Convert a whole iDVD project into quicktime movie

Is there a way to convert a whole iDVD project into a quicktime movie?

jcc31 wrote:
Is there a way to convert a whole iDVD project into a quicktime movie?
Yes, but slightly longwinded:
You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
which is free, but you must also have the  Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.
Once it is iMovie you can export from there as a Quicktime movie.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

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