Saving iphoto library in DVD, how to?

Please give me a list of simple steps in order to do that.
I want to save the photos and be able to see them in iPhoto and I want to save them for backup and eventual viewing in non Mac computers.

I want to save the photos and be able to see them in iPhoto and I want to save them for backup and eventual viewing in non Mac computers.<<<</div>
You can't have it both ways and you really should burn two separate DVDs. For backup purposes, stay out of iPhoto. Insert a blank disk and drag the iPhoto library AS AN ENTITY onto the disk image and burn the DVD.
For the non-Mac computers, open iPhoto and select all the photos that you want on DVD. Export to a temporary folder on the desktop and exit iPhoto. Then, insert a blank disk and drag the temporary folder onto the disk image and burn the DVD. After the burn, trash the temp folder.

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