I want my iDVD!

I purchased a mac mini in January and after uploading and editing some video using iMovie, imagine my disappointment when I learned I don't have iDVD. I don't want to purchase or download some other software. I read where someone believe apple discontinued iDVD because they want us to use iCloud. Fine and dandy but I want my iDVD. ANy suggestions?

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I made a movie in Imovie and want to burn a DVD but don't want the Idvd selections How did just burn my imovie the wayit is

How do I get my imovie to be burnt onto dvd without having Idvd's themes?

In iDVD it's not exactly possible to make a DVD without menu, but there's a few workarounds:
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.
On the other hand, you could also place a text saying "The End" in that menu ....
3. Easy enough but needs 3rd party software: Toast lets you burn your iMovie to DVD without menu - just un-check the appropriate check box
4. The "hard way": postproduction with myDVDedit
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
mish

I broke my iDVD, what do I do now?

Hello,
I installed iLife '06 and there were no NEW themes in the iDVD program (see my other post). Anyway, I tried reloading the iLife program, and now there are NO THEMES! None whatsoever, not even the older themes.
What do I do now? I am considering completely re-installing my computer. I save most of my material to an external HD, so it would not be a problem to completely erase the internal HD and start over -- Fresh.
But, I don't know how to do this, and I don't really know if this is a good idea, or if this is even necessary? I would prefer to find an easy solution, but I really want my iDVD themes back. I wish I had not tried to upgrade to iLIFE 06, everything was working fine with iDVD. I wanted to use the new themes, but now I don't have any themes and I would be happy just to get my older themes back (5.0 themes, 4.0 themes, and older themes).
If anyone has any ideas that could help me I would appreciate your comments.
Lincoln
PS: I have all of my original OSX software that came with my computer (Jaguar), as well as the X.3.0 upgrade software (Panther), and all of the iLife packages up to '06. ('03, '04, '05 and '06).

Hello again. I discussed this problem with you when you posted the same question earlier. I see that you decided not to take your computer into an Apple store where an Apple "genius" could address the issue hands on.
I've done some reading and found that your issue has come up before. Below is an excerpt from an article by an expert, Matti Haveri, that you might find of some interest.
"BTW, as a habit I installed iLife 06 first on a test partition (I do this with any suspicious software...). iLife 06 install went without errors but iDVD 6 refused to open at all because it didn't find any themes. I tried to re-install iDVD (as the iDVD error message told me) or search the HD for any iDVD related "theme"s but it didn't help. No themes anywhere on the HD (at least the Finder search didn't find any -- apparently some old themes were inside application packages). THE fix for me was to delete or move /Library/Application Support/iDVD -folder to another location (apparently it contained iDVD 4 Tutorial with children making a snowman). I hope this helps someone with a similar error."
You said in your previous post that you are not super experienced with computers. Therefore, I repeat my suggestion that you take your computer in to an Apple "genius" and show him/her the above excerpt, tell him/her what you have done so far, and let the "genius" handle it. As I said before, addressing these problems by remote can be difficult.
Good luck in solving your problem.

Using Multiple iMovie files in iDVD

After how quickly I learned to use iMovie, I'm quite upset with how difficult it is to do what I want in iDVD. Here's the issue:
My parents went on a trip last year and took a lot of video (over 9 hours). Over the past few months, I've pared this down to just under 2 1/2 hours. My sister, who is a journalist, at one point suggested extracting all the audio to make it easier to edit. I'm not sure how much easier this made it, but I did it nonetheless. This made the file just over 50GB, and it was so large that the audio was choppy when I tried to play it as one big file. So I had to cut the movie into 12 files of 10-15 minutes each and finish the editing.
The point is that now I want to make a DVD out of this, but iDVD won't let me re-combine my 12 files into one big movie with separate chapters. It wants me to have 12 separate movies, each with 3-4 scenes (and even getting it to show all 12 "Play movie" and "Select Scenes" buttons on the menu page is difficult).
Basically what I want is to show iDVD that after it plays scene 4 from file 1, it should go to scene 1 of file 2, not back to the main menu. This should of course continue until all 12 files are done. I also want the "Scene Selection" menu to include all 40-50 scenes instead of having 12 different "Scene Selection" menus, but so far as I can tell, there's no way to add something so simple as a "next" button! If I could do this, then the main menu would have only two buttons (play movie and select scenes) instead of 24.
Is there any way to make iDVD understand that these 12 files are really one movie without having to combine them all together again in iMovie? Even doing that would require me to purchase an external hard drive, since the separate files are now 60GB and I only have 47GB free space... and I don't want to paste one file into another and then immediately delete it (which I know would allow me to combine all files without need of extra space) since this leaves me with no back up if something goes wrong during the pasting of these large 4-5GB files.
Or does someone know of a different, free, iMovie-compatible (so I don't have to remake all my chapter titles) program that lets me do what I want for myself?

