iDVD

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iDVD

Ok, so i know DVD issues are almost obsolete, yet my clients are older people who only have DVD players. I've created a project in FCPX and want to author it for a DVD via iDVD. I have a 2011 version of iDVD which i don't think I've ever used before. Anyway, after I export my project, iDVD won't let me import the resulting MP4 file, telling me it's not a recognised format. Is this because the project is devised of external audio and various angles via multi cam? iDVD seems to work ok with straight video files and audio files, though not if they're conjoined.

Jamie - Brighton - UK

Final Cut Pro X, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Apr 26, 2016 7:51 AM

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Answer 1

Tom Wolsky

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Apr 26, 2016 7:57 AM in response to jamiecamberwell

WWhat are your project properties? Export QuickTime not MPEG-4.

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Answer 2

Russ H

Level 7

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Apr 26, 2016 10:01 AM in response to jamiecamberwell

I also would be interested in knowing about your project properties and whether iDVD accepted the MOV version of the project. There have been reports of some issues with running iDVD on 10.11.

Russ

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Answer 3

Apr 28, 2016 3:18 AM in response to Tom Wolsky

Hi both Tom and Russ, thanks for your replies.

I experimented and it did accept an .m4v version. It tells me the project is too large however. It's approx 90 mins long and is 6.97GB. I get this message when i import it.

Your project exceeds the maximum content duration. To burn your DVD, change the encoder setting in the Project Info window.

I'll experiment some more....

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Alchroma

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Apr 28, 2016 4:37 AM in response to jamiecamberwell

Try this setting in iDVD:

High quality will allow up to 2 hours of video.

Professional Quality will also allow up to two hours but will take longer to encode.

I'd suggest using a Master File > ProRes LT export from from FCP X.

Al

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Answer 5

Russ H

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Apr 28, 2016 4:45 AM in response to jamiecamberwell

iDVD cares about the duration, rather than the size, It will encode very large files. For example, if your 90 minute movie was Pro Res 422, it would be about 90 GB, but iDVD would encode it if the project settings are correct because it is < 2 hours for a single layer disk.

Russ

edit: What Al said about Pro Res LT.

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