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How can I access a bundled application then burn it to a blank CD/DVD

I have iDVD 7.0.4 as an installed application on my iMac and it recently became corrupted - i.e. there was no sound from it, including the video. Luckily I'd backed everything up the previous day and it worked, so I did an erase & copy back to the Mac HD.

Although it seems to be working OK now I'd like to copy the installation then burn it to a CD or DVD, so I've got a 'hard' copy to fall back on. Ive looked at what apps are available on both install disks 1 and 2 but I can't find iDVD (on disk 1 it shows but is grayed out along with iMovie and others). When I try install disk 2 there are lots of packages but I can't see iDVD. Some of them have just letters and numbers but I've no idea what they are.

Can anyone please help me to do this?

Thanks.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Jun 19, 2012 4:48 AM

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makey Author

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Jun 28, 2012 2:22 AM in response to Old Toad

Thanks yet again,

Once again my lack of technical knowledge has caused me to do something wrong. I've tried various possibilities, as shown in the shot below, but they all come out as an Update.

From the top downwards I've tried:- Contents of iDVD_704.pkg, iDVD.app, iDVD Getting Started.app but they all appear as the Update. I've also tried the Open URL but Pacifist says it is an unrecognisable file. Can you please tell me where to locate the one I need.

Old Toad

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Jun 28, 2012 9:49 AM in response to makey

I though you were using the 7.1.2 updater. Try that with the 7.1.2 updater:

makey Author

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Jun 29, 2012 7:45 AM in response to Old Toad

I've tried 7.1.2 and 7.1.1 but both require OSX 10.6.6 and I have 10.5.8 (I'd prefer to stay with 10.5.8 because I use iMovieHD 6.0.4 which might not work with 10.6.6) As an alternative, because I've got it on my Install Disk, but greyed out, is this just because it's already on my system? If I uninstall it first would it then become installable from the disk? What do you think?

Old Toad

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Jun 29, 2012 9:35 AM in response to makey

I'm using iMovie 6 HD with Lion without issue and it worked fine with Snow Leopard before that.

makey Author

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Jun 30, 2012 2:03 AM in response to Old Toad

OK great, I'll do what you suggest, and thank you so much for all your help.

makey Author

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Nov 25, 2012 6:00 AM in response to Old Toad

I've finally got round to installing Snow Leopard (v10.6.8) upgrade. but I cannot find iDVD anywhere within the optional installs package in my install disk. As you can see from the screen shot, since the upgrade, I can no longer see the iDVD package (obviously it must still be on the disk somewhere). Now as you see from the screen shot below only three other ixxx packages are shown but no iDVD.

Have you any suggestions?

Old Toad

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Nov 25, 2012 9:02 AM in response to makey

iDVD won't be on the Snow Leopard upgrade disk. It'll only be on the original disks that came with the Mac (if iDVD was preinstalled on that Mac). Or you'll have to get the iLife 11 disc from a 3rd party retailer like Amazon.com or eBay.com.

makey Author

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Nov 26, 2012 7:53 AM in response to Old Toad

Sorry, I should have explained that I was using the original install disk that came with my iMac 2008 (Leopard 10.5). It WAS there then because I saw it, but it's only after the upgrade to Snow that I can no longer find it on that original iMac install disk. It must still be there somewhere, or does the upgrade to Snow Leopard block the access to it?

Old Toad

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Nov 26, 2012 9:29 AM in response to makey

You should be able to boot into or access those original disks even if you are running SL. Download and try using Pacifist to search those disks for iDVD and its themes.

makey Author

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Nov 27, 2012 7:33 AM in response to Old Toad

I've been using Pacifist before, as you see in this latest attempt, the others (iCal etc) are there, but not iDVD here's the latest attempt results:-

How can I access a bundled application then burn it to a blank CD/DVD