DVD's on Apple TV

Is it possible to play DVD's on an I Mac and to stream the content to an Apple TV? This would get rid of a DVD player, and allow digital archiving of my DVD collection.

An Apple TV can only play content that can be imported to and played within iTunes. DVDs that are not copy protected can be converted to a format that iTunes and the Apple TV can play, but commercial DVDs, being copy-protected, cannot in the US be legally converted.

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MPEG Streamclip.
Apple do not have their "own" format. You need to convert your DVDs to H.264 though.

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You'd think using an Apple app with the latest kit would'nt throw up any problems.
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Read here:
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Hi ye all,
Some time ago, I encountered problems while burning DVD's.
Got this strange error message like many other folks were getting, and we were suspecting some kind of intergallactical conspiracy against Mac DVD writers.
Now guess what, if I now insert a blanc DVD into my iMac, it just spits it out without any error message or whatever. Even Microsoft could not beat this kind of user-friendliness
By the way, I'm running 10.4.7, with all updates recently published installed. My environment is dust-free, and there are no green creatures from Mars running around my living room.
I really need to be able to burn DVD's, so Apple : do something about it, or I'll switch to Windows, and I'm dead serious.
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Dirk, if your Mac is still under warranty, take it in to have the drive checked out. If the warranty period is over, you'll have to pay for the servicing and/or repair.

I downloaded some home movies onto my IMac but could not find a way to burn them to a DVD. Does Apple have software to do this or do I need to purchase one. If so, what is recommended.

I downloaded some home movies onto my IMac but could not find a way to burn them to a DVD. Does Apple have software to do this or do I need to purchase one. If so, what is recommended.

but could not find a way to burn them to a DVD.
Do you want to create a video DVD that will plan on a TV set via a DVD player or just burn the video files to a data DVD disk for storage?
If the former the read the following:
If iDVD was not preinstalled on your Mac you'll have to obtain it by purchasing a copy of the iLife 09 disk from a 3rd party retailier like Amazon.com: ilife 09: Softwareor eBay.com. Why, because iDVD (and iWeb) was discontinued by Apple over a year ago.
Why iLife 09 instead of 11?
If you have to purchase an iLife disc in order to obtain the iDVD application remember that the iLife 11 disc only provides themes from iDVD 5-7. The Software Update no longer installs the earlier themes when starting from the iLIfe 11 disk nor do any of the iDVD 7 updaters available from the Apple Downloads website contain them.
Currently the only sure fire way to get all themes is to start with the iLife 09 disc:
This shows the iDVD contents in the iLife 09 disc via Pacifist:
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Export the slideshow out of iPhoto as a QT movie file via the Export button in the lower toolbar. Select Size = Medium or Large.
Open iDVD, select a theme and drag the exported QT movie file into the open iDVD window being careful to avoid any drop zones.
Follow this workflow to help assure the best qualty video DVD:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality. Always use top quality media: Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
However, there are video DVD authoring apps that are available at the App Store that will create a video DVD disk. They won't be as extensive as iDVD but can create a simple video DVD.
iDVD 7.1.2 is compatible with iDVD but we don't if it will be with the next system generation.

DVDs on on Apple tv

Hi
I want to put all my dvds on a Apple tv so I can just choose a dvd to watch.
Can this be done ?.
Thanks

LOL, I know we all want to say it
Sort of is a grey area. I know the Mac version of that software is different from the Windows version as the Mac versions install includes the code/software needed to bypass copy protection. The Windows version does not but in their FAQ they tell you were to go get it. So technically the Windows version is legal as it only rips non copyrighted material (but if you opt to add other software developed by somebody else to work with it, then it can).

Exporting home DVD's into Apple TV

Hi Can I export my home DVD's to Apple TV? These are not commercial DVD's, they are home DVDs I created using iDVD.

Can I export my home DVD's to Apple TV? These are not commercial DVD's, they are home DVDs I created using iDVD.Yes, easily. Since home DVDs are not copy protected, VOB files can be copied to your hard drive and converted by any number of free/low cost third-party convertes. MediaFork/Handbreak will perform the conversion directly from the DVD. There have been several discussions in this forum which deal specifically with the topic of the relative merits of different applications and the settings that may be used with each.

Which dvd ripper does apple use

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Like the others have said - you want to definitely make sure you use the AppleTV preset.
Depending on how well versed you are you may want to spend some time on the handbrake forums. I wouldn't recommend posting there unless you know exactly what you're talking about as they don't suffer much for noobs.
I read a lot on there, it's tough to understand at first but well worth the knowledge to encode well.
AppleTV preset is pretty good. You can always revup your average bit rate from 2500 to 3000 if you like.
The only changes I make to my AppleTV preset is that I check Two Pass Encoding and do not check Turbo First Pass. It takes 5-6 hours for me to encode a movie so I run one while at work and one when I go to bed. But the quality is great with only minimal blocking in dark blue/black nighttime scenes otherwise it looks better than the DVD source due to solid encoding and upscaling on the AppleTV.

Can I stream a dvd to my apple tv with mountain lion?

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Sorry, but there is no way to stream a physical DVD from any Mac, regardless of the OS it's running. If this DVD is not copy-protected (most commercial DVDs are), you can convert it and import it into iTunes and then stream it from your Mac.
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Modifying DVD Studio Pro Apple template's

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I just got an apple tv unit. I have dvd's stored to a hard drive and want to stream to the tv through the apple tv unit. However, the dvd player will not work when I do this. It works fine if I play on the MacBook, but one of the primary reasons I got the apple tv unit was for streaming. Is there an app or download to solve this problem? Or, should I use a different dvd playing program or application?

Yes, you should be able to.
How to use AirPlay -
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4437

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I'm so frustrated that this new iMAC doesn't have a program to do this.
Tell Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/
IDVD is included with iLife 11 ON DISK.
For making movies there is no alternative or substitute for iDVD. (Buy it while you still can.)
I've tried Burn and Toast and many others, iDVD is by far the best.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U TF8&qid=1331262475&sr=8-1
For the best quality, I use iMovie 06 with iDVD 11.

Stream DVD content to Apple TV

Hi everybody,
I wonder if I can stream a movie from DVD player (in a PC with iTunes) to an Apple TV device.
I am considering getting one, but only if I can see my DVDs somehow.
Otherwise please I'd appreciate if another solution is supplied.
Our needs are basically YouTube and DVD series.
Many thanks in advance.
Abraham, VLC - Spain

Welcome to the Apple Community.
I wonder if I can stream a movie from DVD player (in a PC with iTunes) to an Apple TV device.
That's not possible I'm afraid
Otherwise please I'd appreciate if another solution is supplied.
Have you considered a DVD player.

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