Why can't I make a dvd to watch on tv?

I have made a home movie, which includes some photos and purchased music (made using iMovie). I wish to burn it onto a DVD so my parents can watch it on their TV. PS Their TV is not smart and does not have USB etc - just got a DVD attached. We have an Apple Superdrive to burn the DVD and am using a recordable DVD disk but end product is an MP4 or MP2 disk that will only play on a computer. We have a new iMac (purchased late 2015) so no iDVD is available - infuriating that this is the case when it is so expensive! What can we do to get around this? Any help would be much appreciated. It is a present for my Dad's 90th birthday next week so would be great to get it sorted asap. PS I was sent an iDVD link to open up but you need previous software that we do not have.

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Posted on Sep 4, 2016 12:38 AM

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Oct 2, 2016 4:51 AM in response to Kirkychops

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

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