IDVD encoding issues from iMovie

A movie previews fine in iMovie, but when I preview it in iDVD, the sound track gets out of sync and there are some random bursts of extra noise. How do I fix this?

The preview function in iDVD is really only designed to show the menu flow of your project and doesn't give any quality indication.
Try creating a disk image file (.img) which is an option under FILE in iDVD. Double-click on the ,img file to actually mount it on your desktop and use the Apple DVD Player application to play it. If it's OK, you can use Apple's DIsk Utility to actually burn it to writable media.

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Just to let you know, I think I figured out what to do. I ended up sharing the iMovie HD as a Quicktime movie. Then I opened up iDVD and imported that Quicktime movie. The sound is good on the DVD. I do think there is a problem with the audio encoding between these programs and that is a real issue Apple must address. Let me know if you have solved this issue too. Thanks, Reid

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I used footage from the same camera (taken on the same weekend using the same settings) in several different iMovie "projects". All were shared from iMovie 11 as "File" using the quality setting "SD 480p".
In Quicktime Player, all ".mp4" files will play and they show the following info in its inspector:
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Hello Bengt and thank you again for the replies.
As I mentioned in my previous posts, I'm using iMovie 10.0.1 which has very limited quality adjustments. In every case I chose the smallest size, which iMovie 10.0.1 calls "SD 480p (854 x 480)". I used this same setting on all exports.
I still have iMovie HD (6.0.4) and iMovie '11 (9.0.9) on my iMac so I tried both of them. In both cases, they could import only the file that works in iDVD. Both older versions of iMovie choked on the longer movies shared from iMovie 10.0.1.
I have many many hours into the editing of these clips and I do not want to have to go back and redo everything in an older version of iMovie. Might I be better off going with a different DVD creation software? Or am I out of luck? Because I can't really change iMovie 10.0.1's export settings, I'm afraid there's nothing I can do to get it to export it as something that iDVD can use (really, I can't even tell why it's different and why iDVD doesn't like it).
The software "WonderShare DVD Creator" has no issue with any of the files I've exported from iMovie 10.0.1.

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I've tried exporting "selected clips" from iMovie . The iDVD Chapter Markers do not appear as a menu option on the initial iDVD menu screen when "selected clips" is checked in the iMovie Share option. The chapter markers are limited to the clips I'm exporting. The "Share" dialog box seems to indicate that Chapter Markers should export but they don't. // I'm trying to break up a movie that's too long for a DVD (but I will later share to video from iMovie). I'd prefer not to make two iMovie projects out of this. Thanks!
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Hello, John,
Welcome to the discussions.
You can either do your 'share to video from iMovie' before or after creating your iDVDs. But, you will need to create a second iMovie if yours is too long for one DVD and you are wanting to make 2 DVDs from the one long movie.
To make the second one before sharing the entire movie:
Select the clips you want in the second movie, then go to 'Edit' and 'Copy'.
Then, select 'New' iMovie. When it opens, give it a name like "Part2" and then 'Paste' your selected clips. Save the movie, then go back to the first one. Delete the clips you just copied.
Close iMovie. Open your DVD project. Find the 'Media' tab, go to 'Movies' and drag and drop your first movie into iDVD. Finish the iDVD project. Save and close.
Then, create the second iDVD project for your second movie in the same way.
Do 'save as disk image' for each iDVD project. That way your project is intact for each one, and you will not lose anything when you change the iMovies. You can burn your DVDs from the disk images.
Now, go back to your second iMovie. Select the clips and copy. Close that movie and open the first one. Paste the second set of clips. Now you have your original movie back and can do your share to video from it. Delete the second movie.

Missing Scenes of Project in iDVD after exported from iMovie

So I finished a project in iMovie, the project is around 1.5 hours. I've made it into 20 different scenes (chapter mark), but when I export it to iDVD there are 2 scenes missing. I already change the encoding settings to Professional Quality but it makes no difference the scenes are still missing.
Anybody know what to do?

Yes, it is very clear and very confusing. I don't think chapter markers are the problem.
Is the video all from the same source? In other words, if the video in chapters 3 and 4 are in an odd .avi format, for example, perhaps iDVD is having trouble handling it and the video needs to be converted to another format.
You may also wish to try some of the basic strategies suggested in this forum -- make sure your versions of iDVD and QuickTime are up to date, make sure there's enough hard disk space on your main HD (15+ G on boot drive), delete your preference file for iDVD (plist file) since it can become corrupted, empty your iDVD cache...
John

I can't locate iDVD when finishing from iMovie

When using iMovie I'm unable to locate iDVD when trying to move my project to Share, iDVD - imovie runs through preparing project but on completion this just dissappears when iDVD should open. Any suggestions on what I should do?

