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Q: idvd won't recognize the .mov file I made in iMovie,

so now i can't bring it into a dvd project.  Any solutions?  I made dvd with it before.  I'd like to be able to use the idvd themes.

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2010), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)

Posted on Jan 1, 2015 6:05 AM

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Q: idvd won't recognize the .mov file I made in iMovie,

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  • by Bengt Wärleby,

    Bengt Wärleby Bengt Wärleby Jan 2, 2015 1:22 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 2, 2015 1:22 AM in response to MTDuke

    Hi

     

    .mov is NO Video-CODEC it is a Container (sort of folder) and can contain CODECS iMovie/iDVD can or can not use.

     

    QuickTime player or VLC-player can open and play so many more CODECs than iMovie/iDVD can use.

     

    Open Your .mov file in QuickTime-player

    Here open inspector (cmd+I)

    Read - Formatted as (Video-CODEC) AND frames per second. What does they read ?

     

    Yours Bengt W

  • by MTDuke,

    MTDuke MTDuke Jan 2, 2015 1:52 AM in response to Bengt Wärleby
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    Jan 2, 2015 1:52 AM in response to Bengt Wärleby

    I Made it in iMovie though. I thought I had put it on DVDs through iDVD before.

     

    INspector says

    format: h.264,960x540 linear PCM, 16bit little-endian sign...

    fps:29.97

     

    is there a way to convert it so it will work with iDVD?

  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Jan 2, 2015 1:58 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 2, 2015 1:58 AM in response to MTDuke

    This is how I've done it in iMovie 11 - I haven't used it for some time and I don't know if there is a later version or if this will work (Apple may well have crippled it like other programs):

     

    Don't use Share to iDVD, it degrades the quality.

     

    Select Share>Export using QuickTime. In the 'Export' drop-down menu choose 'Movie to QuickTime Movie.

     

    Click Options. Uncheck 'Prepare for Internet Streaming'.

     

    Video: Settings: Quality - best. Frame rate - current. Compression type - try 'None'. Size - PAL 720 x 576*. Do not deinterlace. This will take around real time.

     

    Import into iDVD and proceed in usual way.

     

    *For UK. If in USA use suitable settings for NTSC.

  • by Bengt Wärleby,

    Bengt Wärleby Bengt Wärleby Jan 2, 2015 1:59 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 2, 2015 1:59 AM in response to MTDuke

    Helped a LOT !

     

    In iMovie

    - Share to file - BUT NOT IN HD BUT IN 480p

     

    DVD is as standard - Interlaced SD-Video Quality. Feeding it HD will not improve if it works as iDVD then does a BAD downscaling job. Else as You see it doesn't work at all.

     

    Then Start a BRAND NEW - iDVD PROJECT so that You don't get the iDVD BUG ! It always comes when using an old project resulting in many problems but the most significant is that all Chapters noe startcas Chapter One.

     

    Good Luck

     

    Yours Bengt W

  • by MTDuke,

    MTDuke MTDuke Jan 2, 2015 6:54 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 2, 2015 6:54 AM in response to MTDuke

    I Have already made the movie. It's no longer in iMovie. So is there nothing I can do with the existing .mov file?  It no longer shows up in imovie I finished the project and exported it. Is there anyway to get it to work with iDVD without remaking it?

  • by Bengt Wärleby,Helpful

    Bengt Wärleby Bengt Wärleby Jan 2, 2015 7:35 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 2, 2015 7:35 AM in response to MTDuke

    I don't think You can do this without cost. But if You buy a Video converting program.

    With this You can convert it to a CODEC that iDVD will use OK.

     

    I would first try to use Burn - a fairly good DVD authorng program that is free.

    Roxio Toast - is far from free - but has by many good things also a Video converting function - but can burn Video-DVDs too

    Still if You burn from them You don't get the iDVD themes.

     

    So option's are:

    - Convert it to something iDVD can use

    - Re-creat the movie in iMovie and Share in a way iDVD can use and do Your Video-DVD and see that it works OK before discarding the iMovie project

    - Or use Burn or other Video-DVD authoring program

     

    Yours Bengt W

  • by Old Toad,Helpful

    Old Toad Old Toad Jan 2, 2015 9:31 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 2, 2015 9:31 AM in response to MTDuke

    You can try using Handbrake to convert the .mov file to one that iDVD uses.  I've not used it my self but it's a well known open source application. 

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  • by MTDuke,

    MTDuke MTDuke Jan 5, 2015 3:06 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 5, 2015 3:06 AM in response to MTDuke

    TThanks. I will try a conversion program. Disappointing that both programs are apple and they haven't set up a way for them to work together.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Jan 5, 2015 8:21 AM in response to MTDuke
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    Jan 5, 2015 8:21 AM in response to MTDuke
    Disappointing that both programs are apple and they haven't set up a way for them to work together.

    You have to remember that iDVD was discontinued over 2 years ago and has not been supported since.  Technology goes on but iDVD doesn't.