Q: Why can't I burn a movie from iMovie?
I have just purchased the 10.7.3 and cannot purchase idvd anywhere and wondered if there was anything else instead? I have a movie in imovie I cannot burn with the instructions in place within the help section of this supprt page.
Cheers Carrie
iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), Mac OS X (10.7.3), for a 10.7
Posted on Apr 28, 2012 12:33 PM
Whilst Macs with a Superdrive continue to be able to burn video DVDs, the software for so doing, iDVD, is no longer included in the iLife bundle that comes with OS 10.7 Lion (which also omitted iWeb) or will come with OS 10.8 Mountain Lion. And it is no longer included in the iLife 11 from the online Apple Store: http://www.apple.com/ilife/. Your only solution is to look on Amazon or eBay and try to get an older version that includes iDVD.
However, the vastly more expensive FCPX can burn a DVD without iDVD or DVD Studio Pro involvement, but lack the themes etc of iDVD. Also, of course, there is Roxio Toast.
Posted on Apr 28, 2012 3:23 PM