TheMacUser100
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Q: How to burn files on disc from retina macbook pro?

Hi. So I was wondering two things. One is how I can convert mov files to work on a disc on a dvd player on tv. Second is how I can just burn mov files from retina macbook pro since they do not come with a DVD Drive. I have tried to use iDVD and iSkysoft DVD Creator but they will not recognise the windows to mac dvd drive thing. I have not put blank discs on their so I was wondering if that was a problem? Thanks.

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Late 2013)

Posted on Dec 19, 2015 10:35 AM

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Q: How to burn files on disc from retina macbook pro?

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  • by Old Toad,Helpful

    Old Toad Old Toad Dec 19, 2015 4:28 PM in response to TheMacUser100
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    Dec 19, 2015 4:28 PM in response to TheMacUser100

    One you get your iDVD project as you want it and ready to burn follow this workflow :

    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.

     

    Since you don't have an optical drive in your MBP you'll need to copy the disk image file to a Mac that does and burn from there with Disk Utility.  Or you can get an external optical drive and use it to burn to disk with Disk Utility.

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  • by Barney-15E,Helpful

    Barney-15E Barney-15E Dec 19, 2015 4:28 PM in response to TheMacUser100
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    Dec 19, 2015 4:28 PM in response to TheMacUser100

    You can't burn via Remote Disk, if that is what you meant. It is very limited in what can be done with it.

    This is a pen exempt from this article: Use the CD or DVD drive from another computer with your Mac - Apple Support

    Incompatible discs

    DVD or CD sharing isn't designed for some kinds of optical media. Connect a compatible optical drive directly to your Mac if you need to use one of these discs:

    • Audio CDs
    • Blu-ray or DVD movies
    • Copy protected discs (such as some game discs)
    • Recordable CDs or DVDs that you want to burn or erase
    • Microsoft Windows installation discs

    You need an external DVD drive and a DVD authoring program such as iDVD or Toast.

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    TheMacUser100 TheMacUser100 Dec 19, 2015 4:28 PM in response to Barney-15E
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    Dec 19, 2015 4:28 PM in response to Barney-15E

    Ok, thats what I thought. Thanks.