How do you save and burn a movie to play on a dvd player to show on your tv

I finished a movie, and saved it as a MP4 file. How do you save and burn a movie to play in a dvd player and show on your tv.

I found an iDVD program through Softonic. Do you know anything about reliability and if it is safe to download this one? If not do you have any suggestions for one I might download.

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  • Why can't I burn a movie to play in a DVD player?

    I made a movie in iMovie well it was more like a slide show I did with pictures and dropped some music in there However when I went to burn the the movie I got a message saying that I only can play this movie in a DVD/DVD rom will not play in a standard DVD player. Then I tried sharing the movie to iDVD but I still can't burn into DVD format for (DVD Player) Why do I have to select new themes in iDVD all I want to do is burn the movie that I created to play in a dvd player.
    Thank You

    This feature creates a duplicate of your project onto
    a CD or DVD ROM. It does not create a video DVD for
    playing in a DVD player. Do you want to continue?
    This is the message that I received in iMovie when I
    went to burn to disc File>Burn to disc
    There are two kinds of DVDs we can create from within iMovie.
    1. A DVD containing iMovie project files as Mac files. This kind of DVD functions a lot like a hard disk. The File > Burn to disk command burns the iMovie project onto the DVD. This project movie cannot be played on a TV.
    Most iMovie projects are too large to fit on a single-sided DVD, which is limited to about 4.6GB of data. One hour of iMovie video requires 12GB of disk space.
    2. A DVD containing files encoded (converted) in the MPEG-2 format, which DVD players know how to play. This type of DVD can be played on a TV. When converting your iMovie project to the MPEG-2 format, iDVD compresses the video and audio so (about) two hours of video can fit on a single-sided DVD.
    Karl

  • Have a .mp4 video and would like to use it to burn to a disc and be able to be played on a dvd player, should i use idvd or what? also have a .avi file what should i use? thanks please help

    Have a .mp4 video and would like to use it to burn to a disc and be able to be played on a DVD player and a .AVI file what program should I use idvd?

    iDVD may or may not work with them – depending what kind of MP4 and AVI each is.
    Drag them into iDVD and preview them to check compatibility.
    If there are issues, use MPEG Streamclip and re-wrap them as QuickTime.
    Russ

  • Why doesn't my slideshow burned to disc not play on my dvd player or game devices?

    Why doesn't my slideshow burned to disc not play on my dvd player or game devices?  I've created the slideshow using my Mac on OS X 10.6.8 & burned to both a CD-R & DVD disc.  The disc does work on my computer; however will not play on my dvd player, projectors or gaming devices.

    Did you use iDVD to create a video DVD or did you burn a Quicktime file version of your slideshow to a DVD disk via the Finder thus creating just a data disk?
    If you didn't use iDVD then that's the reason the disk won't play on those other devices.
    OT

  • How to format DVD-R so a movie will play in a DVD player

    How to format a DVD-R useing HP computor so it will play in any DVD player Bought movie from I tunes

    Sorry, but you cannot burn a movie or video from the iTunes Store to a video DVD. The content owners will not allow Apple to make that possible. You can view movies from the iTunes Store only in iTunes on a computer or though one of Apple's players (iPod, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV).
    Regards.

  • How can I burn a slideshow to play on a dvd player?

    I have tried to use simply Iphoto to export the slideshow to the desktop and then burn to a DVD but it won't play on any DVD player.  I don't have Idvd and I find IMovie difficult to understand.  Help?
    Thanks!

    YOu need DVD authoring sftware - purchase an iLife disk with iDVD or a package like Toast to author the DVD
    LN

  • Burning a disk to play on a DVD player

    I have at last managed to combine film with music using Quicktime Player. However, when I burn to a DVD, either in .mov or .mp4, although it will play back on my computer it will not play on my DVD player. Which format do I need to enable this?

