What was the reason for discontinuing idvd on the new mac..very disappointed

You can still buy the iLife '11 suite on Amazon (and various other sites) and it includes iDVD. There is still support for iDVD, as a matter of fact, in the latest release of iMovie.

Who knows why Apple discontinued it? It's a great piece of software and we're lucky that it can still be had for a relatively modest price. I do wish it was still supported and updated, however. The 'latest' release that I have is 7.1.2, updated in November of 2011.

Clinton

Do you have a slightly older Mac that came with the Applications DVD? It has iDVD on that disc. you can try to install it from that. That is what I did.

Apple has been moving steadily away from optical media for years, and others in the industry are starting to follow them. Give it 5 years and many/most new computers won't have optical drives. Give it 10 years and the DVD player you've got hooked up to your TV now will be a relic like a VCR is today.

That said, if you need to burn videos to DVD today, Clinton's reply has you covered. 🙂 But you can also just export a movie to something like an mp4 file and put it on a flash drive or SD card, and most modern TVs can display the video right from that device without the need for any kind of external player.

They're probably going to remove this comment also..like they did the last time I inquired..and they still haven't offered a solution to the problem

The hosts remove posts that are just complaint, with no technical support question asked. That's part of the Apple Support Communities Terms of Use. It's nothing personal or an effort to "shut you up."

Trpls wrote:

Unfortunately..I am brand new to mac just bought it

If this matters so much to you that it is not worth spending an additional $40 for iDVD then return your Mac. You have fourteen days to return it for a complete refund. Explain that you are returning it because it because it did not include iDVD.

This would be a far more productive use of your time than to complain of its omission in several posts. Apple decided to discontinue iDVD and no one here can do anything about it. Knowing the reason for their decision, even if someone did, would not help you.

If you just bought it you have 14 days from date of purchase to return it for a full refund. No Questions Asked.

So if the Mac doesn't suit you take it back and buy something that works better for you.

Explain that you are returning it because it because it did not include iDVD.

At that point they will give him a copy of iLife 11 on disk, (that contains iDVD). IF he is within the 14 day return time.

Very new and disappointed with my new mac after being assured that mac has the best video editing software. And then finding out after purchase, that idvd is no longer included on the new mac

Apple is the largest media company in the world. They sell nothing on disk. It is to their financial advantage to have the physical possession of movies go away. (I am not participating in this.)

You CAN have iDVD.

IDVD is a wonderful piece of software and well worth the low cost of $40.

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U

http://dealmac.com/lw/artclick.html?1,527850,1872219

Ziatron wrote:

Explain that you are returning it because it because it did not include iDVD.

At that point they will give him a copy of iLife 11 on disk, (that contains iDVD). IF he is within the 14 day return time.

I can't promise that, but yes that's the idea.