Redeeming digital DVDs on Macbook Air

How do I redeem a free digital copy that came with a DVD if I have no CD drive on my Macbook Air?

Easy, Buy this:
http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC684ZM/A
These drives are pretty tough. On airline flights I see people fumbling with them all the time to watch DVDs. They hold up well.

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First, share your MB pro DVD drive on the network in System Preferences > Sharing.
Insert the iWork DVD into the MBpro's drive.
Then go to your MBair and click "Remote Disc" in the Finders Sidebar.
You'll see your MBpro listed in the finder window. Click the arrow next to The MBpro name and you'll see the shared DVD. Double click that and the installation process should begin.
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I need assistance on how to stream a DVD from my MacBook Air through a latest generation Apple TV

You can't, the Apple TV is very much a device to replace DVD's.

Burn to DVD from MacBook Air to USB Superdrive

Hi. I am not totally computer illiterate but i really need some help. I have two long videos of a show that Im in in Londons West End. Several of the lads have asked for a copy and I didnt think that would be a problem. Ha!
The clips are one of an hour and the second of 40 minutes. I use a MacBook Air and I purchased a USB superdrive to do the job. Followed the instructions to the letter, but the clips wouldnt burn as in total thay came to just under 10GB! Im struggling to understand how to get round this. For instance, if I buy a movie on DVD, i can get a whole movie of more than the length Im trying to do on one disc.
Is there something I either can do or need to do?
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You need to burn a video DVD using iDVD:
Why is there no iDVD on my new Mac? How do I get it and how do I install it?
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3673
To burn a DVD with iDVD from the latest version of iMovie, you have to export the movie using the Export button and select 480p as the size. Open iDVD and start a new project, then drag that exported movie file into the iDVD menu window, avoiding any drop zones you see.

How can I copy a DVD to MacBook Air

How can I copy a DVD from my iMac to my MacBook Air?

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I have a MacBook Air and purchased the Super Drive for MacBook Air. I have all these family movies on DVD Mini's. Is there anyway to play them and get them into IMovie? Is there an adapter that will work in the slot? Is there such a thing as an external drive for these little discs? Any help will be really appreciated!

No. There is no adapter to get mini-DVDs safely into a MBA.
If you do a Google search you will find that there are lots of external drive that can be used with mini-DVDs.
Allan

Dvd player macbook air

Just migrated from a macbook pro to a macbook air, and now I can't remove the "dvd/cd" features from the settings or uninstall dvd player. this is obviously cosmetic but a potential oversight by Apple team. any thoughts how i can fix this? edit my profile or something?
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Don't forget that you can also use a shared SuperDrive from another Mac wirelessly! Quite a useful feature.
If you want to get rid of the CD/DVD options:
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I am trying run a dvd on my new Macbook Air, I am running the dvd from my iMac but it is slow and not running correctly.
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chriting1988
It’s not a fresh problem anyhow
I would suggest that problems with the same symptoms can (often do) have different causes. And the each case should be evaluated
using the details specific to the source media and the computer environment. And, your computer environment focus appears to be Mac based
on the content of your posted links.
I am strictly an Elements Windows user who has never worked with Premiere Elements Mac.
Although I realize that some of the features of Premiere Elements Windows and Mac are different, the two programs
have much in common. And, I realize the preference of Mac for files that use the .mp4 or .mov container with the equal
importance of the video compression and audio compression.
H.264.mp4 file has been and should be compatible with Premiere Elements 12/12.1 Windows and Mac. But, we need to define
if we are talking about compatibility in the Elements Organizer 12 versus Premiere Elements 12/12.1 Editor. In this thread, the target appears to be primarily
in Premiere Elements 12/12.1 Mac Editor.
In this case, we do not yet know the video and audio compression that goes with the .mp4 container.
Uncertain significance at this time is that the file sent as a sample via a Dropbox link cannot be
downloaded because "the file is corrupt". And, I am not clear on what the following is all about.
Importing a 964.1 meg mp4 file
Before factoring in file conversion, I would like to know more about the file. But, this is an old thread which has not been written to by its originator since
May 2014. I do not feel that we have enough information to build a case for "not a fresh problem" and can't import .mp4 into Premiere Elements Mac.
ATR

Copying a dvd to macbook air

Is there an easy way to copy a DVD to my macbook air without buying the external DVD player? Will the Apple Support at the store copy one for me?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
Probably they won't do it for you. If you have another Mac or PC, you can use Remote Disc to access to that DVD on the MacBook Air > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5287?viewlocale=en_US
If you haven't got another PC or Mac, you have to buy an external optical drive to copy the DVD to the MacBook

External Drive to play DVDs on Macbook Air

Does anyone have a recommendation of which external drive to purchase for my Macbook air so I can play my DVDs and load Microsoft Office onto my Macbook Air?

