That iDVD Burn Problem AGAIN!

After you complete your iDVD project, if you change the location or name of any media files used in the project iDVD will not be able to find them. Return the files to their original names and locations and you should be good to go.

Also, you don't need to be going back to Snow Leopard on an old computer. iDVD works on the newer operating systems.

-- Rich

There are no actual files in an iDVD project. The app refers to the files in the location that they were in when the project was created. If those locations have changed in any way, or if you moved or renamed a file, iDVD won't be able to find it. That's why you are getting the "File Can't be Found" message. In the future, create your project on the old Mac with files that are stored on the old Mac and left in their original locations, and you should be O.K. You already have been able to get it to burn normally after recreating your iDVD project, and that is a good sign.

Mp4 is probably the most compatible format across the board and should import into any third party DVD authoring program. If your movies are coming from iMovie they are Mp4 unless you chose to share to pro res by selecting the Best Quality option. It would be a good idea to double-check that you are correctly following the app's import procedure.

Alternatively, you might try googling to find an iDVD "Missing Manual" book that will explain the features of the app in an organized way.

Best,

Rich

I think it's time to move on to a supporte DVD video authoring tool. iDVD is continually falling farther and farther behind in compatibility with the system and is more difficult to use.

There are many in the App Store. I've tried the demo version of this one: DVD Maker Lite - DVD Creator which will make slideshows from still photos like iDVD does. The free version adds a watermark which is removed when purchased.

It also can use video files. It's the only app I've found that can do slideshows from still photos. The paid pro version also removes the watermark and has more themes than the lite version.

If you only want to burn movie files to DVD then try several of the other offered apps to see which offer the most. Many do offer demo versions with watermarks.

No. When you save to Disk Image there's no need to have a disc in the optical drive.

If you continue to have problems consider trying the demo version of DVD Maker Lite - DVD Creator from the App Store to see if it can encode your videos successfully. It will let you know if the media used can be encoded. The paid version offers more themes and capability but is only about $15. This is the only other app that I've found and tested that can use still photos to create slideshows for a project as well as use movie files.

As I've said before iDVD is continually becoming more and more incompatible with the Mac OS systems. It may be time to put it to rest and move on.

No, if you are saving as a disc image from iDVD there's no need to put a DVD in your drive, or even to have a drive, because you are not burning a disc.

As Old Toad says, iDVD is becoming increasingly quirky with each new operating system. It is very quirky in High Sierra, although I have been able to create a successful disc image with a little fiddling. If you still want to work with iDVD, you might check your movie around the frame where the burning stopped and see if there is any corruption there that you can remove. Any time that you edit the movie you will need to start with a whole new iDVD project.

With all the trouble that you have had with iDVD, you might consider following Old Toad's advice to try some new DVD authoring applications.

-- Rich

I use iMovie HD 6.5.1 also and just drag the completed iMovie project file into the iDVD window to add it to the iDVD project. No exporting necessary from iMovie. What type of media are you using in iMovie to create the movie file? If from still photos how many. If you've added music what is the audio format used? Do you export them out of iMovie? If so in what format?

To test it out I just quickly created a small test iMovie HD/iDVD project from still photos and music and saved it to a disk image without issue.

Have you tried manually dragging the movie files into the other apps window to add them?

Where are the movies from, i.e. which app created them, and what is the format for them? Can you open them with Quicktime Player?

If I can't resolve this somehow I can have no more home movies!

That's not true. You can migrate to another DVD authoring application and create your video DVDs with it.