I agree with everything that F Shippey said.
For future reference, I believe that your problem started when you extracted all of the audio from your video files. When you did that, you created several audio files. The number, not the size, of audio files likely is what caused that choppy playback that in turn moved you to cut up your movie into 12 files. That made a mess, because when you exported to iDVD you were stuck with 12 movies that you cannot not combine in iDVD. Of course, you had no way of knowing that extracting the audio into several clips would cause the choppiness. (The choppiness will be only on playback, not in your final product.) You would have had to have been reading the iMovie forum for a couple of months, where audio stutter and skipping have been frequently discussed. The next time around I would suggest that you leave the audio embedded in the video and not extract it. Embedded audio does not seem to cause stutter on playback. Also, in your iMovie preferences, set your playback quality to Standard (smoother) playback, and that might help.
If your sister or friend has an apple computer with some extra disk space, you could back up your movie to that computer using a firewire connection. But external drives are so inexpensive now, you might consider buying an Apple formatted external drive for yourself. (A windows formatted one will not work.) You can always use more storage space even after you are done with this project.
Sorry for all your trouble here. We've all gone through that frustration at one time or other as we learn our way through these movie programs. The good news is that you've done nothing that isn't correctible. Some folks lose their entire project, which increases the suicide rate considerably.

Preserving 720x480 square aspect ratio in iDVD

Hi, I posted this question in the iDVD group and was told there might be a FCP answer.
I'm importing a 720x480 (3:2) aspect ratio movie with square pixels into iDVD. iDVD scrunches it up and makes everyone look too tall and thin, though the movie looks fine in QT. Are there any special settings in FCP when exporting that can assure the proper aspect ratio in iDVD? (I was told iDVD only supports 4:3 and 16:9, which may make this a moot question.)
thanks,
Scott

Denis Murphy wrote:
Where did you get this footage by the way? If you're creating square-pixel assets (in photoshop or after effects for example) for a SD NTSC project, you should create them at 720x534 (for 4:3) or 864x480 (for 16:9).
I created it from a FCP sequence with 720x480, square pixels, 24 frames per second. My goal is to output the sequence as a series of Targa still images which can be output to 35mm film. That's why I want the 3:2 ratio rather than 4:3, and I've discovered if I don't use square pixels the Targa still images are distorted.
I was able to get what I wanted in iDVD by 1) outputting my original 720x480 square sequence to quicktime; 2) reimporting it into FCP and inserting it in a 640x480 NTSC-CCIR 601 pixel aspect ratio (kind of like you suggested), 3) exporting that again as quicktime, and 4) importing that file into iDVD. The funny thing is, in the FCP 4:3 sequence the image looks distorted (scrunched from the sides so everyone looks too tall and thin), but when I import it into iDVD it stretches back out to normal again. (When I changed the pixels to square in the Browser before dropping it in the sequence, it looked fine in the sequence but stretched sideways in iDVD. Go figure.)
What a lot of back and forth! But I got what I want, and I thank you for your suggestion.
Now I'd like to figure out how to deal with what I suspect is frame slippage on the DVD from my original 24fps, but I think I can deal with that, as DVD is not the final output.
thanks!
Scott

Why Can't I get Idvd window up to drag movie from iMovie. OS 10.8.5 idvd is from iLife '11

Have just bought update iLife 11 and installed idvd. When I open it, it just spins 'load themes'. I dont want to use the themes - I just want the Idvd window to come up so I can drag the movie into it, loop it and burn the dvd.
Thannks for your help - I don't know much about this stuff!

Themes must be installed and used for iDVD to work. It's the nature of the beast.
Did you do a custom install? Check in your HD/Library/Application Support folder to see if there's an iDVD folder. If it's not there check in your Home/LIbrary/Applications Support folder. This folder is invislbe since Lion so you'll need to do the following:
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible in Lion or Mt. Lion enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and press the Return key - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
For Mavericks, 10.9, go to your Home folder and use the View ➙ Show View Optionsmenu to bring the this window:
I suggest you move the application to the Trash bin in the Dock and reinstall iDVD from the iLife 11 disk under the Customize option or use the demo version of Pacifist and do a customize install of iDVD which will include the themes.
OT

RE:idvd I know this has come up a gazillion times but...

I'm running OS X 10.7.5 Lion. I bought a new ilfe08, installed idvd and updated it. The themes just wont load, instead I'm stuck with the eternal blue swirl. Can't find some of the stuff other posts say is in various libraries. I don't want to mess things up - just want my idvd! Help!

