Q: Burning DVDs that work in DVD players

I have edited my own move in iMovie and every time I burn it to DVD it doesn't work in standard dvd players. I have tried it with -R and +R DVDs and both don't work! Any advice!?

iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2013), OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Sep 1, 2016 1:30 AM

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by léonie,

léonie Sep 1, 2016 3:00 AM in response to christinafrombuntingford
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Sep 1, 2016 3:00 AM in response to christinafrombuntingford

How are you burning the DVD?

You need authoring software like iDVD to burn a video DVD that will play in a DVD player. Burning from the Finder will just create a data DVD.
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by Klaus1,

Klaus1 Sep 1, 2016 2:02 PM in response to christinafrombuntingford
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Sep 1, 2016 2:02 PM in response to christinafrombuntingford

You need iDVD for this.

Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac? How do I get it and how do I install it?

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3673

To burn a DVD with iDVD from the latest version of iMovie, you have to export the movie using the Export button and select 480p as the size. Open iDVD and start a new project, then drag that exported movie file into the iDVD menu window, avoiding any drop zones you see.

If you are using El Capitan see this thread:

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/7251191

Alternatively try Roxio Toast.
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