"Drag" iMovie into iDVD

Not being a Mac Expert, Ken Tidwell strongly suggests NOT using the 'create iDVD Project' button in iMovie 5 but:
If you share/export/save your movie to a folder on your harddrive instead, then use the Finder to drag into an iDVD project (or the add asset menus, etc.), QT will handle the rendering, providing a slightly more efficient level of encoding and better final results.
Quick lesson needed on what he means by dragging the iMovie into an iDVD project. OK, I have my iMovie in a folder on my internal drive. Which 'file' do I drag and deposit where? Do I open iDVD? I guess I'll need a little Finder 101. Thanks.

Chuck,
I've had no troubles using the iDVD button in iMovie HD.
Dragging:
Open the folder that holds your iMovie HD project. Just drag the project into the Menu in iDVD. That should work. Not to a drop zone.
Prior to iMovie HD, you could export (Share) from iMovie and retain the chapter markers, but this is the only way to retain them other than "sending" to iDVD.

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When you Share to iDVD it creates the movie in a codec that takes a lot of space, but it is a temporary file and goes away when you exit DVD.
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Then open iDVD. In iDVD you will see the Media Browser at the bottom right of the Window. Drag the movie into the iDVD project from the Media Browser.
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1) Many people report better quality
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3) it is not a temporary file, so it is available next time you open iDVD.
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