A friend burned a DVD in her pc and I am unable to play it in the mac

A friend burned a DVD on her pc and I am unable to play it in my Mac.......any help here?

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Can I burn a DVD-R to copy my MacBook Pro? It is going to the Mac hospital.

Can DVD-Rs be used to backup my MacBook Pro?

I agree with Kurt Lang, but I would add
... where cloning means using a utility such as SuperDuper (free for a full clone), or Carbon Copy Cloner (also an excellent cloning utility), or using Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility and tell it to restore from the boot disk to the external disk.
Personally I would go with SuperDuper or Carbon Copy Cloner, as they are easier to use and have proved themselves to be excellent utilities (I own both). If money is an issue and this is just a one time being safe clone, then choose SuperDuper as making a full clone, which is what you are doing, is free with SuperDuper (SD makes their money when you buy the software to make incremental updates to a clone; increments take a lot less time, so are well worth the cost of the package is you are going to use it as a regular backup package).
However, if you only have a few files in your home directory you want to save (like under 5GB), then you could burn a DVD.
But if you do not already have an external backup device, then it is time to start thinking about it, as disks fail, and after you loose data is the wrong time to start thinking about regular backups.

I need to burn a DVD with a menu and everything but I don't have iDVD. Help please? I bought my iMac in March 2012.

I need to burn a DVD with a menu and everything, but I don't have iDVD. I bought my iMac from an Apple store in March 2012. Help please?

You may be able to find iDVD as part of the iLife 11 Retail Package. It is no longer sold by Apple, but you may find it on eBay or Amazon.
Other options include Toast from Roxio.
See here for more discussion of the options.
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3711

I am trying to burn DVDs from iPhoto slideshows. My pictures number in the hundreds and we know that iPhoto captures 99 and then "starts over". This plays fine from the Mac Book but glitches arise on the DVD when playing it on a DVD player. Any suggsts

I am trying to burn DVDs from iPhoto slideshows. My pictures number in the hundreds and we know that iPhoto captures 99 and then "starts over". This plays fine from the Mac Book but glitches arise on the DVD when playing it on a DVD player. Any suggestions on how to overcome the 99 "Chapter limitation" that IPhoto has? Has anyone heard or tried an app called Vilisoft? I read good things but I am not sure if it will do what I want.
Jim

Then use multipel 99 picture slideshows.
You can have up to 8 or 9 slideshows per menu. If you add a sub menu reduce that by 1 and add 8 more to the sub menu. The top menu can have links to up to 8 or so submenus (depends on the theme) and each submenu can have up to 8 or so slideshows.
However, converting a very large slideshow to a QT movie as Terence suggested does not envoke the 99 slide limit in iDVD. It just becomes a single video/movie file. So you should not have a problem with exporting at the large size, 720 x 540,
and dragging the resulting file into the iDVD menu being sure to avoid any drop zones.
OT

I had a friend airdrop a video to me last week from her iPhone and I saw it on my iPhone after the upload was complete. I'm looking for the video now and can't find it anywhere on my phone. Where is it and/or is it stored on my phone?

I had a friend airdrop a video to me last week from her iPhone and I saw it on my iPhone after the upload was complete. I'm looking for the video now and can't find it anywhere on my phone. Where is it and/or is it stored on my phone?

I airdropped the video again and it now shows up in my camera roll.

When I get ready to burn my dvds they tend to be blurred. Even with pictures they do the same thing. When I preview them they blur while playing. But when I stop the video it becomes crystal clear.

When I get ready to burn my dvds they tend to be blurred. Even with pictures they do the same thing. When I preview them they blur while playing. But when I stop the video it becomes crystal clear.

