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Q: Is idvd available and workable anymore?

Is idvd available or even workable anymore? I want to make a dvd slideshow with photos to view on a TV. The only thing I've found is iMovie and it stinks.

iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Apr 25, 2015 5:53 AM

by BDAqua,Solvedanswer
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A:

iDVD 7.1.2 still works in 10.8.5 anyway, I hate to boot into 10.9 or 10.10 to test, but I could if really needed.

 

You'll likely have to find it on eBay or such, as Apple no longer provides it as far as I  know.

Posted on Apr 26, 2015 11:41 AM

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  • by BDAqua,Solvedanswer

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 26, 2015 11:41 AM in response to sharss
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    Apr 26, 2015 11:41 AM in response to sharss

    iDVD 7.1.2 still works in 10.8.5 anyway, I hate to boot into 10.9 or 10.10 to test, but I could if really needed.

     

    You'll likely have to find it on eBay or such, as Apple no longer provides it as far as I  know.

  • by sharss,

    sharss sharss Apr 26, 2015 11:43 AM in response to sharss
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    Apr 26, 2015 11:43 AM in response to sharss

    Thanks. This answered what I needed to know.

  • by BDAqua,

    BDAqua BDAqua Apr 26, 2015 11:56 AM in response to sharss
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    Apr 26, 2015 11:56 AM in response to sharss

    Great news, thanks & good luck!

  • by Old Toad,Helpful

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 28, 2015 5:00 AM in response to sharss
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    Apr 28, 2015 5:00 AM in response to sharss

    iDVD also works with Yosemite as well.

     

    If iDVD was not preinstalled on your Mac you'll have to obtain it by purchasing a copy of the iLife 09 disk from a 3rd party retailier like Amazon.com: ilife 09: Softwareor eBay.com.  Why, because iDVD (and iWeb) was discontinued by Apple over a year ago.

     

    Why iLife 09 instead of 11?

     

    If you have to purchase an iLife disc in order to obtain the iDVD application remember that the iLife 11 disc only provides  themes from iDVD 5-7.  The Software Update no longer installs the earlier themes when starting from the iLIfe 11 disk nor do any of the iDVD 7 updaters available from the Apple Downloads website contain them.

     

    Currently the only sure fire way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:


    Installer002.jpg

     

    This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:

     

    Pacifist001.jpg

     

    You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.

     

    Export the slideshow out of iPhoto as a QT movie file via the Export button in the lower toolbar.  Select Size = Medium or Large.

     

    Open iDVD, select a theme and drag the exported QT movie file into the open iDVD window being careful to avoid any drop zones.

     

    Follow this workflow to help assure the best qualty video DVD:

    Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image  menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.

     

    To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it.  If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.

     

    Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality.  Always use top quality media:  Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.

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  • by sharss,

    sharss sharss Apr 28, 2015 5:03 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Apr 28, 2015 5:03 AM in response to Old Toad

    Thanks. This looks like the route to go.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Apr 28, 2015 8:14 AM in response to sharss
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    Apr 28, 2015 8:14 AM in response to sharss

    What I've done to insure I can continue using iDVD in the future is to get an external HD and install Mavericks on it and install iDVD from the iLife 09 disk.  If at sometime iDVD becomes incompatible with Yosemite or its successor I can boot into the EHD to run iDVD, iPhoto, etc.

  • by sharss,

    sharss sharss Apr 29, 2015 1:55 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Apr 29, 2015 1:55 PM in response to Old Toad

    Even better idea! Thanks

  • by Ziatron,

    Ziatron Ziatron Apr 29, 2015 8:43 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Apr 29, 2015 8:43 PM in response to Old Toad
    What I've done to insure I can continue using iDVD in the future is to get an external HD and install Mavericks on it and install iDVD from the iLife 09 disk.  If at sometime iDVD becomes incompatible with Yosemite or its successor I can boot into the EHD to run iDVD, iPhoto, etc.

     

    I have dedicated an entire Mac for just that purpose.

  • by sharss,

    sharss sharss Apr 30, 2015 4:57 AM in response to Ziatron
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    Apr 30, 2015 4:57 AM in response to Ziatron

    Thanks. This is my next step.