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Guy
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Username: Vandalay
Post Number: 1040
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 1:48 pm: |     |
I have a large number of Hi8 movies that I need to put on DVD. I have an iMac with a DVD burner. I just need the best way to get those movies into my Mac. Any ideas?
Also I am not thrilled with iDVD or iMovie. What software works best with Mac for DVD burning. |
Eric
Citizen
Username: Ericactive
Post Number: 44
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Monday, September 19, 2005 - 6:47 pm: | |
You can use something like the Dazzle or if your digital camera has digital throughput capabilities you can run it through your camera and into your computer. My camera doesn't so I make a copy on the camcorder first and then transfer it to my hard drive. Your going to need a lot of space.
I don't use iMovie. I use Final Cut Express to edit and make movies. While I don't love iDVD, it does do an excellent job. DVD making requires a lot of power, memory and hard drive space. You might want to look out Roxio Toast 7 Titanium. |
Bailey
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Username: Baileymac
Post Number: 9
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 9:10 am: | |
Just curious, I've done a lot with iMovie and iDVD, kinda like them, what is it you don't like about them? I haven't used Final Cut yet, is that significantly better? |
Guy
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Username: Vandalay
Post Number: 1058
Registered: 8-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 1:35 pm: | |
Baily, I might like it also if I could figure out how to use it properly. I am used to Windows software for burning DVD's.
I guess I need to sit down and print out the manuals for iMovie and iDVD.
I will use my Panasonic DVD recorder in the meantime.
Just want to take an existing DVD , put it on the hard drive, then burn it. The same goes for my Hi 8 movies.
Thanks for the info, Eric |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 1290
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 11:07 pm: | |
Popcorn, http://www.roxio.com/en/products/popcorn/index.jhtml
and Toast
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Eric
Citizen
Username: Ericactive
Post Number: 45
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:01 am: | |
iDVD wasn't loading for me and would lock up. I found out that you may need to have at least 20 gb free on your hard drive for it to load. I moved my 16gb iTunes library to an external hard drive and then iDVD loaded fine. I just upgraded to 5.0 and it loaded fine with less than 5gb free so this was fixed. The old version would always try to load the old project file even after I deleted it and would take forever to load. This was addressed in 5.0 too. I have not been able to figure out a way to make a data only DVD with iDVD unless I make a dvd with a menu. Other than those things I think iDVD is a great product for the money. 5.0 has some great new templates too.
The biggest difference between iMovie and Final Cut Express is FCE is true non-linear editing. iMovie is does not have the flexibility needed to drag, drop and expand pieces of video or audio. FCE allows for multiple layers of audio and video and control for each layer. However there is a steep learning curve for FCE. If you have trouble learning iMovie than FCE will be tough. Despite the lack of strong functionality, iMovie is great for the price. iLife is worth the 80 bucks for iDVD alone. |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 1292
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2005 - 9:38 pm: | |
Why would you try to burn a data DVD in iDVD?
Try using Disk Utility, or burning it straight from the Finder.
Are you trying to use iDVD because it starts up automagically when you insert a blank DVD?
Try this,
To switch this auto feature off, open System Preferences and click on "CDs & DVDs". If it is set as follows, "When you insert a blank DVD" change it to "ask what to do". To burn a DVD from the Finder follow these instructions
1 Insert a blank CD or DVD disc into the optical drive of your computer.
2 Type a name for the disc in the dialog that appears (if CDs & DVDs preferences are set to "Ask what to do"), or under the CD icon if no dialog appears.
If you see the dialog, you can choose an action from the pop-up menu and select "Make this action the default" if you want the same thing to happen every time you insert a blank disc. Then click OK.
3 Drag files and folders to the open disc window and arrange the files exactly as you want them. The names of files, folders, and the disc can't be changed after the CD is burned.
4 Choose File > Burn Disc (or just try dragging the CD or DVD disc icon to the Trash icon in the Dock. If you drag a previously-recorded disc to the Trash, it changes to an Eject icon, and the result is the disc is ejected. But when you drag a blank disc to the Trash, it changes to a Burn icon, since the disc is ready to be recorded).
5 Select the burn speed and click Burn.
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You can also use Disk Utility,
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006
Burning a disk image file on a CD or DVD in Mac OS X
It's really easy to burn a disk image file using Disk Copy (Mac OS X 10.2.8 or earlier) or Disk Utility (Mac OS X 10.3 or later).
Mac OS X 10.3 or later
1. Open Disk Utility. It's in the Utilities folder (/Applications/Utilities).
2. If the disk image you want to use doesn't appear in the list, drag its icon to the Disk Utility window.
3. Select the disk image and click Burn.
4. Insert a blank CD or DVD into your computer's disc drive and follow the prompts.
Mac OS X 10.0 through 10.2.8
1. Open Disk Copy. It's in the Utilities folder (/Applications/Utilities).
2. From the File menu, choose Burn Image. Tip: Don't open the disk image file before choosing this command.
3. A navigation dialog box appears. Locate and select the disk image file.
4. Click Burn.
5. When prompted, insert a blank disc into the disc drive.
6. Click Burn.
Depending on your computer's settings, the drive will eject the disc, or it will appear on the desktop when the burn is successfully completed.
Note: When burning a disc from a disk image, the burned disc will have the same format as the disk image. If you need a disc that will work on different computers, burn the disc in the Finder.
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Have you tried using Mac Help?
Creating CDs and DVDs using the Finder
If your computer has a Combo drive or a CD-R/CD-RW drive, you can burn files onto CD discs using the Finder. If your computer has a SuperDrive, you can burn files on CD and DVD discs.
By default, Mac OS X burns CD discs in a format that can also be used on non-Macintosh computers.
1 Insert a blank CD or DVD disc into the optical drive of your computer.
2 Type a name for the disc in the dialog that appears (if CDs & DVDs preferences are set to "Ask what to do"), or under the CD icon if no dialog appears.
If you see the dialog, you can choose an action from the pop-up menu and select "Make this action the default" if you want the same thing to happen every time you insert a blank disc. Then click OK.
3 Drag files and folders to the open disc window and arrange the files exactly as you want them. The names of files, folders, and the disc can't be changed after the CD is burned.
4 Choose File > Burn Disc.
5 Select the burn speed and click Burn.
You can also use applications with a disc-burning feature (such as iTunes or iPhoto) to burn CDs.
For more information about the actions you can set in CDs & DVDs preferences, click "Tell me more."
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