Lamontsplace
Thanks for asking for clarification. Appreciated. I did not see you post 8 until after I posted my post 9.
Important that we define the issue as being related to just preview or to preview and export.
Project Preset....
When you start a new project, a project preset (project settings) need to be set by you or the project. The program
is designed to do that based on the properties of the first video file that you drag to the Timeline. Sometimes the program
does it right, sometimes not. If not, then you set the project preset manually assuring that the description of the project preset
matches your video properties for at least frame size, frame rate, etc. A major function of the project preset is to direct
the program to give you the correct space in the Edit area monitor for editing. If you select a project preset which includes
1920 x 1080 in its description, then the space in the Edit area monitor will reflect that 16:9 format.
If you or the program have set the correct project preset, then, when you drag your video to the Timeline for the first time, there
will be no colored line over its content. That means that you are getting the best possible preview in the monitor. Once you
edit that video, you will get an orange line over it. That is the program telling you that you no longer have the best possible preview
and to get it you Timeline render using the Render button above the Timeline. When that Timeline rendering is complete, the orange
line turns to green. That is the program telling you that you have the best possible preview which will be in effect until you edit the
file again. Then orange to green again.
Right now I would prefer to stay with trying to get your photos to an acceptable preview stage. No matter what the project preset,
these will need Timeline rendering after they are dragged to the Timeline. Several have reported that the use of the DSLR project preset results in sharper images pre and post export. I want to see if any of that can enhance your situation.
Please review and consider and then let me know if I am going in the right direction for the explanations. I will adjust
my instructions/suggestions accordingly.
More later.
Thanks again for the follow up.
ATR

I'm unable to write/burn a CD-R (Verbatim) from a playlist after upgrading to iTunes 12.0.1.26. I get error 4000. I can however write/burn a CD from Windows Explorer and CDBurnerXP v4.5.4.5143 – which implies the device is working OK

I’m unable to write/burn a CD-R (Verbatim) from a playlist after upgrading to iTunes 12.0.1.26. I get error 4000. I can however write/burn a CD from Windows Explorer and CDBurnerXP v4.5.4.5143 – which implies the device is working OK – and only fails when I write from iTunes. The drivers are up to date
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Business Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
Dell Inc. Latitude E6420
iTunes 12.0.1.26
QuickTime 7.7.6
FairPlay 2.7.39
Apple Application Support 3.1
iPod Updater Library 12.0
CD Driver 2.2.3.0
CD Driver DLL 2.1.3.1
Apple Mobile Device 8.0.5.6
Apple Mobile Device Driver 1.65.0.0
Bonjour 3.0.0.10 (333.10)
Gracenote SDK 3.06.0.2770
Gracenote MusicID 3.06.0.2770
Gracenote Submit 3.06.0.2770
Gracenote DSP 3.06.0.2770
iTunes Serial Number 756D13C00C3583C8
Current user is not an administrator.
The current local date and time is 2015-01-13 14:47:35.
iTunes is not running in safe mode.
WebKit accelerated compositing is enabled.
HDCP is supported.
Core Media is supported.
Video Display Information
Intel Corporation, Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
**** External Plug-ins Information ****
No external plug-ins installed.
iPodService 12.0.1.26 (x64) is currently running.
iTunesHelper 12.0.1.26 is currently running.
Apple Mobile Device service 3.3.0.0 is currently running.
**** CD/DVD Drive Tests ****
LowerFilters: SbCeCd (3.2.6.3),
UpperFilters: GEARAspiWDM (2.2.3.0),
F: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU40N, Rev A103
Drive is empty.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4000(0x00000fa0). It happened on drive F: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU40N on CDR media at speed 24X.
F: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU40N, Rev A103
Audio CD in drive.
Failed Reading table of contents, error 4000.
Check the website of your computer or drive manufacturer to verify that you have the latest firmware for your CD / DVD drive.
Audio CD reading failed. Error Code: 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87 87.
iTunes cannot play or import music from a CD in this drive. The drive may need a firmware update. Check with the manufacturer.
Get drive speed failed. Error Code: 4000.
The last failed audio CD burn had error code 4000(0x00000fa0). It happened on drive F: HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GU40N on CDR media at speed 24X.

