Create DVD directly from iMovie?

Do I need iDvd or some other software to create a DVD that can be shown on TV? I can´t find a burn-button in iMovies. I´ve exported it to Quicktime and burned a DVD from there, but it can only be shown on the Mac, it´s not compatible with my DVD-player...

You need disk authoring software to do this. There are several options. Three of them cost money. One of them is free. I know which one I would try first, but I have no personal experience with the free option, except that people seem to like it.
1) Free. There is open source software available called Burn.
2) You can get iDVD by Apple. It is not sold on the App store, and has not been updated in several years. It is available if you buy the retail copy of iLife 11, iLife 09, iLife 08, etc.
3) You can get Compressor, by Apple. It costs about $50 in the Mac App Store. It is a powerful tool for Pros.
4) You can get Toast by Roxio.
Once you have disk authoring software, you can use iMovie's Share menu to SHARE/MOVIE, SHARE/EXPORT USING QUICKTIME, or SHARE/MEDIA BROWSER. You then use this movie in the disk authoring software.

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http://www.apple.com/feedback/
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https://discussions.apple.com/servlet/JiveServlet/downloadImage/2-21006826-20751 4/Installer001.jpg
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When you try to install iDVD you may see a notice come up on the screen stating that the 'Authorisation Licence' had expired on 25 March 2012, because Apple have withdrawn the license to it can no longer be used.
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