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Dvd Format questions

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What format should my videos be in to burn onto dvd using iDvd? How can I convert them to that format?
 
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I believe that iDVD takes .mov files. If you use iMovie, to edit your video of import your movies. Then you are ready to import them into iDVD. Where are your video coming from?
 
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Yeah, you can use iMovie. Simply import your clip(s) into iMovie, then "Export" (iMovie 3) or "Share" (iMovie 4) to "Quicktime: Full DV".

Once that's done, it spits out a .mov file for you to import into iDVD.

Oh yeah, DVDs are burnt with a resulting file format of MPEG 2 with an extension of .vob

Let me know if you need more clarification...Been propped in front of the Mac several times to do video rips as an errand...don't think the job's great though :p
 

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