How burn DVD

I cannot seem to figure out how to burn a DVD. As soon as I put a new DVD-R into the superdrive. Do I need special discs to do this on a Mac?

Hello odontoid,
It sounds like you would like to know how to burn a data dvd on your computer using Mac OS X Lion. I found this article for you to help with that named:
OS X Lion: Burn a CD or DVD in the Finder
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH3807
Insert a blank disc into the optical drive.If you see a dialog, choose Open Finder from the pop-up menu. Select “Make this action the default” if you want to open the Finder every time you insert a blank disc.The disc appears on your desktop.
Double-click the disc to open its window, and then drag the files and folders you want to burn to the window.Aliases to the files are placed in the disc’s window. The original files are not moved or deleted.
Arrange and rename the files.When the disc is burned, the items on the disc will have the same names and locations that they have in the disc window. After the disc is burned, you cannot change them.
Choose File > “Burn [disc],” and then follow the instructions.The files that the aliases point to are burned to the disc. In addition, if any folder you added to the disc contains aliases, the original files for those aliases are burned to the disc as well.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
All the very best,
Sterling

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