Converting .mp4 to .mov for iDVD

Here's my problem...I am trying to make a DVD with different music videos on iDVD. Each chapter button would be the actual video (meaning when you touch the chapter video, you will get to watch the corresponding music video). Everything looked good and worked in iDVD, until I tried to burn the project. It kept giving me failure with the video. I am assuming that error is because some of the files are .mp4 and .m4v. Is that correct? I tried a DVD with only .mov files and it actually allowed me to burn the project. That brings me to the next question. I have now started to convert all of the other videos from .mp4 to .mov using QuickTime Pro. Most have converted just fine, but others convert very fast, then when the file is complete, it doesn't work correctly. It opens as a blank white screen. The audio is fine, but no video. Is there something I am doing wrong? What can I do to convert these .mp4 files to .mov?

If all you want is a movie in a MOV container, and they play in Quicktime already, then open the MP4, etc., file and do "Save As" and the same or any file name you want. It then saves in a MOV container in a matter of seconds. Since it does no compressing or transcoding of the video.
When it "gives you failure with the video" rather than say that what does the error message actually say, or is there one?
I don't use iDVD much but it should work with videos that Quicktime plays except MPEG-2 (and maybe even MPEG-2, no idea).
Have you tried to make a disk image only first? Vs. burning right to DVD? That is often a far better choice as if you get a successful image you can actually mount and play it like a DVD and then if it works you can burn as many copies of the image to a true DVD media blank. It also separates the encoding from the burning and on some macs, especially lower powered ones that can help.
PS If you want to do many of these to be honest even though it costs money buy Toast Titanium. If you can find even Toast 8, say on eBay, (current is 10, about $100) it is all you need, and it is far more intuitive, works with more types of video, is faster and WAY simpler to use. IT is drag and drop, give it a name, name each title, pick a background and burn - same idea best to do an image then burn that.

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