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Burning a OneStep DVD from a movie on your hard disk

You can burn a OneStep DVD from a movie on your hard disk, skipping the creative process involved in creating menus, modifying themes, and so on. When you insert the burned disc into a DVD player or a computer, the disc plays automatically.

To burn a OneStep DVD from a movie on your hard disk:

Step 1

With iDVD open, choose File > “OneStep DVD from Movie.”

Step 2

Locate the movie you want to add in the dialog that opens, then click Import.

Step 3

Insert a blank DVD disc into your computer’s SuperDrive or an external drive when you are prompted to do so.

A progress dialog indicates how far along you are in creating the DVD. You can click the Cancel button at any point before the burning stage to quit and leave the DVD disc untouched.

iDVD burns the disc in whatever format (NTSC or PAL) you have specified in iDVD preferences, regardless of which format the video is in. If the formats are different, iDVD warns you before burning, because some visual distortions might result in the burned DVD.

Note: After burning, to eject a disc from your computer’s internal disc drive, press the Media Eject key on your keyboard, if there is one. On keyboards with no Media Eject key, hold down the F12 key until the eject icon appears and your disc is ejected.

Go to Mac Help for more options for ejecting discs.

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Burning a OneStep DVD directly from a DV camcorder

Selecting NTSC or PAL video format

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