New DVD burner and iMovie

How can I do to set an external DVD burner to work with iDVD (different from the internal-default that the computer original brought)

If you are using iDVD4, you can install a "Easter Egg" that allows you to save your DVD to a disc image rather than burning it directly to a DVD. Once you have the disc image you can use Toast or other disc burning tools to create a DVD using your external burner.
Full instructions are here:
http://examples.oreilly.com/imoviemm4/BurningtheUnburnable.pdf
and you will find the files you need here:
http://homepage.mac.com/geerlingguy/macsupport/mac_help/pages/00152-burn_idvd5.html
You can also use Patchburn that will install them for you:
http://www.patchburn.de/index.html
Good luck,
Dave

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Sure.
16X DVD-/+ DVR-111 or ND-3540, under $40 online newegg.com & others...; in early G4's such as yours, you don't need to remove the drive tray faceplate, so it's a simple job. You can search the KB for customer installable parts, to get a pdf or video directions should you need them.

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Okay, I've been working on this and digging through these forums for awhile now. I'm still stumped. So here we go:
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D: Unsupported CD or DVD drive.
Virtual drives can sometimes interfere with reading and writing CDs in iTunes. If this is a virtual drive and you are having problems with other drives, try uninstalling the virtual CD application.
I have uninstalled all virtual drive software, including Daemon Tools, PowerISO, and MagicDisc.
I have followed the article pointed out in an earlier thread involving editing the registry to remove 3rd party filters.
Okay... that's as much info as I can think of. Help?

Do you by any chance have Daemon tools? They are know to cause drive recongnition problems with this error number.
I intended to add this link just in case:
http://gearsoftware.com/wiki/index.php?title=SPTD_Drivers
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Can anyone recommend a New DVD burner compatible with Retrospect?

I'm hoping some more experienced users can help me find a new DVD burner for my trusty old G4 (Dual 1 GHz PowerPC G4 - mirror doors).
My original Superdrive still functions, but has become a little erratic at times (and is a tad slow - like me), so I'm considering a new external burner (Firewire preferred). I've located a new LaCie drive (22x, DVD-DL, lightscribe, etc etc) model reference 301484U, but I cannot determine if it is Retrospect compatible.
As a Graphic Designer, I've built up over the years a very large Retrospect archive of all my work & clients files (several hundred CDs & DVDs), to which I must retain access. I checked the EMC (Dantz) web-site, but the burner is not listed, so I don't know if it is or is not compatible, just not tested.
I decided to go with an external/firewire drive in the hope that when I do buy a new Mac Pro I can switch it over to the new machine.
I suppose as an alternative, if I could find an external version of whatever model Superdrive is included in the current Mac Pros, that would more than likely work with Retrospect.
I would appreciate any suggestions/comments or recommendations

In the past year I have bought a Pioneer for my old G4 and a LG for my MacPro at Best Buy when they have been on sale. No problems, easy installs. If you need more detailed/user experiences check out the drive database at:
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com

Macbook pro dock - with ext hd and ext dvd burner and cooling fans needed??

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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
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Dvd Burner And Floppy Settings

HI,
I AM SETTING UP A NEW RIG ON K8N NE04 PLATINUM, WITH 2 SATA HD`S.
DVD BURNER AND FLOPPY WOULD BE CONNECTED TO IDE SLOTS. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU : CAN I SET THE DVD BURNER AS PRIMARY MASTER AND FLOPPY AS PRIMARY SLAVE IN THE BIOS ? OR SHOULD THEY BE SLAVES?
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Dvd burner and application

afternoon
where can i tell on my macbook if i have a dvd burner, and if i do, what application would i use to burn dvd's. does the macbook come with anything pre installed?
says i have
DVD-Write: -R, -R DL, -RW, +R, +R DL, +RW
when i look in about this mac
many thanks in advance
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You can look at system profiler to see what you have.
Or just go to the apple icon on the menu, then about this mac then click the system information button.
Based on what you posted you have a DVD burner.
Also 10.5.x can burn DVD data disc by default. There are many ways to go about this here is one:
Highlight the folder you want copied. In finder go File > then there will be an option towards the bottom to burn those folders.
You can also set up a burn folder so you can drag files to there then click burn. Or set up a folder with a predetermined size (CD/DVD) and drag things there. Or use Disc Utilities.