Hi iTunes-1,
Welcome to the Support Communities! The error message you posted indicates a possible firmware update is needed for iTunes for Windows to work with your CD drive.
iTunes for Windows: Updating the firmware on your CD or DVD drive - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201852
Having outdated firmware can cause issues using CDs and DVDs with iTunes for Windows. Firmware is a type of software stored in a chip in hardware that can sometimes be updated.Identifying drives and firmware versions
To run CD Diagnostics, follow the steps in this document.
After following the steps to run CD Diagnostics linked above, look at section three to find out more about your optical drive(s).
Here is an example of what section three might look like:
In this example there are two drives. Drive E is a Samsung DVD-ROM drive with a model designation of SD-616 that has firmware version F000. Drive F is an NEC drive with a model designation of NR-7900A that has firmware version 1.08.Updating the firmware
If the optical drive you are using came with your computer, check with the support site for your computer for a firmware update. Typically you will need to go to the support website for the computer maker and click on a "downloads" or "updates" link, and then enter your computer model designation and operating system version to see what updates are available. Then look through the available updates for a firmware update for your optical drive. Download the updater and run it. If you need assistance applying the update, contact the maker of your computer.
If the optical drive you are using came as a separate part (was not included with a computer), check the support site for the drive maker for a firmware update. Sometimes the manufacturer is not clear in the CD Diagnostics results. In that case, you may just have to search the Internet for the drive model designation. You can usually find out who made the drive by looking through the results of such a search. Once you have identified who made your drive, go to the support website for that company. Look for a "downloads" or "updates" link, and then enter your optical drive model designation. Download the updater and run it. If you need assistance applying the update, contact the maker of the optical drive.Verifying that the firmware was updated
Run CD Diagnostics again.
Examine the CD Diagnostics results. The firmware version for the drive should be the new version.
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Also, you mentioned that you have been successful burning a CD with the Windows OS. Make sure that you have closed all software programs that can access the CD burner so that there isn't a conflict for the drive. Sometimes chaning the burn speed from "maximum" to 8x can also help in this situation.
I hope this information helps ...
- Judy

I cant burn to CD on my laptop and Itunes informs me that it cant locate the CD configuration folder, can anyone help ?

I cant burn to CD on my laptop and Itunes informs me that it cant locate the CD configuration folder, can anyone help ?

Hi, Ninja Bob.
Thank you for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may find these articles helpful in troubleshooting the issue with your optical drive.
iTunes for Windows: Optical drive is no longer recognized, or "Disc burner or software not found" alert after install
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2308
iTunes for Windows: Troubleshooting CD issues caused by device filters
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2372
iTunes for Windows: "Registry settings" warning when opening iTunes
http://support.apple.com/kb/ts3299
Cheers,
Jason H.

My mom gave me her computer and i wanted to know how to authorize the iTunes to download my apps/music

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I have extended video footage taken on my ipad that I need to burn to dvd. Tried imovie and final cut. Final Cut rendering time was extremely long. What is easiest way to accomplish my goal?

I am a video technology teacher and coach at a high school in NJ. I have footage of a basketball scrimmage that I need to get from my iPad onto a DVD. I tried importing it into iMovie without success. I have imported it into Final Cut Pro but the rendering time makes the process very cumbersome with 7/8 hours of rendering time to create a quick time file to then use with iDVD. Is there a quicker way to accomplish this.

The Mac does not come with a Blu-ray burner. So you would be burning a Blu-ray compatible file to a standard DVD-5 or DVD-9. Neither of which are ideal for authoring Blu-ray content.
Do an exhaustive search online about Blu-ray authoring and disk creation. This is not something for the hobbyist video creator (and I say hobbyist in the sense that you're not creating thousands of copies for mass distribution, so no one take offense.)
Blu-ray is expensive and requires a lot of planning and prep to do it right. But you can't burn an official Blu-ray disc on a Mac as they stand. And, Compressor doesn't burn discs, it only creates files. DVD Studio Pro would be the app that would burn the Blu-ray disc, and DVDSP has not been upgraded since long before Blu-ray came on the scene.

