Appelbum

Q: Alternative for iDVD on iMac El Capitan 10.11.1

Hi there,

Is there an alternative for iDVD.

I have a brand new iMac with El Capitan 10.11.1

I see offerings from Wondershare and iSkysoft.   Do they work properly ?   Any experience with any of them ?  Which one works best ?

 

Thanks in advance,

Appelbum

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Dec 9, 2015 7:37 AM

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  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 10, 2016 6:18 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Feb 10, 2016 6:18 AM in response to Old Toad

    Thanks again OT.

     

    ... but I have even more questions ... SORRY! I think this idea is an excellent idea and really want to understand your workflow fully.

     

    • Am i right in saying I will also have to have a copy of iTunes & iPhoto on this partition (as well as iDVD & iMovie) for iDVD or iMovie to be able to utilise them, (requiring more space}, or do you load the images and music you require for each specific project onto a USB and load them into this partition as and when you need them?
    • Also will time machine back up both partitions or will I have to organise something else to back up this new partition?
    • Lastly ... I hope ... would you recommend Mavericks or Mountain Lion for this partition as  have access to both?

     

    Thanks again in advance .

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 10, 2016 6:35 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 10, 2016 6:35 AM in response to Steve Burke

    For those of you who also wan to try this method, heres a link to iMovie HD which I, like OT, also believe was the best iMovie created.

     

     

    https://support.apple.com/kb/DL319?locale=en_US

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 10, 2016 8:49 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 10, 2016 8:49 AM in response to Steve Burke
    Am i right in saying I will also have to have a copy of iTunes & iPhoto on this partition

    Yes.  You would have to have versions that are compatible with the system that is on the partition. Usually iPhoto would be the only app that would not work on both systems and you would have to have two libraries, one on each partition. iTunes

     

    Also will time machine back up both partitions

    Time Machine will backup both partitions.

    would you recommend Mavericks or Mountain Lion

    My partition is Mavericks.  It's been so long since I've used Mt. Lion I can't say if one would be better than the other.  it's what you're more comfortable with. 

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 10, 2016 9:48 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Feb 10, 2016 9:48 AM in response to Old Toad

    Thanks again for your expert knowledge

     

    So just to confirm ... on the new partition I need to install Mavericks, iDVD, iMovie, iTunes and iPhoto?

    Would you know what versions of iTunes & iPhoto I need to download to be compatible or will the correct version just download for me when I log into the App Store?

    Also, do you store your projects on this partition or on the main partition with everything else?

     

    Thanks again ...

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 10, 2016 10:16 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 10, 2016 10:16 AM in response to Steve Burke
    ould you know what versions of iTunes & iPhoto I need to download to be compatible

    While booted into your Mavericks partition go to the App Store and download the iTunes version that is available.  As for iPhoto the latest version that will run on it is 9.4.3.  You will need to have some version of iPhoto 9.x already on your Mavericks partition in order to get to update to  9.4.3 via these updates.

     

    1 - update to iPhoto 9.2.1

    2 - update to iPhoto 9.3

    3 - update to iPhoto 9.3.2

    4 - update to iPhoto 9.4

    5 - and finally to iPhoto 9.4.3

     

    You can keep your projects wherever you'd like It makes no difference.

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 14, 2016 5:04 AM in response to Old Toad
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    Feb 14, 2016 5:04 AM in response to Old Toad

    Hi Old Toad

     

    I think I'm being stupid regarding my new partition for iDVD & iMovie etc. and am in need a little help.

     

    I've created my new partition (150Gb), re-named it and then dragged Mavericks, iDVD & iMovie into it.

     

    I then re-started while holing down the alt / option key down however the new HD partition didnt show up. All I got showing was HD, Time Machine and a third HD which I think was the rescue or safe boot option. I didn't see the the new partition which I have given a specific titlle to.

     

    I thought I had to boot form the new HD partition and then load Mavericks onto it, do I have to run the Mavericks App first on this new partition before I can boot form it?

     

    Thanks in advance and sorry if I'm being a pain with all these questions.

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 14, 2016 5:38 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 14, 2016 5:38 AM in response to Steve Burke

    I've tried to load the Mavericks App by double clicking on it and it says 'This copy of  the install OSX application is too old to be installed on this version of OSX.

     

    How do I load Mavericks onto my new partition if I can't open the partition by holding down the alt/ option key?

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 15, 2016 11:19 AM in response to Steve Burke
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    Feb 15, 2016 11:19 AM in response to Steve Burke
    'This copy of  the install OSX application is too old to be installed on this version of OSX.

    What system did your Mac come with preinstalled?  If it was a system newer than Mavericks it won't be able to run Mavericks. 

  • by Steve Burke,

    Steve Burke Steve Burke Feb 15, 2016 12:16 PM in response to Old Toad
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    Feb 15, 2016 12:16 PM in response to Old Toad

    Old Toad I managed to find my old install DVD (Snow Leopard) boot from that and install it onto my new partition.

    I now have two working partitions with different OS on them! Woo Hoo!

    Just working my way through all of the updates now. I also have to decide whether to update to Mountain Lion and leave it there or update all the way to Mavericks.

    I stayed on ML for ages and have fond memories of it. In fact I only updated to Mavericks so I could move on to Yosemite. I've had lots of issues since then though so I'm not sure what to do at the moment.

    I also didn't realise that I have access to files on each OS at the same time which is an added bonus. I thought I was going to have to do lots of USB transfers from one OS to the other.

    Thanks again or all your help in this.

  • by WAPhoto,

    WAPhoto WAPhoto Feb 16, 2016 2:40 AM in response to FastBill
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    Feb 16, 2016 2:40 AM in response to FastBill

    Hi, Glad to see that someone has the same problem I do. Based in South Africa, we shoot about 120 wedding videos per year with low pricing, that is why automated processes are important to me i.t.o the volumes we do. iDVD was perfect as it took me less than 5 min to import my 200gb FCPx  .mov file, do the menus, and let it run through the compression and cut the first of 4 dual layer dvd's overnight. A week ago the programme stopped working and calls for password to continue the atos debugging process to continue, which crashes the programme - apparently has something to do with feeding info back to the developers.

    Does anyone know of a way around this ?

    The other option is to offer the videos on a USB flash drive, but this has a cost implication.

  • by Old Toad,

    Old Toad Old Toad Feb 16, 2016 8:49 AM in response to WAPhoto
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    Feb 16, 2016 8:49 AM in response to WAPhoto

    What system are you running?  If it's El Capitan you should consider getting a partition or external HD and set it up with Mavericks to use for your wedding video DVD business.  Being a business venture I would not try to struggle with a system that is not totally compatible with iDVD. 

  • by nhlredwingsfan,

    nhlredwingsfan nhlredwingsfan May 20, 2016 10:40 PM in response to RickReed
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    May 20, 2016 10:40 PM in response to RickReed

    dude you just saved me tons of bucks by recomending midvd. thank you thank you. god. i have to dl a ton of things for this persons funeral. i hope i can get them done on time but god i was going nuts cause mac dont have idvd anymore.

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