Sony DVD Burner and 350 mhz AGP not being recognised by iTunes

I managed to get a Sony DVD Burner for my friends Powermac g4 AGP, the sales assistant sais it would be comatible for macs....it installed fine and wa sable to read dvd's perfectly, when my friend went to burn a CD from iTunes it would not work as it seems the drive is not supported. I have tried finidng some drivers all over the sony website for it but to no avail. I don't suppose anyone has any experience with this brand of burner? Any help would be appreciated thanks.

As I recall, Sony's internal DVD burners are made by Lite-On, but as far as the G4 is concerned - the drive's firmware indicates a Sony product. A compatibilty problem for burning a disk occurs, when the CD/DVD drive is newer than the supporting profiles for Apple's Disk Burner software. Have you checked into "PatchBurn?" Other than that, your friend could purchase Roxio's "Toast," which has more user settings than Apple's software.

SONY Digital Video Camera DCR-DVD 201 and iMovie

I have a sony Digital Video Camera
Posted: Aug 6, 2006 6:59 PM in response to: max Farina
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Can I use this Digital camera with my MacBook Pro
it is a SONY DCR-DVD 201
I do not see a firewire port on the camera ONLY a USB.
How can I get my video from my DVD to iMovie?
I want to put my home video from this camera to iMovie, Can it be done?
I am going nuts, I paid alot of money for this camera and now I can't use it in my new Mac?
I am very new to Mac and this hurts!
PLEASE someone help me, I only see a USB, DO they sell some thing to help get the Video into iMOVIE?
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Search this forum for "compatible, DVD camcorder" and you will find many threads where people lament this truth:
iMovie is for miniDV formatted video connected via Firewire.
Mini DVD camcorders are designed for you to do very light editing on the camera before you finalize the DVD and don't support being imported into a computer. Anyway, many of the experts here know of converters and workarounds, if you want to spend some more money. You could start with these threads:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2404104&#2404104
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2288697&#2288697
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=2243781&#2243781
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DVD burning and finder

when i set up to burn a dvd, i open two windows. one has the photos i wish to burn, one has the dvd. i drag files from one to the other just fine. but when i want to remove a file from the dvd list and i drag it to the trash that file/folder is deleted from the original too.
i asked this question previously and a response said click on the arrow at the bottom right of the finder. well, there was a circular arrow at the bottom right, but it would not click. nothing happened when i left/right click, nothing.
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Hi
Thanks for the links.
Re available space, I have 58.6 Gigs free out of a formatted 74.4 Gigs (eMac 80 Gig HD) Also I have 1 Gig RAM. (My eMac is the 1.25 GHZ, USB 2, Superdrive model)
I do have BUFE as per the second link - checked in Terminal. But any mention of "Buffer Underrun Error" has not been in any of the error messages.
I will try and note the 2 or 3 error messages when they occur.
I also did try burning without any other applications running.
All media has been brand new. I have found online at Staples some 4x DVD-R disks but I have yet to find any "in-store."
Interestingly, my SuperDrive, Pioneer 107D, reports itself as more capable than Apple supports - Apple only supporting DVD-R.
As far as data type, I burn a few AIFF CD's for music playback, some Data CD's for backup and storage and the odd DVD also for data storage and backup. The latest attempt to back up the approx 2.2 Gigs in my Documents Folder is when I encountered the burning issues.
Upon reflection, I have never had more than 4x available in the DVD burning process despite the advertised 8x specs. Anything beyond 4x has always been greyed out.
Do you know if there is a preference file associated with the actual burn settings?
Cheers,
Jeff

Adobe Elements catalog backup fails after 3 discs. Message says something wrong with dvd writer. I bought an external dvd burner and changed disc brands, still the same results.

Full backup of catalog stops after three discs. I have changed disc brand and added a new external dvd burner but still get the same results. What is wrong?

If you have the hard drive space, see if you can complete a back up to the hard drive instead. If that works successfully, it could be a buffer or caching issue with the burner. It could be running out of space because it is not clearing after each disk burn.

