Need to copy a homemade iMovie to a DVD. iDVD will make the copy, but the copy will only play on another computer. It will not play on a regular BlueRay DVR and TV screen.
Called Apple to ask why. They want $20 just to let me talk to them...
iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.6.8)
Hi
homemade iMovie to a DVD
Then use Disk Util tool (it's on Your Mac) (if You got a DVD and want a Copy)
From iMovie:
- Share to Media Browser - AND AS Medium (not HD or other resolution as DVD then will lose even more in Quality)
- DO NOT USE - Share to iDVD as result will be very BAD
(Best is to use iMovie HD6 or FinalCut any version - as they deliver to iDVD 100% of what iDVD uses (interlaced SD-Video))
in iDVD:
- Import movie from MEDIA button / Movies
But there are many things that add together to create a BAD DVD
• Brand of DVD used - Memorex, NoName etc cheap brands usually DO NOT WORK for Video-DVDs
- I use Verbatim (more organic dye in them)
• Type of DVD used - DVD+/-RW usually do not work - DVD+R only on newer DVD-players
- I use DVD-R
• also - SL-DVDs usually works better than DL-DVDs
• BURN SPEED - by setting this as low possibly = Less Burn Errors = Works better
- BEST is NOT BEST - I use x2 or x4 Max
• Free Space on Start-Up (Mac OS) Hard Disk matters
- I never go less than 25Gb (when using SD-Video material - id HD I guess that 4-5 times more will be safe minimum.
Yours Bengt W
That wasn't very friendly of Apple. But they do have some good tutorials on the basics of iDVD, eg,
http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/idvd.html
Also, check on YouTube, some of those look decent.
John
DVD helpl
