IDVD install on Mavericks?

Hi guys,
I haven't been around here for quite a while...
I have a friend who has a MacBook Pro with Mavericks and now he wants to make DVDs to play on his TV; like me. I installed iDVD from an iLife '08 disk and the software had a big line drawn through it. Wouldn't launch. I have an iLife '11 disk that doesn't show iDVD on the back of the box, but seems to have iDVD when I go into customize install. Is this a version that will install and launch? He had to leave, so this is follow-up.
Thank-you!
Len

The iLife 11 disk does have iDVD on it. This version, 7, is compatible with Mavericks. Also update the iDVD 7 to the last version available, 7.1.2 with the iDVD 7.1.2.
Follow this workflow to help assure the best qualty 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.
OT

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