Best way to export imovie slideshow to idvd?

I've built an 8 min. slide show in imovie with transitions between stills and music too.
What is the best way to get it into idvd to watch on regular tv. I want a good quality. It looks great on my computer in imovie, how do i finish the final step?
I am using Leopard and imovie '09.
Under the SHARE menu I see a few export options and am not sure which one to use?
Thanks

My advice would be to do some trial runs. I have used the process AppleMan suggested with good success. I have also saved from iDVD as a disc image and created a DVD by burning using disk utility. That process yields a good final product too. Currently, I am working on a project that is about 6 minutes long including still photos, music, sound effects and titles. I did a test by exporting the slideshow movie to the desktop, opening iDVD and dropping it in and burning from there. Of all the methods I have tried, that one has given me the sharpest, brightest images. So for now, that is the process I am using. Good luck.

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You don't really give us a lot of information to work with, and assume we know something about this mdeia player. The only way to get the slideshow to a media player is to export it from iPhoto. To where? Depends on the media player. Will iTunes work? Depends on the media player. Does the media player have a DVD drive? If so, then burning it to DVD with iDVD will work, but it will be standard def not HD.

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I made a slideshow in iPhoto with music that I want to be able to burn on either a CD or DVD. I have tried exporting to iDVD, but the quality was noticeably poorer. I like the way the slideshow looks in iPhoto, but when I export it, I lose my audio. I made a version in iDVD, but I can't use the snapshot theme from iPhoto (which I really like). This is something I am going to be giving to my students as an end of the year memento, so it will need to be playable on Windows, Mac, and hopefully most DVD players. Suggestions on the best way to accomplish this?

steph_g:
For future reference when you get ready to burn the iDVD project save it as a disc image first via the File->Save as Disk Image menu option. This separates encoding from burning.
Then mount the disc image on the desktop and open DVD Player to play it before burning to disk. If the disk image plays satisfactorily with DVD Player the encoding was good and you can proceed with the burning.
Burn the disk image to disk with Disk Utility at the slowest speed available to ensure the best burn possible.
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I am creating an iMovie project in iMovie 09 with a friend. I have part of the movie and he has the other part (basically I have put together a lot of the video and some transitions, and he is going to put in some music he created and add a couple of other cool things). I have created my part of the movie and I would like to send the project to him so that he can add his part to finish the movie. I am not sure what the best method is to save my iMovie project so that I can sent it to him. I don't want to export it to something he can't work with on his end.
I am thinking that if I save the project as a QuickTime movie it will allow him to open open the file in iMovie and then he can add his stuff. I was also thinking about ways of exporting to mp4 format as I know this is a format that iMovie likes, and he could open this up in iMovie. I wasn't sure, though, how to make sure I save the movie project as a mp4.
Do you all have any thoughts or suggestions on this?
Thanks,
Tim

I don't think I have the answer, but if you don't mind I'm going to drop into your discussion because I have a similar issue and am interested in any solution someone may give you. I have a couple of iMovie project files because, like you, I have two people working seperately, and I just want to combine them as a single project.
I was able to move both projects to one computer by moving the iMovie projects to an external hard drive and then opening them both up from the same computer. That solution probably doesn't solve your issue, though.

What the best way to export.

I have been using FCE for two years now and smooth sailing. Two years ago I made a DVD for 1 hour 30 mins long. Its been awhile since that project. im currently making another possible up to 2 hours.
now my question.
Question #1. what is the best was to export the project file so i can use it for idvd? there is lots of options just want to make sure i get the right one. the DVD is for commerical sale just want it to be right.
Question #2. Would it be possible to export a project file to a video camera using FCE?
thank jim.

1 - Normally the best way to export your project for iDVD is to export to *QuickTime Movie.* If iDVD is on the same computer as FCE, then you can export a QT reference movie (when you export, UNcheck the option called "Make Movie Self-Contained". Don't export to QuickTime Conversion if you plan to burn a DVD of your video.
However, before you export your sequence, do both of the following in FCE:
*Sequence > Render All > Both*
*Sequence > Render Only > Mixdown*
Then save your project
Then export
In iDVD you can put up to 2 hours on a single-layer DVD or up to 4 hours on a dual-layer DVD.
2 - You can record an FCE sequence back to tape if you are using a miniDV camcorder.

Best way to export from FCP X to iDVD?

