Since Apple no longer supports/includes iDVD on new iMacs, what is a good third-party alternative?
In my opinion, there are none.
Yes, there are other programs that will put a movie on a DVD. I have tried most of the other substitutes including Toast, Burn, DVD Creator, Wondershare, and others. None of them come anywhere near the ease-of-use and power of iDVD.
Apple does support iDVD. They are supporting it on this forum. Also, iDVD is tested with the latest Macintoshes and OS.
Purchase iLife 11 or iLife 09 (includes iDVD) on disk.
IDVD is a wonderful piece of software and well worth the low cost of $40.
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