Q: iDVD Themes

Have you verified that the themes are in those folders by using the Finder? Try pointing iDVD to the Library/Application Support/iDVD folder in iDVD's advanced preferend pane:

OT

I can't even get to the screen you referenced in your reply. Now, when I try to open iDVD I get a message that asks me to go online to get updated themes.

Try this basic troubleshooting fix:

1 - delete the IDVD preference file, com.apple.iDVD.plist, that resides in your

User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.

2 - delete IDVD'S cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your

User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iDVD folder. 

3 - launch IDVD and try again.

NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.

 

If you're running Mavericks, 10.9,  go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Options menu to bring the this window:

Are the themes actually in the iDVD/Themes folder?

You might try placing the iDVD folder with the Themes folder inside in the Home/Library/Application Support folder, go to the iDVD Advnace preference pane and point to them there.

Anyone ever find a solution to this.   I am experiencing it myself.  just bought a MBP with Mavericks and I tried to copy iDVD from my iMac.   I copied the application into the applications folder,  I selected View Options in my Home Folder and activated my Library.   I went to Library and deleted the IDVD CACHE folder and the IDVD Preferences folder.   I then went to Library and in APPLLICATION SUPPORT and created a folder called IDVD.   In that folder I placed the folder from the iMac called Installed Themes that I got from the iMac's Applications Support>IDVD folder.   I then checked all the contents of the folders and I can see all the themes listed in folders called IDVD 1, IDVD 2, IDVD 3, IDVD 4, IDVD 5 and IDVD 6.  I then open IDVD and get the following screen 

I go through and point to the Home>Library>Application Support>IDVD>Installed Themes folder.   The popup comes back and it will NOT point to the folder.   Then,  I go back into the folders and check their contents and they are empty.    IDVD is ERASING the contents of the folders.  

I tried doing the fix that was previously mentioned by going to Preferences and selecting the folder location under advanced,  However,  Because IDVD will NOT open a new project, because it can not locate the themes, It will not allow me to access preferences. 

Any ideas on how to fix this?   I have done this before with Snow Leopard, and my boss did it with his 13" MBP with Mavericks and it worked those times.   On my NEW 15" MBP with Mavericks, it does not. 

Go to iDVD's Advanced preference pane and point iDVD to the iDVD folder containing the themes:

Close iDVD, relaunch and try again.

OT

Thanks for your reply. The problem though, as I mentioned, is that I cannot get to the preferences because I cannot open an iDVD project.   Without the themes, it won't open a project and thus won't give access to preferences. 

Copy the iDVD folder again from your old Mac to the Desktop. Open each subfolder and confirm that the theme files are present.  Then copy the iDVD folder to both the HD/Library/Application Support and Home/Library/Application Support folders.

Run Disk Utility and repair disk permissions.  Then launch iDVD and try again.

This is the exact same thing happening to me- any solutions?

What happens when you try to open a project file?

Please check above s I don't recall everything.   I believe it said that it could not find any themes and would not open a new project.   I had basically given up but tried one last time and got it to work.   I found the iDVD folder in Applications on my previous computer and copied it all to the new one.   Also,  I knew that there was a library folder that contained the themes so I copied that.   My problem was that I kept trying to paste that into its location on the new Mac and it would keep erasing the contents and not open them.  I think there was somewhere in the preferences that would direct iDVD to the folder and I set that.  It didn't work. 

What I did was,  i went into my local user folder and opened the folder called library.  There was a folder called Application Support.  All, or most, of your applications will have a file in here that contains resources for the operation of the program.   In there, there should be a folder for iDVD.  Open that and put your themes folder in there.  I have 2 folders in there now.   "Installed Themes". and "Themes".   I assume I only need one of those but which, i dont know.  I do know that the folder has to be named correctly or iDVD won't find it.   So,  I will just leave it be.  It's working now.    Inside those folders there should be a series of folders called iDVD 1 through 7, in my case.    I was able to find the folder right off today but I don't recall if it was a hidden file before.   You may need to go through a procedure to "Show Hidden Files".   I am pretty sure there is an easy way to just click on something without having to type in code at a command prompt.   I have had to do that for things a couple times and can never remember how to do it.   If you do not find iDVD In your Application Support File, or can't find the Application Support Folder,  look into  The "Show All Files". Or "Find Hidden Files" procedure.  

When I try to start a new iDVD file, it says no themes are found and to look. I direct them to my folder with the themes that are installed on my computer which are in an iDVD folder on my desktop for now and it just keeps going back to No Themes Found, look or quit. If I move the themes into Application Support/iDVD.. when I look for them, they get erased.  I've ran a disk repair and nothing happens. Please help!

don't  know what to say.   All I know is after multiple attempts it finally worked.   Put the iDVD Application folder  into applications then take the themes folder and put it in your library folder under applications support and iDVD.   First, as Old Toad suggested to me earlier, copy the themes folder to your desktop.  Open all the folders and make sure they are full.  As I said the themes folder will have sub folders named iDVD1 through iDVD7.   Open each of those folders and make sure that they contain the themes.    Now, COPY the Themes folder CMND+ C and find the application support iDVD folder and PASTE CMND +V that in the folder.   Make sure again that the themes are in it.   

One last point.  Go into Finder and select this through your HOME folder.  That is the one that shows your computers name.   DON'T put it in your Haerd Drive folder.   There is also a Library on the hard drive folder. 

Ahhh YAY! It worked!! I think the main word that helped me was 'COPY'!! I was dragging and dropping the whole time! Randomly some (most) of the themes are grayed out though.... everything after stretch?

Also... my other newest issue is that when I burn a movie onto DVD using iDVD... it saves as video_ts and audio_ts files on the disc rather than a playable movie... any advice? : /