03-05-2012, 02:09 PM

Okay, I need help...

Recently purchased a new MacBook Pro. (I am a former PC user). Am finding the Mac somewhat confusing. In any event, here's my problem.

I videoed a play production I am directing. I created a video using iMovie. It plays well on the Mac and through iMovie. I want to make a DVD of the movie to share with the cast by putting it on a DVD. I went up to SHARE....saw iDVD. Clicked it on....it began to search for iDVD. Didn't find it. It seems that my new Mac doesn't have iDVD on it. I called Apple support, and they told me iDVD is not installed on the new MacBooks.

So how then do I put the movie I made on to a DVD for others to view?
Is there anyway I can do that?
Do I need to buy another software program in order to do that?

Does that mean iMovie can't be used to create a DVD of the movies I make?

This is frustrating. I have a program that was factory installed but can't be used effectively.

Can anyone give me advice? I am really a neophyte when it comes to this.

It was suggested by others that I seek out an old version of iLife that would contain iDVD. Went to Amazon, but there is no listing of what is contained on iLife that have for purchase.

Please help...

03-05-2012, 02:17 PM

Originally Posted by Semanon

Okay, I need help...

Recently purchased a new MacBook Pro. (I am a former PC user). Am finding the Mac somewhat confusing. In any event, here's my problem.

I videoed a play production I am directing. I created a video using iMovie. It plays well on the Mac and through iMovie. I want to make a DVD of the movie to share with the cast by putting it on a DVD. I went up to SHARE....saw iDVD. Clicked it on....it began to search for iDVD. Didn't find it. It seems that my new Mac doesn't have iDVD on it. I called Apple support, and they told me iDVD is not installed on the new MacBooks.

So how then do I put the movie I made on to a DVD for others to view?
Is there anyway I can do that?
Do I need to buy another software program in order to do that?

Does that mean iMovie can't be used to create a DVD of the movies I make?

This is frustrating. I have a program that was factory installed but can't be used effectively.

Can anyone give me advice? I am really a neophyte when it comes to this.

It was suggested by others that I seek out an old version of iLife that would contain iDVD. Went to Amazon, but there is no listing of what is contained on iLife that have for purchase.

Please help...

I know for a fact that iLife 08 has iDvd and am pretty certain that it is present in every version up till the latest where it was dropped. Having said that all you need to do is export as an MPEG4 and burn to DvD, doesn't have to be iDvD specifically unless you want to do menus and titles etc.

EDIT: Here is an Amazon listing for iLife 09, and if you read the description you will find iDvD near the bottom.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MB966Z-A...0975111&sr=1-3

03-05-2012, 04:04 PM

Just burning an MPEG4 to a dvd won't give you a dvd that will play in a dvd player. For that you will need Burn, which is free:
Burn - Home

or Roxio Toast, which you'll have to pay for:
Roxio Toast 11 Titanium - CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Burning Software Program for Mac

03-06-2012, 02:35 AM

Thank you, guys for your replies. I am really dumb when it comes to this, so please pardon my ignorance.

As I have stated, I created a movie using iMovie. I went to SHARE and tried to use iDVD, but iDVD is not on my MacBook, since my MacBook is the latest version.

The movie that I created was saved as a m4v format. So how do I get to put this on a DVD for it to play in any DVD player?

Do I need to purchase another program. It seems unfortunate that Apple installed a program (iMovie) and it can't be used to it's fullest effect.

Any ideas as to what my recourse is?

03-06-2012, 03:18 AM

You can use Burn app suggested by MightyGem above. It's free.

Export from iMovie in DV format ( this is a high quality format and will avoid unnecessary quality loss from re-compressing video).

Then use the Video tab in Burn and it will walk you through creating a DVD

03-06-2012, 04:38 AM

Once again, ty you all for your help. As a former PC user, I am finding the assistance of Mac users MUCH better. Yet, I am so slow at this stuff.

In any event,thank you, mrplow

I was unaware what you meant by EXPORTING it as DV. Didn't see DV when I clicked on EXPORT. All I saw was DV Stream. I hope that's it. I wasn't sure where to look, but I found it under EXPORT AS QUICK TIME.

I did save it using DV Stream and noticed it saved it as [my title].dv. So I guess I did something right.

Now my question is, do I really need to download another program. My system info says:

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-8A8:

Firmware Revision: HB14
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 1024 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, CD-Raw, DVD-DAO
Media: To show the available burn speeds, insert a disc and choose View > Refresh

Doesn't this mean I have a DVD burner?

As I mentioned, I am really a neophyte when it comes to this. I am trying to like the MacBook....


Hope some one replies...

03-06-2012, 04:40 AM

That's just telling you the capabilities of the optical drive, so yes, it will burn DVDs of all standards.

You'll still need the Burn software (or similar) to use these capabilities

03-06-2012, 11:09 AM

As I said:

Originally Posted by MightyGem

Just burning an MPEG4 to a dvd won't give you a dvd that will play in a dvd player. For that you will need Burn, which is free:
Burn - Home

or Roxio Toast, which you'll have to pay for:
Roxio Toast 11 Titanium - CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Burning Software Program for Mac