complete compatible with recent OSs.

(wanted ti answer to apicelj, sorry)

Hi, I didn't remember I used for a while "DVD Burner - Create DVD" from App Store. It's a simple app with a minimnal interface (a "homepage" + titles is neede by force) for creating DVD's. It's also compatible with Big Sur (although it doesn't open on my M1 MacMini).

HTH and sorry for the delay.

I use Toast 19 and works fine.

apicelj Said:

“Burn DVD from iMAC: [...]My first attempt to burn a DVD copied but tells me the DVD is not compatible on my blue ray or DVD player when I try and play it[...]”

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What may be Getting in the Way:

A. DVD and Blu Ray Player

Manufacturer:

Companies that play recorded discs are pretty picky when it comes to playing recorded content (which likely why it’s not working). Sony is a common brand that does read these discs, however. So, consider Sony as the DVD player brand to use, when it comes to playing content. It all has to do with the issue of piracy (burned content).

B. DVD Formats:

There’s two DVD formats types:

• DVD -
• DVD +

 Note: DVD + tends to be the most commonly-playable format type for playing burned content.

C.  File Format:

AVI is the file format that always works for me. So, consider using the same.

Into the App store, not Apple's website. I'll write here the one I use later.

Nice to hear!

You are welcome.