How do I burn a .mov file to DVD?

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How do I burn a .mov file to DVD?

I need to burn an MPEG-2 video file saved as .mov to a DVD that will play in a regular DVD player.

I have tried opening iDVD and the selecting 'Create a New Project'. When I have selected a location for the project and the main window opens, I go to File > OneStep DVD from Movie...

My understanding is that when I import a movie file, it will burn it straight to the disc without any further options. It does this, however after a couple of minutes the DVD is ejected blank and iDVD says the burn has completed.

How can I solve this problem or is there another way to burn a .mov file to DVD?

Thanks, Dan

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

Posted on Oct 1, 2012 10:13 AM

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Old Toad

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Oct 1, 2012 10:29 AM in response to dedwards96

Don't use the OneStep DVD. It does not let you troubleshoot any problems. Open iDVD and select a Theme, Drag your movie into the menu window being careful to avoid any drop zones.

Then follow this workflow to help ensure the best quality final product:

Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.

To check the encoding mount the disk image and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was good.

Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality. Always use top quality media: Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.

OT

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dedwards96 Author

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Oct 1, 2012 3:06 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks for the reply.

Having followed the steps you suggested, after mounting the disc image and launching DVD player, the visuals of the video are non-existant, there is just a solid green background throughout. The audio, however, is fine and as expected.

Any ideas on what the problem could be??

Thanks again.

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Old Toad

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Oct 1, 2012 3:50 PM in response to dedwards96

A green screen in an indication that the movie is in a format not supported by iDVD. It should be in one of these formats: DV, high-definition video (HDV), MPEG-2 SD, MPEG-2 SD, MPEG-4 SD, MPEG-4 HD, and AVCHD. (From SDMacUser's post in What input file formats does iDVD...: Apple Support Communities). The post has other requirements that need to be met.

SD = standard definition.

Open your movie with QT Player and bring up the Info window for the movie. It will have the format:

Another possible reason is the Energy Saving settings on the Mac. Turn off energy saving and screen saver before starting the save as disk image or burn.

Other possible fixes can be found in this tipic: Green Screen with audio after Burning: Apple Support Communities

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dedwards96 Author

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Oct 1, 2012 3:53 PM in response to Old Toad

Thanks agin for your help 😀

My movie is not in one of the supported formats as you suggested. User uploaded file

The format section of the QuickTime Player inspector says:

XDCAM HD422 1080p25 (50 Mb/s), 1,920 x 1,080 (1,888 x 1,062)

Linear PCM, 24 bit little-endian signed integer, 2 channels, 48000 Hz

How can I convert it to a format that is recognised by iMovie?

Dan

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Answer 5

Old Toad

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Oct 1, 2012 4:13 PM in response to dedwards96

Import it into iMovie and export from there. Or, open in Quicktime Player and export in one of the accepted formats. Not sure if you will need Quicktime Pro or not for the export but don't think so.

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steviper

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Jul 20, 2013 6:56 PM in response to dedwards96

Download DVD Creator Software

For specific info: how to burn a .mov file to DVD

It converts anything to DVD.. and even add external subtitles.

It's nice and simple at least.

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