Dvd burner for imovie on ML 10.8.2?

Have a new Mac with Mountain Lion 10.8.2 on it that did not come with iDVD installed. Trying to find a DVD burner that will be compatible with my ML version. I called Apple and they no longer supply iDVD discs. Argh. Need suggestions! I have tried wondershare and xilisoft 30 day free trials and neither one is functioning properly!

Have a new Mac
If you are still within your 15 day return period. Call Apple they will sent out iDVD at no charge. (There are no realistic substitutes.)
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.
408-996-1010
800-692-7753
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
http://dealmac.com/lw/artclick.html?1,527850,1872219

Best New DVD Burner for a G5

My DVD Burner seems to have died and I'm wondering if anyone can advise on best replacement. I'd love to be able to burn DVD 9's.
Thanks

Have you figured out the reason why your computer becomes unstable after having a disk in the drive?
I am having the same exact issue; after having disks in the DVD drive (PLEXTOR DVDR PX-800A:) they will not eject; I've tried using the eject command in the terminal, and using the "Open Superdrive" menu option.
I've also tried ejecting from Disk Utility but that will freeze the application. I can't force quit the Disk Utility application or even relaunch the Finder. The only way around is to go a hard reboot by holding down the power button.
Every time a disk is in the drive I have to force reboot, this is fast becoming a major issue, the computer works flawlessly otherwise.
I've read that it can be anything from bad RAM to a bad MB. Also, one last item to note, not sure if they're related but I tend to think so. When attempting to boot into the Hardware Test startup disk, the computer goes to the little wrist watch and never stops counting the minutes.
This will also occur when using the boot manager to select a start up disk even without the DVD in the drive, so its not limited to the DVD selection. The computer again needs to be rebooted and I have to select a startup disk from the startup preference pane. Of course the Hardware Test disk does not show as a startup option.
So, this is more than just an eject DVD issue, sounds more complicated than that. Also, just thought I'd mention the drive has been installed for over a year without issue, so its not due to a new piece of hardware.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
[email protected]

DVD burner and DVD Studio Pro

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I've cleaned it using disc cleaner and I've also burned the video_ts files to my sony DVD burner (my sony DVD burner is only 3 months old) besides the burner in my Mac and I'm still having playback issues on some DVD players? I've also tested them without dvd lables on verbatim discs. So no one else is having any problems authoring their DVDs on the Mac Pros or the other intel based macs?

Canon DC-10 DVD Camcorder and iMovie (VR/Video DVD) *complicated*

Hi Guys,
I have a complicate issue and I have no idea how to do it.
The Problem: I like to cut and edit my short movies which I have recorded with the Canon DC-10 DVD Camcorder.
Because the Camcorder only writes small sized DVDs I have to copy it onto a standalone HDD/DVD recorder which is connected to my TV and than from its HDD back to a standard sized DVD. I can record this DVD in VR and Video mode but my MacBook Pro can only read the DVD which was recorded in Video mode. Therefore I cannot copy the movie files to my HDD. I think ripping might be a possibility but I don't know. Does anybody have an idea how to get my movie clips into iMovie HD?
Which movie file format does iMovie HD use?
By the way connecting the Camcorder to the Mac directly is currently not supported by Canon and Apple. I have to use the small DVD to normal size DVD way (because of the slot in drive in the MacBook Pro).
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as Michael told you: iM does not support these DVDcorders...
your workflow is absolutely correct: to avoid damage to the slot-in, first create a standard-shaped/sized dvd-r; it has to be finalized and in "video mode"....
then, your options to import DVD content are:
* DVDxDV (free trial, 25$, Pro: 90$)
* Apple mpeg2 plugin (20$) + Streamclip (free)
* Cinematize >60$
* Mpeg2Works >25$ + Apple plug-in
* Toast6/7 allows converting to dv/insert dvd, hit apple-k
* connect a miniDV Camcorder with analogue input to a DVD-player and disk to tape/use as converter
... and as Micheal told you: DVD are end-of-the-road, a delivery format, not meant for further processing as editing, all these conversion could mean a loss of pic quality (and are very inconvenient, for sure)... if you are seriously interested in movie-making AND want to use the iApps, you should consider to buy a miniDV....

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