Try this basic troubleshooting fix :
1 - delete the IDVD preference file, com.apple.iDVD.plist, that resides in your
User/Home/Library/ Preferences folder.
2 - delete IDVD'S cache file, Cache.db, that is located in your
User/Home/Library/Caches/com.apple.iDVD folder.
3 - launch IDVD and try again.
NOTE: In Lion and Mountain Lion the Home/Library folder is now invisible. To make it permanently visible enter the following in the Terminal application window: chflags nohidden ~/Library and hit the Enter button - 10.7: Un-hide the User Library folder.
OT

IDVD not responding

I made a movie in Imovie 9 and sent it iDVD. Nothing happens after the file conversion is done. iDVD won't open the project as it is dimmed and eventually it just fails asking for a report sent to Apple.
I have followed the advice here about permissions and deleting preferences, but nothing seems to work.

I'm NOT talking talking about the 'Menu Bar" at the top of your screen.
Open iDVD, choose the theme you want and iDVD will show that theme's opening menu in its window. Drag-and-drop the movie from your desktop on to the iDVD menu page that is shown for the theme you have chosen. This will put your movie on that menu.

FCPX to Compressor 4 to iDVD settings

I've searched and found bits and pieces of advice but nothing perfect yet for what I'm doing. I want to put a theatre company play onto dvd with nice menus (thus the idvd because FCPX has none), but I also want to put in scene markers (thus compressor 4 because FCPX has none). I've exported my project to Compressor 4, put my chapter markers in, but am having trouble with export settings. Idvd doesn't recognize the MPEG 2 to DVD setting. Which settings should I use. I know quality will be affected a little because it's 2 hours long, but I've been using Adobe Premiere Elements for a while and it's been ok, until recently. In Compressor 4, what settings do I use? Thanks.

iDVD wants (requires) multiplexed video, whereas Compressor's DVD presets are built to output separate streams of audio and video for authoring in DVD Studio Pro.
However, iDVD will recognize the chapter markers and (hopefully) be able to cope with your 2 hour length, with project settings set to Highest Quality. If it's too long, you'll get a capacity message and will have to use dual layer disks or break the video into two parts on 2 separate single layer disks.
Use the same settings as your movie…whatever you exported from FCPX. Once you have the project set up the way you want in iDVD, save it and start a test project. Take a small section of your 2 hour video file to process in iDVD to make sure it meets your quality expectations. (You can create that test section in Compressor's Preview window, where you set your chapter markers. Then you can do the full project with more confidence that the much longer encode time won't be time wasted.
Good luck.
Russ

One chapter for video and another for images on same DVD?

Hello,
I don't yet have a Mac, but am very close to buying a MacBook. I do have a question about iDvd. Is it possible to create a theme or template or to even do this. I want to on a regular basis have a short 5-7 tops 10 minute video and 100-200 pictures. I'd like it so the user has the option to click one chapter and watch the video. Click the other and view the images with an option to browse the disc and save the images for uploading to their target of choice such as FB. Is this possible with iDvd?
Thanks,
BK

Hello and Welcome to the discussions!
Congratulations on being an 'almost' Mac purchaser!
Yes, you can do what you want in iDVD.
You will have theme templates that come with iDVD to use to make a nice theme for your projects.
You will have the options to have the videos play individually by placing them on the menu one at a time, or to put them in iDVD the way you place a slideshow and have them play consecutively. Here is a link to a visual from Old Toad showing just that. Remember to look at this again when you get to this point:
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/iDVD8movieSS.png
Another option for videos is to put them all into one iMovie and make chapters for each video. However, the chapters will not appear on the main menu, but in a separate submenu.
You can then put the photos in iDVD as their own separate slideshow.
When your DVD is viewed, the options will be to select to play the video slideshow or play the photo slideshow. You can rename these titles whatever you wish.
If you make an iMovie, the options for it will be 'Play Movie' and 'Scene Selection' ( to link to the submenu with the iMovie chapter choices) and the same photo slideshow.
In additiion, you can utilize the DVD-ROM option to have the photos and videos available for downloading to computer. This option will not be seen when the DVD disk is viewed on a set-top DVD player. iDVD's Help File says:
+In iDVD, you can easily make it possible for viewers to download the photos and movies that appear in your slideshows. This is a nice feature for viewers who may, for example, want to print the photos for permanent display.+
+The photos and movies are added to the DVD-ROM portion of your DVD, and viewers can access them when they insert the DVD into the drive on a computer. (The files are not accessible from a TV.)+
Get the MacBook! Good luck with your projects. Take the time to do all the tutorials Apple offers for its iLife applications. Spend time here in the discussions for the apps you are using. Utilize the Search function to see if someone else has asked and received answers to a problem similar to yours. You will learn a lot and find answers that even the Apple Genius bar people do not have!
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Playback has no theme/menus/chapters.etc.

