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It's been a long time since I created a new movie but things have changed. I have created a project with 3 videos and titles and all looks good until I go to create the DVD. In the past I have In iMovie click Share > Export movie > Desk top > Export as Title Export. Becomes Title.m4v on desk top. Click burn icon in dock (looks like 6 slice pizza). Opens Burn screen, drag .m4v file from desk top. Message - incompatible file, convert to .mpg > Convert > Location desktop. Encoding places Title.mpg in Burn pane. Click Burn > Burn with Mahshita DVD-R UJ-875 (only option). Insert disc > Burn.

This works up to the "convert to mpg". Instead it says "convert to .wav. When I do that it places the .wav file on the desk top and when I burn it to disc it is unreadable on a DVD player.

which is an unplayable on a DVD player.

I am at iMovie 9.0.9. My burn application is Burn.app 2.5.1

Suggestions? How can I convert the .m4v to .mpg?

Thank you

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Hi poppi. You've obviously forgotten that you already posted that here:

iMovie dilemma

A long time ago I was an avid user of iMovie but it's been a long time since I used it and am completely baffled. First some facts. My iMac is is a 20"early 2008 model running El Capitan 10.11.6 (highest version available). My iMovie is v9.0.9 last modified 5/20/18 and I can't find if it is...
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MightyGem said:
Hi poppi. You've obviously forgotten that you already posted that here:

iMovie dilemma

A long time ago I was an avid user of iMovie but it's been a long time since I used it and am completely baffled. First some facts. My iMac is is a 20"early 2008 model running El Capitan 10.11.6 (highest version available). My iMovie is v9.0.9 last modified 5/20/18 and I can't find if it is...
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Yes I did post that a while back but this is a different (and annoying) problem with imovie. I am now able to create a "movie" with 3 videos and some titles but where I used to be able to convert the .m4v to .mpg. Now the only opotion offered is a .wav conversion which is unusable
 
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Apologies, poppi, I didn't read your post properly.

It's not a iMovie/m4v problem. Having just had a play with Burn and an m4v file, I think that you have selected "Audio" at the top of the Burn window. That does give me a .wav file.

In Burn, you need to select Video, and then DVD-Video in the dropdown on the right hand side. You will then get the "Convert the mpg" option when you drop your m4v file in the window..
 
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Apologies, poppi, I didn't read your post properly.

It's not a iMovie/m4v problem. Having just had a play with Burn and an m4v file, I think that you have selected "Audio" at the top of the Burn window. That does give me a .wav file.

In Burn, you need to select Video, and then DVD-Video in the dropdown on the right hand side. You will then get the "Convert the mpg" option when you drop your m4v file in the window..
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Thank you MightyGem you are a genius. I learned to read in the first grade and 80 years later I failed to see the Audio and Video notes. It worked as it always has in the past and I have successfully burned my video. Thanks again

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