IDVD and iLife '11

I just purchased a new 15" Macbook with retina display however it doesn't have iDVD and I'm in need of the program. I understand that I need to download iLife however I cannot find the program to download and there was not a startup disk, or any other disk for that matter, with the laptop upon purchase.
What can I do?

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 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.
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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.

IDVD and severe limits

Wow, talk about surprised. I just got an external DVD burner (should have bought the internal Superdrive, I know) for professional uses and so far can only see the limits of iDVD. My needs are simple - convert photography for commercial or bridal clients into pleasing and simple slide shows. These can run from 500 to 1000 photos. Ideally they'd also be easy to view on TV for clients.
What's up? I guess I assumed that iDVD and iMovie would work with iPhoto to make this relatively painless. One sleepless night and much of today later, not much progress. I can get simple data storage burned alright, but the goofy templates etc in iDVD are frustrating.
mac mini, PowerBook G4, G3 B&W Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Again, thanks to all. I'm already checking Fotomagico and PhototoMovie out.
Since I had no need for either iDVD or iMovie until Tuesday past, I had no idea how limited they are. I was shocked at the silly junk overlaying the iDVD templates and drop zones and their locked down nature, not to mention the fact that every time I attempt to burn to the new external Sony DVD burner I get the "multiplexing error" that seems to be the #1 compaint on this forum. Why bother?
Compared to iPhoto, which is slick and powerful enough to have professional use (Aperture is just iPhoto on steroids as they say), these aspects of iLife are a real letdown.

How do i get a copy of IDVD and will it work with final cut pro x.

I have a new powerbook. I've purchased final cut pro x because express is no longer available. My Mac didn't come with iDVD and I can't find a suitable dvd authoring tool. Please... some suggestions for DVD authoring or how to get a copy of iDVD and will it even work with FCPx.

Call Apple they will sent out iDVD at no charge. (There are no realistic substitutes for iDVD.)
408-996-1010
800-692-7753
If you are still within your 15 day return period, nicely explain that you may return the computer without iDVD. That usually does the trick. You MUST speak to a senior advisor to get a free copy. The first tier people cannot do it.
If that doesn't work you can purchase iLife 11 (includes iDVD) on disk.
IDVD is a wonderful piece of software and well worth the low cost of $40.
http://www.amazon.com/Apple-MC623Z-A-iLife-VERSION/dp/B003XKRZES/ref=sr_1_1?ie=U

Upgrading to v 5 of IDVD and getting error

Hi folks, I need to upgrade my iDVD and have a liscenced version of iDVD 4. Obviously I am way behind on my upgrades. When I run the upgrade that I have downloaded from Apple it is giving me an error stating that no application for iDVD can be found, yet I have it installed and just used it yesterday. Any thoughts?

Hi whizzpigg:
Welcome to discussions!
If I am reading your question correctly, it looks like you think that you can download a free upgrade to iDVD 5. Unfortunately that isn't true. You must purchase iLife 05 (or iLife 06) to get the upgrade.
Then you can use the update on the internet to keep which ever version you have updated...does that make sense?
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I have a brand new Mac mini and during set up I imported settings from a Macbook running 10.5.8; now the iDVD and iMovie HD apps are outdated and the settings do not allow updates to the current version compatible with OSX Mountain Lion 10.8.2;
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In my case, the .dmg can only be installed if iLife 08 is installed, so I install iLife 08 (nothing works from that in ML, but it doesn't matter), then install the 6.04 .dmg, and then update the entire iLife with 09 and then 11, running software update in between. At that point, every app works. During that process, the new iMovie versions will be installed and automatically create a previous version folder for 6.04.
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iLife 08 (says it can install on both PPC and Intel Macs)
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I certainly remember disliking iMovie 7 and therefore used the download from Apple to revert back to 6.0.4 on my Powerbook. I did a search and happened to find in my Library an installer package labeled iMovie HD6 (the file info says version 6.0.4 and it's dated Feb 2008). Is this what I would have used to go back to iMovie HD6 from iMovie 7? I also found a ton of other installer packages that I had no idea my powerbook must have automatically saved. Included were numerous iDVD 7 update installers.
So would I take these steps on the new iMac with Mountain Lion?
Use the iLife 08 disk to do a custom install of only iMovie (or does the 6.0.4 installer only work if you've installed the entire iLife 08?)
Run the installer package iMovieHD6 to revert from iMovie 7 to HD6
Use the iLife 09 disk to do a custom install of iDVD
Update iDVD by running the update packages and then using the iLife 11 disk to ensure I get all the themes available for iDVD
Run software update to bring everything up-to-date
I happened to do an install of only iDVD from iLife 11 (iDVD) on another IMac running Mountain Lion and found that I had no choice but to install iPhoto along with it. Since that was an older version I then had to do a reinstall of the current iPhoto from the App store.
Do these steps sound logical?

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So I've been trying to create a wedding dvd from a video that I recorded for them. I've done this before (on Leopard) and everything worked fine. Since upgrading to Snow Leopard (including a fresh install) this doesn't seem to work.
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This was on top of issues with iMovie in which I couldn't select the transitions options without iMovie crashing.
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While 7.0.4 may work fine with your version of 10.6.2, it doesn't work for others. You'll notice quite a few posts in this section of users with the same error.
The only issue I can assume, as mentioned in the original post, is users who are installing iLife from the original installation CD's provided when I bought my Macbook (which came preinstalled with Tiger). The iLife software comes bundled on two cd's, which I and other users install from. Hence it's the only thing the users who are installing and having issues with have in common.
I could understand if it was only me having issues and if these issues resolved themselves from a fresh, clean install after a reformat, but that's not the case.
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I bought the software boxes this morning. 10.5.4 and iLife 8. But find that under the price label of iLife 8 that I don't fit all requirements. iMovie is 1.9 GHz (I have 1.8GHz ) and iDVD needs 733 mHz and I have 600 MHz Bus Speed ( same thing?).
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Can I add to the speed or memory or is this 4 year old computer or am I not able to use this new software? I haven't opened the boxes yet! Thank you.

