100% Working Guide of Burning iMovie to DVD

iMovie is believed to an easy way to edit videos and audio tracks on Mac computers. More importantly, it is free bundled with all purchased Macs. However, iMovie is not a perfect utility at least for those who ever tried to burn iMovie projects to DVDs.

If you are using iMovie 09 or earlier, you can share the iMovie project to iDVD and then use the latter to create a DVD. However, Apple has discontinued iDVD since Lion. Therefore, iMovie 10 and later no longer supports iDVD.

Don't worry! You still can burn iMovie to DVD without iDVD. This tutorial will show you how-to in detail.

Part 1: How to efficiently burn iMovie to DVD

AnyMP4 Video Creator is a professional DVD creating program with extensive useful features, such as:

• 1. Burn iMovie to DVD with a single click.
• 2. Burn other formats to DVD including AVI, MOV, MP4, ISO, MKV, etc.
• 3. Offer tons of DVD menu templates for designing personalized DVDs.
• 4. Edit videos with the built-in editor window with rotate, crop, clip, adjustment and other tools.
• 5. Rely on advanced algorithm to enhance video quality when editing and burning.

Apparently, it is the best way to burn iMovie to DVD without iDVD.

How to burn iMovie to DVD

Step 1: Export iMovie to video file

After editing the video project in iMovie, go to Share -> File to export iMovie to video file for burning to DVD. For iMovie 11 or earlier, you need to click Share -> Export File. We suggest you to select a lossless video format, such as AVI, as the output format.

Step 2: Import iMovie videos to the best iMovie to DVD burner

First of all, convert the iMovie project you want to burn to DVD to a video file. Download and install AnyMP4 Video Creator to your PC. There is a dedicated version for Mac computers. Launch the program and click the Add Media File button to import the iMovie video file.

Step 3: Preview iMovie video files

Select the video file in the media library and view it in the media player on the right side. If you want to edit the video further, click the Edit icon on the video file to open the Editor window. Here offer several editing tools, like Rotate, Crop, Clip, Effect, Adjust and Watermark.

Step 4: Write iMovie to DVD

Back to the home interface and click the Next button to go to the DVD menu template window. Select your favorite template from the database, and replace background and other elements as you wish. Finally, click the Next button to start putting iMovie to DVD.

Part 2: How to burn iMovie to DVD with iDVD

iDVD is the native iMovie to DVD creator for a part of Mac computers. If you have iDVD on your computer, you can use it to make a DVD from iMovie.

Step 1: Open the project you want to burn on DVD in your iMovie. Select iDVD and click Share button to begin exporting iMovie to iDVD. It takes a few minutes to an hour depending on the size of your iMovie project.

Step 2: Next, iDVD should open automatically with the video file. Choose a theme based on the style of iMovie project and then insert the video frames onto the proper pages of the theme.

Step 3: When it finishes, click Preview to look at your video before writing it to DVD. Also, you can adjust the burning preference. Go to Project Menu -> Project Info and change the quality and other parameters.

Step 4: Go to Project Info -> Burn to initiate exporting iMovie to DVD.

Note: iDVD is a convenient way to burn iMovie projects to DVD. It has the capacity to detect errors in your projects and pop up the notification. You can decide to ignore them and continue the process. However, iDVD is not available to all Mac computers, especially the latest machines. Moreover, only the old versions of iMovie could work with iDVD.

Part 3: AnyMP4 DVD Creator vs. iDVD

As you can see, there is more than one way to put your iMovie projects to DVD, but which method should you choose? We compare AnyMP4 DVD Creator and iDVD to help you make the best decision.

AnyMP4 DVD Creator:

Pros

• 1. Available to all Windows and Mac operating systems, including Windows 10 and Mac OS X/11/12.
• 2. Support all video and audio formats for burning on DVDs.
• 3. Batch put multiple iMovie projects to a single DVD with the original quality.
• 4. Preview your video projects without extra software.
• 5. Contain extensive DVD templates in high quality and update frequently.

Cons

• 1. It is a third-party program, so you have to download and install it on your computer.

iDVD:

Pros

• 1.Native on Mac OS X v10.6 and earlier and free of charge.
• 2.Work well with iMovie 09 or earlier and import iMovie project directly.
• 3.Let you to look at the iMovie project before you burn it on a blank DVD.
• 4.Support commonly used video formats on Mac platforms.

Cons

• 1.The iMovie to DVD creator does not provide any video or audio editing tools.
• 2.It is not available to the latest Mac systems or Windows.
• 3.iDVD may be stuck if your iMovie project contains an error.

Now, you should understand the benefits and shortcomings of each program.

Conclusion

This tutorial has told you how to make a DVD with iMovie projects. Generally speaking, there are two approaches to achieve the task, with iDVD or a third-party application. iDVD is the native DVD creator for Mac OS X10.6 earlier; however, Apple has discontinued it. If you have not updated your MacOS, you can follow our guide to burn iMovie to DVD with iDVD. On the other hand, iDVD is not the only option. AnyMP4 Video Creator, for example, is one of the best ways to convert iMovie to DVD. We hope our recommendation and guide are useful to you.