Hi all,
I want my iDVD projects to start just like a DVD movie with theme and menus. I was successful in creating a DVD of my imovie with markers and title but on playback time my DVD player started the movie without showing the theme and menus at beginning. It began with main movie. How can I fix this?
your help is appreciated,
web dude

It sounds like you dropped your movie into the autostart well (the box on the left in the Map view).
To get the most out of iDVD you need to do a little studying first. Have you gone through the tutorials at http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#idvd
I also recommend" The Macintosh iLife '08 by Jim Heid.

Need a little help....Please

So I have a large AVI file that someone gave me, which I'm trying to put to disc for a standard dvd player use, using IDVD.
I did not want a "IDVD template menu" and just wanted the disc to play the movie when inserted. When I tried the "Onestep DVD from movie" IDVD goes through 90% of the process and then stops, stating there is an error. When I use one of the template menus, the process works fine for me and the movie plays in a DVD player.
Having a menu before the movie isn't that big of a deal, but it seems odd that this is happening and I'm very curious!!
Any help is appreciated,
Thanks,

Hi Medickep
Welcome to apple discussions. Have you considered making an Autostart Dvd?
Just click on map view after launching iDvd and drag and drop the avi movie to the first box. Now the menu will be virtually invisible to whoever inserts the dvd into most set top dvd players. That is unless they choose to select the menu button / function directly from the remote control in which case they would then be presented with a menu option to play the movie. Otherwise the dvd will play when inserted into a typical dvd player. Also remember to select the loop function so that the movie plays in Kiosk mode as opposed to returning to the menu screen at the end of the presentation. You may wish to check out a few of my recent posts on exactly how to perform this fairly straight forward procedure.
Hope this helps but if not just come on back. Good luck.

Song in imovie project

I am not sure why, but some of my imovie projects have an explamation point over the audio. I assume this is because it can not locate the source track. The song still plays along with the video, and the song is indeed in my itunes. Is there any way to point the track to the correct tune, as opposed to having to delete the song, drag it in again, and align with the video the way I worked so hard on the first time?
Thanks

Yes! Urrrgh! Very frustrating. I have never had any problems with iDVD prior to my latest Quicktime and iTunes upgrade. Since I have upgraded these app's, I have been getting the same, "computer not authorized" BS. (exactly as you described it). I really think the upgrade is the problem.
My sense is that since iTunes is such a popular cross platform application, every new upgrade is trying to catch some kind of licensing loop-hole in the system. I read this in a Steve Jobs interview recently. So, the loss of revenue due to file sharing between multiple computers/iTunes and iPods is more of an issue, than what the licensing loop-hole upgrades do to iDVD. As soon as enough people complain, MAC will create an upgrade to correct this issue.
The glimmer of hope: any song that I have not bought through iTunes has seemed to play in iDVD, and has made successful burns to disk.
I await more positive news as well. I want my iDVD back!!!
T-me-Emo
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Does the choice to export a self contained movie or not appear in FCE?

That's my simple question. Then I will move on.
I found this in the FCE manual under Exporting Sequences to DVD:
2. Configure the Save dialog as desired.
In most cases, you will leave the Include pop-up menu set to Audio and Video. If you
have created any markers, choose DVD Studio Pro Markers in the Markers pop-up
menu. iDVD can use either self-contained or reference movies, allowing you to decide
whether to make the movie self-contained based on other requirements (disk space
and so on).
For more information, including detailed information on settings, see Chapter 72,
“Exporting QuickTime-Compatible Files,” on page 995. Sara
iMac Mac OS X (10.4.8) intel duo,Seagate 250gb hd, Canon 20d camera, Canon GL2 video camera, Epson 2400

Did you see this in your other post? -
All you need to do for top quality results is this:-
1. Go to File>Export>QuickTime Movie.
2. In the Save window that appears give it a title and DO NOT tick the "Make Movie Self-Contained" if you are using it on your present computer and are not deleting any files.
3. Open iDVD and navigate to your QT movie and drag it into the iDVD's Theme that you have chosen.
4. Do anything else you want in iDVD and burn the DVD.
Ian.

How do I export from FCP5 to DVD if I don't have the DVD studio?

I have a FCP 5 and I'm trying to export my movies to DVD without loosing my quality. Have no DVD studio and so I can't compile back the m2v, ac3 and the aiff files together when I export the movie through the compressor. When I tried exporting any other way I got a low quality movie. What can I do?
Thank you very much!

File - Export - Quicktime Movie
No need to click self-contained if you don't want to. iDVD will read and compress it for you even as a non self-contained movie.
CaptM

I want my iDVD!

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