How to burn copies of home movies

I am trying to burn copies of videos made in school by my daughter, but when I try to add them to iTunes they do not add to library. To work around this I drag them to my desktop, convert to folders and burn the folders into DVD, but the burned DVD has only one file for audio and one for video but does not open automatically and play when I insert it. I know if I could get them into iTunes I could burn copies, but do not know how to do this and if I cannot get them into iTunes is there a way to burn them and have them open automatically and play on the DVD player when inserted. Would very much appreciate help.

Open Preferences > CDs&DVDs and make sure you have selected open DVD player when a video DVD is inserted. I don't know what the exact criteria for a "video DVD" happens to be. Do you have a VIDEO_TS folder at the top level of the disc? Sorry, but I don't have any home movie or DVDs lying around to experiment.

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I have not done this so not sure it will work but an idea to try.

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http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
which is a mere $20.
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Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

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http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
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http://www.apple.com/quicktime/mpeg2/
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Also, it just says QuickTime Player Version 7.6.4 (518.35) on my computer.
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Hi aa,
dvd is end of the road, DVD uses a compressor (mpeg2) not meant for further processing..
Handbrake converts into mpeg4, another lossy compressor (not meant for editing...), which needs to be converted AGAIN for usage in iM...
I would do....
get for 20$ the Apple mpeg2 plugin
and for free the tool Streamclip for converting mp1/2/4, divx, avi, vob...
(with that combo you can NOT override copyprotection mechanisms! ... )
other tools are:
* DVDxDV, it has a 30d trial period (testdrive sets a watermark)... and cost 25$
* Cinematize >60$
* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml
or connect Your Camera to a DVD-player and copy to tape or import trough if Your Camera handles that..
DVDxDV is a very good "beginner's tool", one-click-only + try out...

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I can't find a way to switch between home movies and rentals in the videos app on my ipad mini. It's making me crazy!

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Rentals should be visible from the "Choose a category" section displayed in the iPad User Guide here:
Videos at a Glance - iPad User Guide
http://help.apple.com/ipad/7/#/iPad99cee74f
Open the Videos app to watch movies, TV shows, and music videos. To watch video podcasts, install the free Podcasts app from the App Store—see Podcasts at a glance. To watch videos you record using Camera on iPad, open the Photos app.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
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How can i organise my home movie video clips in iMovie in chronological order

Hello,
Can anyone help please?
I have masses of home movies that were taken on VHS, transferred them onto DVDs, then loaded these and put them onto imovies. Perfect so far!
But now stuck, as they have been imported in reverse order into the Event Library, and I'd like them to be show in chronological order with the earliest taken showing up first, so I can use them for other projects easily without a huge amount of working out what happened, when!
Many thanks,

If you import from a digital camera or camcorder, iMovie will automatically store your events in date order.
However, if you imported clips from an analog camcorder, like VHS or 8MM or Hi8, iMovie does not have any metadata to work with.
In this case, there are two ways to add back this metadata.
The simplest way is to right click on your Event clip and select Adjust Clip Date And Time. Do this for all clips in the event.
The other way is to name your clips before importing to imovie in this format:
clip-yyyy-mm-dd hh;mm;ss.ext
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I first will find the long clip in the Finder. From iMovie, right-click on the long clip and select Reveal in Finder)
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Then repeat for all additional shorter clips you need from that long clip.

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