It's a subjective questions since each user will have preferences that vary from one to another. I have an Apple External Superdrive for the MacBook Air. I tend to favor the matching asthetics and support. Many "generic" external drives will work just fine. I have a Toshiba external for one of my netbooks, and it works too.
Realize that the Apple unit will not function on any other computer, if that is important to you. It runs $79.00, which is a tad more pricey than your "run-of-the-mill" external DVD.

How to get digital sound from macbook air?

i know the new air does not have digital output in the headphone jack, but is there another way to approach this problem? I heard there are ways to connect an external sound card to make it work (i'm new to this and not sure exactly how it works). I use to have my macbook pro linked to a Dell u2711 and ran toslink from the Pro, but now I'm on an Air, i have to use the analog output from the monitor which is driving me nuts comparing to the digital quality. Hoping there is another solution. thanks!

Hi fjing28,
You could do MiniDisplay Port to HDMI (with Audio-Out) support.
http://store.apple.com/us/product/H1824ZM/A/Moshi_Mini_DisplayPort_to_HDMI_Adapt er

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Hello,
I'm using an early macbook air 1.6 Ghz intel core 2 duo running 10.5.8
I have bought an install DVD for macbook air for 10.6 disc version 1 2Z691-6529-A but it refuses to install. says it can't work on this mac.
I have 2Gb ram and plenty of disc space.
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Upgrading to Snow Leopard
You can purchase Snow Leopard through the Apple Store: Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard - Apple Store (U.S.). The price is $19.99 plus tax. You will be sent physical media by mail after placing your order.
After you install Snow Leopard you will have to download and install the Mac OS X 10.6.8 Update Combo v1.1 to update Snow Leopard to 10.6.8 and give you access to the App Store. Access to the App Store enables you to download Mavericks if your computer meets the requirements.
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MacBook Air w/o DVD drive = No Digital Copy Downloads?!

I have a Mar/12 11" Macbook Air.
I recently decided that I would transfer all of my movies to digital and download the digital copies to my hard drive. Even though I have the proper (and unused) code, the instructions say I have to insert a disk first.
This is kind of a problem since MacBook Airs do not have a DVD/CD drive.
How am I supposed to download/unlock my purchsed movies from iTunes without a DVD drive? Suggestions? Or am I screwed? I really don't want to fork over $80 or so to get a DVD drive.
TIA
PS I would like to add that I have zero problems downloading movies straight from iTunes. I am only having problems with transfering the authorized digital copies that are included with the DVD/Blu-Ray purchase.

It depends on the method the movie distributor uses for the digital copy. If they provide just a code, you redeem that code in the iTunes Store and the movie will download. If the copy is on a disk in the package and you use the code just to validate, then you will need a DVD drive. If you have another computer with a DVD drive, Remote Disk may work, though I haven't tried it. Or you can redeem the copy on another computer and copy it to your MacBook Air. Otherwise you will need to purchase a DVD drive, either from Apple or another manufacturer.
Regards.

How do I covert downloaded (on MacBook Air) media files to play on a western digital media player?

Would be great if someone could give me a hand, very frustrated!
Anything I have downloaded on my MacBook Air I have not been able to put on my Western Digital Media Player. The media player is recognised when it's plugged in to the Mac but I'm not given the ability to move any files or place any new files on the media player.
I have also tried saving movie files to a USB and then tried using my work PC to place them on the media player, this works - but the file format won't play.
Thanks!

http://store.apple.com/us/product/MD564ZM/A
You also need to determine what kind of DVDs your player supports. My player will play discs with image files on it. Some players will even play files in mp4 format. If yours will only strictly play DVDs in DVD format then you have to author them with a tool such as iDVD (no longer sold).
If you are playing these at home you might see if you can ouptu video straight to the video device from your MBA.

I just created a slide show with iPhoto 11 on my MacBook Air. How do I save this to a DVD on my external drive so that it will play on a DVD player?

I just created a slide show with iPhoto 11 on my MacBook Air. How do I save this to a DVD on my external drive so that it will play on a DVD player?

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

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