Burn Iphoto  to dvd for backup

I what to backup my iphoto. On the top left it says Library. Under this it says Events, Photos then I have albums under this. So if I what to backup my entire Library, I would click on the Photos tab (under Events). This highlights the photo tab and shows all my photos. Then click Share.
Do I send it to IDVD or to Burn.
Will this only save my photos in random or will this save the photos and my albums. Or do I have to burn each album separately.
Will this also save my original.
I am scanning all our Family photos. I am scanning and sorting each day. If I backup my photos to DVD today. Can I use the same disk tomorrow, will the Mac read what is on the DVD and only add the new files, or will it burn the whole thing over.
When I finish all the Photos I would like to burn copies for the Family . These will be viewed on Windows PC and TVs. This I would do on IDVD? Click on the file / Share / IDVD. Or do I sill need to drag the file onto the desktop and burn from Finder.
Sorry if this is confusing( I know I am)
Thanks for your Help

IF you use the Share -> Burn command then you will get an iPhoto Library on the DVD. When you put this disk into a Mac it will appear in the iPhoto Window and you can copy files from the disk to the Library all in the iPhoto Window. This process gets everything - Originals, albums, keywords etc.
This is of no use to folks with Windows or who want to view photos via their DVD players.
For Windows: Select the pics in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the photos to a Folder on the Desktop. Then burn that folder to disk using the Finder. This does not get your Originals. Ut simply gets a folders of files.
To make something that’s viewable on a TV then you’ll need to use the Share -> Send to iDVD option. In iDVD you can make a slideshow of the photos. This is not a back up in any way. It makes a movie from the pics.
Regards
TD

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