Can I burn a DVD with iMovie?

Apple’s iMovie is a program that allows you to create and edit digital movies or videos. Once your iMovie file is in iDVD, you can customize your DVD menu(s) and burn your movie onto a DVD.

How do I burn a DVD from iMovie 10?

Helpful answers

1. Create a project in iMovie 10.0.1.
2. Go to File>Share>File…
3. Choose a location on the hard drive to save the file to.
4. Wait for the blue circle activity indicator to finish.
5. In Finder, verify that iMovie created an MP4 file in the location specified in step 3.
6. Open iDVD and click “Create New Project.”

Can iMovie burn to Blu Ray?

iMovie itself does not support any creating of Blu-ray and DVD. If your video files exported from iMovie play correctly in QuickTime player, you can just drag it into the iDVD of iLife suite and it can burn to DVD on your Mac.

How to burn a movie from iMovie to DVD?

The steps below will show you how to export your movie from iMovie and burn it to DVD using iDVD for playback on your home DVD player. After finishing the iMovie project, go to iMovie’s top menu bar. Choose Share > iDVD. Wait for iDVD to open the iMovie project, which may take a few minutes.

How can I play my iMovie project on DVD?

If you wish to play the iMovie project directly, check No Menu directly. Click the Burn button to the setting dialog. Check the box next to Burn to disc and set the options below. Once you click on the Start button, the iMovie project will be put on DVD. A few minutes later when it is done, you can watch it on your DVD player.

How long does it take to export iMovie to iDVD?

After finishing the iMovie project, go to iMovie’s top menu bar. Choose Share > iDVD. Wait for iDVD to open the iMovie project, which may take a few minutes. Note: While export iMovie to iDVD, it works best with videos of less than 60 minutes.

Can you burn a mobile camcorder to DVD?

Yes. You can. With the help of professional DVD burning software for Mac, you are able to burn videos shot by mobile phones or camcorders to DVD, so that you can play them on TV or other playable devices. You can use Cisdem DVD Burner to efficiently burn any video files (including iMovie projects) to DVD for any DVD player.