When my friend upgraded to ios7 on her ipad and iPhone, she ended up with 60,000 emails that she can't get rid other!

My friend who is handicapped recently upgrade her iPad2 and iPhone 5 to ios7. Immediately her iPad and iPhone showed over 60,000 pieces of mail. Has anyone heard of this happening?

Try a reset ..
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Having to burn multiple DVDs to check quality and etc of clip, any other???

Ok I have heard about (http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/). My question is, will that let me see my clips as if it where being played on a DVD player? For example: Sometimes I compress a clip and it looks as if everytime someone moves they have lines on them, but when I burn it on DVD and watch it on my TV it looks fine or vise versa. Also sometimes when I compress something and burn it and play it on the TV the people have like this ghosting affect when they move but not when I watch the compressed file on my mac. Basicly I am tiered of wasting my DVDs just to make sure it looks ok. Will this "http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/intensity/" solve my problem?
thanks

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. If you save the project to Disk Image first you might be able to burn two at a time. Saving as a disk image lets you check the encoding with DVD Player first before committing to disk. Then burn it with Disk Utility at the slowest speed possible.
Yesterday's MacOSXHints site has a hint on how to open multiple occurrences of the same application, in this case Disk Utilty: An easy way to run multiple instances of any program.
If that didn't work you could use Disk Utiltiy to burn the disk image while using iDVD to burn directly from the project. The first burn would be very slow as it would have to redo the encoding but then it would go pretty fast after that. Be sure to give the drives a bit of a rest. You don't want them to overhead and fail which is possible.
OT

I have been trying to burn a DVD for weeks now and the same message pops up every time..."error during the rendering/encoding of the menus/slideshow." What can I do to burn my DVD? thanks!

I have been trying to burn an iDVD for weeks now and the same message pops up every time..."error during the rendering/encoding of the menus/slideshow." What can I do to burn my DVD? thanks!

iTunes: Specific update-and-restore error messages and advanced troubleshooting
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3694
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DVD created in iMovie and iDVD appears cropped when played in DVD player

Hi all.
I have created a MPEG4 movie in iMovie 5 and exported it to iDVD 5 and brunt it to DVD (PAL). Now, when I play it in a DVD Player it appears to be cropped or zoomed in a bit. But when it is played through computer DVD player it works perfectly.
I have fiddled with settings and tried it in a few different DVD Players (PS3 made it worse!) but to no avail.
I cannot for the life of me work out what it happening. I haven't changed any settings in iMovie or iDVD because I can't find anything to change.
Please help me!!!

Hi
Most certainly nothing to do with either iMovie or iDVD if viewed on a TV (CRT)
Old TVs had to have what's called an OverScann (about 10% isn't viewable) but when
such material is played back on a Mac or LCD screen one will see all strange lines
and dotted bands that Text-TV uses etc.
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• Nobody can't - different TV set's varies
• You can adjust to a specific TV but then You need FinalCut and by trial and error
get the precise shrinking of Your movie.
Yours Bengt W

I burned a DVD using FCP X and it skips.

Are there good video tutorials that go over how to use FCP with compressor? OR how can I get this to not happen? Thanks!

If it skips, the most likely cause is either the media (either the brand or even that specific disk) or the player. Very doubtful it's FCP that's at fault. Also an outside chance that it's the burner.
Getting Compressor is not a bad idea, but FCP should be able to handle making the DVD. Where Compressor helps most in DVD creation is when the movie is particularly long in duration or if you're trying to get rid of artifacts caused by down-converting HD.
I don't have first hand knowledge of too many tutorials. Jeff Greenberg has one on Lynda.com. I know there are others, but I haven't used them.
Good luck.
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