I've just upgraded to iMovie 10 and cannot figure out how to burn my movie to a DVD. I don't want to share on Vimeo, CNN, etc. I just want a movie for me?
What may I missing? Help, please!
iMac, iOS 6.0.1
RuffiansRide,
The manual is not going to help you figure out how to burn a DVD. Apple discontinued iDVD several years ago and no longer supports it and in version 10 of iMovie has removed all references to iDVD or burning DVDs.
That said, iDVD stil works beautifully and remains the best option for creating nice-looking DVDs on a Mac.
You said that everything appears to be uploading to iCloud. Have you tried unchecking "Automatically upload content to iCloud" in iMovie's Preferences?
Here is a step by step on how to create a DVD from iMovie 10 using iDVD 7.1.2. If you do not have iDVD, you can probably substitute Toast everywhere I used iDVD (I don't have Toast so can't verify this).
1. Create a project in iMovie 10.0.1
2. Go to File>Share>File... and for Size choose Large 540P (960 x 540) and click Next
3. Choose a location on the hard drive to save the file to.
4. Wait for the blue circle activity indicator to finish.
5. In Finder, verify that iMovie created an MP4 file in the location specified in step 3.
6. Open iDVD and click "Create New Project."
7. Give the project a name and save it to your hard drive.
8. Drag the file you created earlier from the Finder into your iDVD project window.
(or go to File>Import>Video... and choose your video there)
9. Make any adjustments to drop zones, etc.
10. Click the burn button.
11. Insert a DVD and let it do its thing.
This produces a working DVD for me.
Here are my software specs:
OS X 10.9 Mavericks
iMovie 10.0.1
iDVD 7.1.2
Alan:
Thank you. Your post saved a similar project for my kid's grandparents!
Mike
Did you follow the step-by-step instructions I gave on page 1 of this thread? At which step does the process fail?
I have no idea what "export button" you are referring to? The only option that I see is in the pull down menu and is under share to file or other options?
Dave
Why 480P? What if I want a different format?
Because DVD is standard definition(SD) not HD. 480p is the correct resolution for standard DVDs. If you share a larger resolution it is a waste because it will be encoded as SD.
No, it's not normal for it to take 24 hours. Not normal at all. How many minutes long is your video?
EXCELLENT instructions Alan Cook2 - worked like it should and without issue. THANKS
Glad I could help.
Read my previous post.
Alan Cook2 wrote:
What version of iDVD are you guys using?
Hi Alan
iMOVIE 10.0.2
OSX 10.9.2
iDVD 7.1.2 (1158)
PS: Can anyone tell me what sharing an iMovie to iTunes does? What is the purpose?
Klaus Blume wrote:
PS: Can anyone tell me what sharing an iMovie to iTunes does? What is the purpose?
Sharing to iTunes allows you to sync the video to your iPhone, iPad, iPod, and AppleTV.
Thanks Alan Cook2 your solution worked well, its just frustrating that Apple have made what was a simple solution in the past into a convoluted exercise.
Iv just done it, save the file as a file into documents and then it allows you to burn it to dvd simple......
Where is iDVD? I can't find it on my MacBook Pro. I created all my videos in iMovie?
How to burn DVD in iMovie 10