    The way I do it is to close iMovie after saving the project. Then open iDVD and go to the File menu, click on Import/video and that will go to the Movies folder where you can select the project.
    One irritation is that there appear to be no clear instructions about removing a theme from iDVD.
    If you want a different theme just click on one.
    If you don't want any theme at all (and therefore no menus):
    How to create a DVD without menu (there are several options):
    1. Easy: Drop your iMovie in the autoplay box in iDVD's Map View, then set your autoplay item (your movie) to loop continously. Disadvantage: The DVD plays until you hit stop on the remote
    2. Still easy: If you don't want your (autoplay) movie to loop, you can create a black theme by replacing the background of a static theme with a black background and no content in the dropzone (text needs to be black as well). Disadvantage: The menu is still there and will play after the movie. You don't see it, but your disc keeps spinning in the player.
    3. Still quite easy but takes more time: Export the iMovie to DV tape, and then re-import using One-Step DVD.
    Disadvantage: One-Step DVD creation has been known to be not 100% reliable.
    3. (My preferred method) Easy enough but needs 3rd party software: Toast lets you burn your iMovie to DVD without menu - just drag the iMovie project to the Toast Window and click burn. Disadvantage: you'll need to spend some extra $$ for the software. In Toast, you just drop the iMovie project on the Window and click Burn.
    4. The "hard way": Postproduction with myDVDedit (freeware)
    Tools necessary: myDVDedit ( http://www.mydvdedit.com )
    • create a disc image of your iDVD project, then double-click to mount it.
    • Extract the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders to a location of your choice. select the VIDEO_TS folder and hit Cmd + I to open the Inspector window
    • Set permissions to "read & write" and include all enclosed items; Ignore the warning.
    • Open the VIDEO_TS folder with myDVDedit. You'll find all items enclosed in your DVD in the left hand panel.
    • Select the menu (usually named VTS Menu) and delete it
    • Choose from the menu File > Test with DVD Player to see if your DVD behaves as planned.If it works save and close myDVDedit.
    • Before burning the folders to Video DVD, set permissions back to "read only", then create a disc image burnable with Disc Utility from a VIDEO_TS folder using Laine D. Lee's DVD Imager:
    http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/applescript/dvdimager.html
    hope this helps!

  • IDVD burned discs won't play on any dvd player

    When I burn a dvd using Idvd they will not play on standard dvd players.
    Is this a problem with anyone else?
    I noticed it was a problem in the early 2000-2003 but apparently something got fixed, because I couldn't find an incident where this problem continued to occur.
    I am new to the Mac world and I don't always understand the acronymns used when I read responses.  However, here is my problem.
    Burning dvd's using Idvd:
    1.  the burn seems to run and function normally
    2. when I insert the burned dvd into a dvd player one of the following things occur:
         a) loading takes a very long time, then I get a message saying "wrong disc"
          b) loading occurs fast, reads the file as a dvd, the dvd begins playing the music and showing the main menu screen, after accessing a menu option the dvd begins to play the slideshow with the music then after a minute or two, it freezes, and is no longer readable when attempting to reload it, the message is "wrong disc"
    3.  I've tried using dvd-r, dvd+r, dvd+r dual layer, and changing the burn speed to 8x, then to 4x and then to 2x.  Nothing seems to matter.
    4.  I have noticed that in Idvd the dvd type is for an older version of dvd's such as single layer 4.2 gb and double layer 7.7 gb. I'm wondering whether the Idvd software on my MacMini is up to date, even though when I check for updates under the apple it comes back saying my system is up to date.
    I'm using a MacMini running Mac OSX v 10.6.8 with processor 2.26ghz, Intel core 2 duo, memory 2gb 1067 mhz ddr3, and my dvd drive is a pioneer dvd-rw dvrts08, firmware q81f.
    I really need help to fix the problem with the IDVD software or to know that I need to purchase another DVD maker software for my Mac.  The product below says my Mac is running OS X v 10.7.2 but it isn't it is running v 10.6.8 as I stated.
    URGENT!!!!

    My macmini is under 2 years old.  I reviewed your list of affects and I am going down the list to determine possible cause and effect.
    I did try the PRAM process.  The DVD still won't play on my DVD player but it did play on my son's Sony blue ray.  I burned it at 2x burn rate after the PRAM process completed. 
    I can assume that's progress.  The audio did however skip a couple of times while playing.  That is new.
    I will continue down the list using different type of blank dvd's etc. 
    Question: As I was reading through some other issues I'm learning that Mac/Apple is discontinuing IDVD, is that correct?
    Are you aware of some other software to purchase that will create dvd's on the mac?  If so, I may as well go that route rather than wasting more time using a defunct product.  What is your opinion?