Macs purchased with Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) already installed don't have iDVD unfortunately. Macs running Snow Leopard or earlier have iDVD installed as part of the iLife suite of applications.
iDVD is not available for download from the Mac App Store. The solution is to purchase the full iLife '11 package from an Apple retailer or from the Apple online store (not the App Store).
See here:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC623Z/A/iLife-11
(note that this is the US store; single user price $49; family pack $79)
John

IDVD Encoding issue

Hi,
The problem I'm having is that when i burn a DVD using best quality, it appears to burn it as best performance. I have never had any best performance disks work with my DVD player but best quality has worked fine with it for other projects.
When I go to the project info widow for my project, it says that using best quality encoding it would be 1.8 GB and using best performance would be 3.1 GB. But when i burn using best quality, it comes out being 3.1 GB. I also burned a disk using best performance an it came out as 3.1 GB as well.
I tried creating a new DVD project and it did the same thing. So I'm stumped, any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.

'Best Performance' compresses your content at one fixed bit-rate - 5 minutes or 50 minutes, the encoding is the same. The encoded disc has a playback bit-rate just about as high as a DVD player can handle.
'Best Quality' compresses your content at a fixed bit-rate based on the length of your content - 110 minutes is compressed more than 70 minutes. If your content is about 60 minutes or less, 'Best Quality' compression should be about the same as 'Best Performance' (although experience has shown 'Best Quality' content is actually compressed slightly more than 'Best Performance').
How long (in minutes) is the content you are using?

Help please... Audio sync issues going from iMovie to iDVD (iLife '09 packa

I've tried technical support, I've tried looking online but nothing seems to have helped, so here's the problem:
I have a video/movie, that is around 58 minutes long, I share it to iDVD and the other media formats from iMovie. The vid has music, transitions, titles, credits, etc... It plays fine in iMovie while I am editing it. The problem comes when I try to export it to another media format and to iDVD.
There's a section that has major audio sync issues that I have no idea how to even begin to fix. There is audio and music from the 55 minute mark that plays over the 27 minute mark for a good 3 minutes of video and audio.
I've tried some of the suggestions I've come across but nothing seems to work. Does anyone have anything that they can offer this very frustrated guy? Please and thank you in advance.

I don't shoot 12 bit audio (ever) so I'm not an expert on fixing it or converting it back to 16 bit audio. I can only report what others on this forum claim to have worked (in some cases with marginal success).
The ones that comes to mind are:
1. video and audio extraction in an attempt to re sync.
2. exporting back to the camera from iMovie and then re-importing as 16 bit.
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA25603?viewlocale=en_US
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8113985
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I am creating an idvd project with multiple imovie projects. I know I need to share my imovie project with Idvd. WEhen I do that, idvd automatically opens. Now I want to add a second project. The problem is that when I share imovie projects a second time, it automatically opens a second idvd project. I want to add multiple imovie projects on one idvd project.

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Follow this workflow to help ensure 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.
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I am wondering about quality loss due to more than one conversion/compression. I suspect that when I export to the Media Browser then this is occurring. If I am not mistaken iMovie is using something like H.264 for this. Then, when I run iDVD I suspect it will it do another conversion/compression, I think to get to MPEG2. Not only could this result in a loss of quality but also it will take extra time. I am interested to know what others think about this.
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the standards for videoDVD are 720x480, and usually mpeg2 encoded..
so, your HiDef project HAS to be 'downsampled' somehow..
I would Export with Qucktime/apple intermediate => which is the 'format' your project is allready, and you avoid any useless 'inbetween encoding'..
iDVD will 'swallow' this huge export file - don't mind: iDVD cares for length, not size.
iDVD will then convert into DVD-standards..
you can 'raise' quality, by using projects <60min - this sets iDVD automatically to highest technical possible bitrate
hint: judge pic quality on a DVDplayer + TV.. not on your computer (DVDs are meant for TVdelivery)

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Hi All,
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So when I resurrected the iDVD project, iMovie files, music, etc. it no longer works. Now it just says "there was an error during movie encoding". I'm not missing pieces of the puzzle because when I preview the project in iDVD, all the music, etc. is in place.
I have gone through the discussions over and over and changed things like clicking on and off "encode in background", changed from NTSC to PAL, deleted encoded assets, etc. The only effect these solutions have had is cycling through the movie longer but still eventually popping up the error message.
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So when I resurrected the iDVD project, iMovie files, music, etc.
Did you make any edits to the project before trying to reburn it? If so that creates a problem with iDVD preventing a successful encode. It's best to start over with a new project and add the media, i.e. movies, stills, etc., again.
Then follow this workflow to help ensure the best quality final product:
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 and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was 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.
Will the DVD disk play on your Mac with DVD Player? Sometimes the Mac is more forgiving than set top DVD players. If you can try to create a disk image of the DVD disk with Disk Utiltiy. If you can then play it with DVD Player to make sure it plays thru completely. If that's successfull then you can burn a new disk with Disk Utility.
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I wonder if someone can help.
I have an iMovie project that includes 8 chapter markers.
When I export to idvd, the resulting video quality is horrible.
I have found out from other users posts , that the best way to export is to "media browser".
When I do that, I lose my chapter markers, which I obviously don't want to happen.
Am I doing something wrong, or am I correct in assuming that this type of export will not save the chapter markers??
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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.

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when i to share a movie from imovie to idvd i get a file not found error can anyone help?

Hey ninimac!
Here is an article that can help you troubleshoot this issue with burning DVDs in iDVD:
iDVD: Troubleshooting issues with burning discs
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1583
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
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