Creating Video DVDs Using Apple iDVD

Creating a New Project | Adding Video | Adding a Still Picture Slide Show

Finishing Up

Creating a New Project

1) Open iDVD by clicking on the iDVD icon located in the toolbar at the bottom of the screen

2) On the top toolbar, click File > New Project.

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3) Name your project.

4) Below the DVD layout window, click “Customize.”

5) Select “Themes” from the top menu bar of the popout window to choose a theme for your DVD

6) Click “Customize again to close the slide out menu.

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Adding Video

1) Open the folder containing the video files you want on your DVD.

2) Drag Quicktime video files into the DVD layout window.

3) Arrange them in order you wish them viewed.

Adding a Still Picture Slide Show

1) Click “Slideshow” button.

2) Using Finder, open folder containing the image files you want on your DVD.

3) Drag image files into the DVD layout window

4) Each slideshow can hold up to 99 images. If you want more than 99 images, create a new slideshow and divide your images between both.

5) Set options such as the duration each image is displayed, whether to allow manual scrolling through images, etc.

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1) Edit titles by clicking on them and changing the text to make them say what you want them to say.

2) Below the DVD layout window, click “Preview” to make sure everything works on your DVD.

3) On the top toolbar, click File > Burn DVD to create your DVD.

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