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#APPLE IDVD HELP MAC#

In general, it’s fine to make a backup for your own use, but not to distribute it to anyone else. Keep in mind however that duplicating a copyrighted DVD may be illegal, depending which country you live in and what you intend to do with the copy. Note: Obviously, there are no limitations on duplicating home-made DVDs. It was also possible to buy more themes in the form of the third-party DVDPak (but expect more fun rather than anything stylish or serious). This could be done using OS X’s Disk utility (in Applications – Utilities).

If the user burned to rewritable DVDs, they needed to be blanked before each new use.

#APPLE IDVD HELP MAC#

With the first versions of the app, if the user didn’t have a SuperDrive, but he knew someone who did, the user could create DVD projects on his or her own Mac using iDVD, save the projects as a disk image file when the user was done, and move the file to his or her friend’s Mac later for burning to DVD. It was possible to click Buttons and experiment with the alternatives on offer. To save: Save your project so you can open and edit it later.Or, to burn it later, or on another machine choose File – Save As Disc Image… To get burning: Hit the Burn button and insert a blank disc when instructed.To add sync files: You can add regular files to your DVD, which will be accessible if someone puts the disc in a computer.To map things out: Click the Map button to see a tree diagram of the whole disc, and delete any unwanted bits (select the media in question and hit Backspace).Each sub-menu, when clicked, will lead to another customizable menu, complete with a back arrow for returning to the main menu screen. To do this, click the + button and choose Add Submenu. To add extra menus: You can only have six items on your main menu, if you want more items than this, you’ll have to create sub-menus.To customize: Most of the theme were relatively tasteful, but the user could select and delete elements he or she didn’t like.The user could also drag files from Finder or click File – Import.

To add some content: Click the Media button to pull in audio, pics and video files.

Choose between standard and widescreen formats, then pick from a selection of bundled themes (many of which are widescreen-only) for the menus.

To pick a theme: Click Create a New Project.

To create a DVD with iDVD, the user had to follow these steps: But the fonts were not installed, to prevent them from being available to other applications by default. IDVD shipped with fonts, located at Applications – iDVD.app – Contents – Resources – Fonts. iDVD included a ‘One-Step DVD’ function, which would automatically rewind the currently connected DV camcorder and burn a DVD of the video footage stored on the tape. The application had a Media panel that provided access to the user’s iTunes library, iPhoto library and Movies folder.Īmong other features, let’s mention the ability to hide or show an approximation of the ‘TV-safe area’ (as old televisions generally cut off some of a video’s outer areas).

It could import iMovie projects and iPhoto slideshows.įor iMovie projects, scene selection menus were automatically created in accordance with chapter markers. IDVD integrated with the rest of the iLife suite, as well as with Final Cut Express and Final Cut Pro. Each theme included “drop zones,” onto which movies or pics could be placed. This app included over dozens of Apple-designed themes for DVD menus and sub-menus.

Starting with iDVD 6, Apple supported the ability to burn projects with third-party optical drives. Initially available for Macs with a SuperDrive, the app was later included with all new Macs.