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Running Imovie 9.0.4. Exported DVD using "Export Using Quicktime." I burnt a DVD and it plays fine on my computer but not on my DVD player connected to my TV at home.
I tried "iDVD" but it doesn't prompt me to burn a DVD or acts like it evens saves a movie. Just runs for a couple of minutes and that's it.
Any help would be appreciated.

Hi
A. QT.mov on DeskTop to a DVD ===> a Data-DVD that can be played on any computer with QuickTime-player. No DVD-player can playback this.
B. You need iDVD to do the Video-DVD structure. What You most certainly did was dropping the QT.mov into a Drop-zone in iDVD Menu window and this will play just for a few minutes. If dropped slightly to the side of this area it would have worked OK.
I rather from iMovie do.
• Share to Media Browser and as Large (not HD or other res.) - NEVER Share to iDVD as result will suffer.
• Close iMovie and open a brand new iDVD project and from within iDVD - Media button - Movies import (drag and drop) Your movie into the Menu Window and now try not to land it onto a Drop-Zone.
Other things that matters
• brand of DVD - I only use Verbatim
• Type of DVD - I use DVD-R as they play on more even older DVD-players
• set down burn speed to x2 or x4 = works so much better.
Yours Bengt W

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