Can't export imovie to quicktime

When I try to convert my imovie to quicktime, I go to share under the file menu and selct CD-ROM in the compression menu. But when I click the share tab my movie is grayed out and I cannot select for transfer to quicktime.
Please tell me what I am doing wrong.
Cheers
mrjazz

You actually could have gone under the same file menu, or the share menu a couple of toolbar menus down, and rather than import or share to Quicktime, this time share it to iDVD. iDVD will open automatically and then you can select a theme, add photos, etc.
You can drag a QT file from the desktop or wherever into iDVD, but since you first saved your movie as a Quicktime file with CD-ROM quality, you probably do not want to use this file. You would want it to be Full Quality. Then you could open iDVD, create a new project, and simply drag that file into the window. But again, why not just export from the iMovie application directly to iDVD?

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