I believe this question must have been dealt with a number of times already but since I could not find a clear answer with a reasonable amount of searching I post my question here.
I have Apple ProRes 422 footage (HD 1920 x 1080) in FCP X out of which I would like to make a DVD in iDVD. What is the best way of transferring the content to iDVD so as to preserve the quality as good as possible?
As I understand it, two conversions need to take place until the material can end up on a DVD disk:
1) The format needs to be changed from ProRes to MPEG-2
2) The resolution needs to be reduced from 1920 x 1080 to 720 x 576
And I believe there are at least the following ways to achieve this:
a) Export the material as-is (ProRes 1920 x 1080) from FCP and let iDVD do the conversion to MPEG-2 720 x 576
b) Export the material with lowered resolution (720 x 576) from FCP but let iDVD do the conversion to MPEG-2
c) Export the material as-is to Compressor and let Compressor do the conversion to MPEG-2 720 x 576, which is then imported to iDVD
Now, what is the best method to perform these transformations from a quality perspective (don't care that much about processing time)?
I guess it would be good to not reencode the material more than once. Option a) would seem to achieve this but how good is the quality of the reencoding that iDVD does? Option c) could also achieve this and possibly with a better quality than a). However, I'm unsure whether iDVD really would use the material "as-is" without further conversion or whether iDVD anyway would do some sort of reencoding even if the material was imported in a DVD compliant format. And with option b) I'm unsure how much quality I lose if the rescaling and reencoding is done in separate processes.
Thanks for the advice!

Either a) or b) is fine.
However, c) will not work with iDVD, which wants a muxed file. The Compressor presets were designed ith DVD Studio Pro in mind.
I would let iDVD do the encoding and the resizing. In other words, give it a 1080 resolution Pro Res file with square pixel shape and it will do all the necessary math to preserve the wide screen aspect ratio (changing the pixel shape) and should produce very good looking image quality if you use the Professional quality setting.
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Russ

What is the best way to prepare a slideshow?

So far, I've used iDVD to create a slideshow. And I just tried using iMovie to make a slideshow. Since I'm new to Mac, I'm not sure which is the best way to make a slideshow (or music video). Although I thought using iDVD was alot easier than iMovie, I'm only able to burn it onto DVD, not CD...
Would someone be kind enough to guide me into right direction? FYI, I don't have any third party softwares... I was hoping to make the best out of iMovie, iPhoto, and iDVD... but copying onto CDs not DVDs...
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http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/%7Eshmhav/SVCDon_aMacintosh.html
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http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie-sharing-30
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http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#garageband-podcast-51
http://podcasting.about.com/od/enhancedpodcasts/f/enhancedpodcast.htm
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=GarageBand/4.0/en/6624.html
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Is there is a way to export the themes from iDVD to DVD Studio Pro?

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I've read several threads here and haven't come across my specific question. If I missed it, please copy me a link. Otherwise, I'd like to use the templates/themes in iDVD with my FCP project.
I was thinking about importing the project from FCP to iDVD. Then, I thought about the markers etc....
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ron

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• Choose File > Open.
• Press Command-O.
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The standard locations that DVD Studio Pro uses are (in this order):
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• [root]/Library/iDVD/Favorites: This folder is located at the root of your disk.
• /Network/Library/iDVD/Favorites: This folder is on a network system specifically
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• iDVD application bundle: This is the iDVD application file that contains the default theme elements.
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• The button highlights used in iDVD may look different when imported into DVD Studio Pro. In most cases, the text in the buttons is set to be included in the highlight. Additionally, buttons that use an underline in iDVD will not have an underline when imported into DVD Studio Pro.
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I am looking for advice on the best way to get iMovies onto DVD. I have spent a lot of time reviewing discussions & answers already posted... probably too long as I am not getting anywhere!
I have built a movie in Movie 11 from AVCHD files (1080i) shot on a cannon SD card camera. This has been shared as a Large movie to me Apple TV1.. looks great.
I then shared the project to iDVD. The DVD produced was very poor. 'Jaggies' is a description I have seen in the discussions. Static horizontal lines are broken up & appear to move. I also included a pile of photos on the DVD as a slideshow. Just dropped in 100 high res Jpegs. Again, these appeared as very poor quality.
Exactly the same quality when using DVD+, DVD-, Memorex or Sony (now trying Verbatim).
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I just got the Canon HF200, a AVCHD Camcorder and new to Premiere Pro CS4.
Does anyone have the time and is willing to explain what would be the best way to export AVCHD source material after editing ?
I'm interested in the best quality you can get out of AVCHD.
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Wie exportiere ich am am besten einen Schnittlinie aus Photoshop? Ich bekomme von einem Wort immer nur den ersten Buchstaben exportiert, obwohl alles gerastert auf einer Ebene liegt.
Thank you! Vielen Dank!

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If you need to export vector data Photoshop is not the first choice but if you have Type Layers (without faux styles), Vector Masks or Paths it is possible.
alles gerastert auf einer Ebene
does not seem to make sense in this context though.

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