iMovie is 1.9 GHz (I have 1.8GHz )
Download and install this software after setting up iLife 08.
iDVD needs 733 mHz and I have 600 MHz Bus Speed
That refers to the CPU's speed, not the bus speed. All G5 and Intel Macs can use iDVD 08.
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I bough a new imac, this haven't dvd burner, i bought a external dvd burner but the imac havent a idvd and i need this program, no other one, how to download this and install?

i bough a new imac, this haven't dvd burner, i bought a external dvd burner but the imac havent a idvd and i need this program, no other one, how to download this and install?

Hi
how to download this and install?
There are no free DownLoads !
There are no legal DownLoads at all !
If there is no iDVD on Your Mac (and it's not on newer Macs as Apple discarded it) then You need a program that can do this.
Your Mac can burn CDs and DVDs - BUT DVD as Data-DVDs not as Video-DVDs - they need a program to be encoded and STRUCTURED as such.
• iDVD is part of the boxed version of iLife'11 and can only be bought outside Apple as on Amazon and e-bay
• DVD Studio pro - Part of FinalCut Studio Pro bundle - this to has expired and can only be bought second handed. (High price and tough learning Curve - but best ever done.)
• Roxio Toast™ - Not as elegant as iDVD - but has many other positive additions (I like it as 10-Pro incl BD-component) (now version 11)
• Burn - only free alternative I know of on internet. Very simple - Just for doing a plain Video-DVD
Burn http://www.digital-digest.com/software/Burn.html
only You can buy from Apple is
• FinalCut Pro-X which also can burn to DVD but without any nice themes.
AppleMan1958
You can also buy Compressor from Apple for $50 US. It will also create DVD and BluRay but without the nice themes.
Yours Bengt W

Hi, im trying to burn my imovie project to a dvd. i went to share it to idvd and there was no option to do so. instead i shared it to quicktime and the project didnt show up when i tried to open it in idvd. i also tried sharing it to media browser and it

Hi, I'm trying to burn my Imovie project to a dvd. I went to share it to iDvd and there was no option to do so. Instead I shared it to quicktime and the project didnt show up when i tried to open it in iDvd. I also tried sharing it to media browser and it didnt show up either. Please help me!

While we all have MacBooks in this forum not all of us use iMovie. There's a iMovie Support Community where everybody uses iMovie. You should also post this question there to increase your chances of getting an answer. https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/imovie

How can I burn my iMovie project to DVD? I do not have iDVD or iLife on my iMac but I do have the internal DVD slot.

How can I burn my iMovie project to DVD? I do not have iDVD or iLife on my iMac but I do have the internal DVD slot.

Hi
If there is no iDVD on Your Mac (and it's not on newer Macs as Apple discarded it) then You need a program that can do this.
Your Mac can burn CDs and DVDs - BUT DVD as Data-DVDs not as Video-DVDs - they need a program to be encoded and STRUCTURED as such.
• iDVD is part of the boxed version of iLife'11 and can only be bought outside Apple as on Amazon and e-bay
• DVD Studio pro - Part of FinalCut Studio Pro bundle - this to has expired and can only be bought second handed. (High price and tough learning Curve - but best ever done.)
• Roxio Toast™ - Not as elegant as iDVD - but has many other positive additions (I like it as 10-Pro incl BD-component) (now version 11)
• Burn - only free alternative I know of on internet. Very simple - Just for doing a plain Video-DVD
Burn http://www.digital-digest.com/software/Burn.html
only You can buy from Apple is
• FinalCut Pro-X which also can burn to DVD but without any nice themes.
AppleMan1958
You can also buy Compressor from Apple for $50 US. It will also create DVD and BluRay but without the nice themes.
Yours Bengt W

Importing home dvd into iDVD and tweaking it?

I have some home movies that I burnt to dvd using a commercial dvd burner. now I would like to import the movie into imovie or idvd and add chapters, a theme, etc. Is this doable? If so, how? Thanks for any help you can give me.
G4 dual 800 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

DVDs are in a socalled delivery format (mpeg2), which isn't meant and made for any processing as editing...
avoid lossy inbetween formats, as mp4 ...
for using the iLife apps, you have to convert'em first, in recommended order, choose one of the following tools/workarounds:
* DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
* Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free)
* Cinematize >60$
* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
* Toast 6/7/8 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
* connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and transfer disk to tape/use as converter
none of these apps override copyprotection mechanisms as on commercial dvds...
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml

IDVD and imovie will not import

I cannot import anything into iDVD or iMovie. I don't know if I have the wrong format, the files are too large, or what.
I had videos from my hi8 put onto DVD's. They are in individual folders marked "video TS"
They are "NTSC format. They are not "PAL" When I could not import them, I converted them in MPEG Streamclip to "DV" format, no luck. Then I tried MP4 format, no luck. I imported them using "file, import" into a new project. An error window appeared: Error during import. The file could not be imported: unknown error.
OR "The file could not be imported" and it named the file
I trashed the preferences file, also, just in case it was the software itself.
I HAVE to get a section of one of them removed for an eulogy next week.
Any ideas?

Please use the Help Menu in iDvd and in the search field type in "Formats that work with iDvd".
Then please read these links and/or run the Tutorial for iMovie and iDvd:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#idvd-create-63
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6773923&#6773923
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6233860&#6233860
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6288604&#6288604
After you have done all of the above please feel free to post your questions here as well and I will do my best to answer them for you.

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