  • How do you save iphone 4 videos to mac hard drive/data DVD?  I just want to backup my videos.

    I sync my iphone 4 to my macbook and my movies are on itunes/imovie, but how do I save the movies to my hard drive or a data DVD so I have a back up?  Any help is appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

    use iphoto and import the videos and pictures, then burn a disc.

  • How do you save and email an edited photo in iPhoto 08?

    I've been using 08 since the beginning with no problems.  I want to mail an edited photo but when I try the process fails.  A normal photo mails fine, but there is no "save as" option with non-destructive editing.  Surely there is a work-around.

    Is this for all edited photos or just that one?  If it's for all try this:  launch iPhoto with the Option key held down and create a new, test library.  Import some photos and check to see if the same problem persists.
    If the problem dissappears with the new library then it's your old library that the problem. If that's the case make a temporary, backup copy (if you don't already have a backup copy) of the library and apply the two fixes below in order as needed:
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    Launch iPhoto with the Command+Option keys held down and rebuild the library.
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    Click on the Add Library button, navigate to your Home/Pictures folder and select your iPhoto Library folder.
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    Click on the Create button.
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    OT

  • How do you save and view the GPS data of imported photos?

    The photos I took on my iphone have location data that can be viewed through the camera application but I haven't been able to see it when I've imported it onto my computer. I tried importing through iPhoto and Image Capture (which lists the GPS data) but neither show up in the Places tab in iPhoto.
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    iPhoto>Preferences>Advanced>Look Up Places>Automatically.

  • I have downloaded a film and want to burn it onto a dvd disc, how do i do this so that it will play in most DVD players?

    I have downloaded a film and want to burn it onto a dvd disc, how do i do this so that it will play in most DVD players?
    I am just inserting blank dvd and going into finder and trying to burn disc, it looks as if it burns however does not play on a dvd player!!
    please advise!
    thanks

    Buy iDVD.
    Yes, there are other programs that will put a movie on a DVD.   I have tried most of the substitutes.  None of them come anywhere near the ease-of-use and power of iDVD.
    http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/idvd.html
    With iDVD you can easily and quickly create DVDs with menus and graphics almost on the level of what Hollywood can do.
    IDVD is easy to get. It is available on disk as part of iLife 11.
    IDVD is a wonderful piece of software and well worth the low cost of $40.  (works with all Mac OS 10.5 and newer.)
    http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U
    http://dealmac.com/lw/artclick.html?1,527850,1872219

  • Inside mail, how do you find and delete old useless messages

    inside mail, how do you find and delete old useless messages, there are thousands of them.

    go thru all your mail boxes, and delete, all your synced boxes, highlight the stuff you want to trash, click delete.
    Go thru all the boxes and do the delete, then go to your server trash, and delete.
    You canthen go to on my mac and do the same thing.
    This is way different than 10.6.8, and I'm sure there is a much better way to do this, but at least it will get rid of some junk.
    Sorry this all I can offer.
    I'm sure someone who has been working with OS can offer a much better path.

  • Burn a slideshow to play in a dvd

    Can I burn a slideshow to play in a dvd player?

    Yes. Export the slideshow out of iPhoto as a QT movie file via the Export button in the lower toolbar.  For iPhoto 9.4.3 and earlier select Size = Medium or Large. For iPhoto 9.5 and later selct 480p.
    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 quality 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.
    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 retailer like Amazon.com: ilife 09: Software or 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:
    You then can upgrade from iDVD 7.0.3 to iDVD 7.1.2 via the updaters at the Apple Downloads webpage.
    OT

  • The dvd i burned came up as "unsupported" in my dvd player. what do I do to burn a dvd that I can watch on tv

    i burned a dvd that came up as "unsupported" in my dvd player.
    how do I burn a dvd so that I can watch it on TV?

    Hi
    How did You do the burn ?
    • There are two flavours of DVDs - Data-DVD and Video-DVD
    • Brand and type of DVD used
    • Burn Speed
    • Free Space on Start-up (Mac OS) hard disk
    Did You try Your DVD on
    • Your Mac
    • On other DVD-player
    Yours Bengt W

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