Tag: iDVD

DMS Help – iLife Fun with Alex: iMovie 09 Tutorials

While we here in Media Services encourage the use of iMovie HD (’06) due to its simplified workflow, we will soon be adding iMovie ’09 to our repertoire, though we will also hold on to iMovie HD for those of you purists out there. We are making this addition so that we will have the … Continue reading “DMS Help – iLife Fun with Alex: iMovie 09 Tutorials”

While we here in Media Services encourage the use of iMovie HD (’06) due to its simplified workflow, we will soon be adding iMovie ’09 to our repertoire, though we will also hold on to iMovie HD for those of you purists out there. We are making this addition so that we will have the same software as the New Media Center and the Anderson Computing Complex.

’09 does offer more features and a few more cool video effects. On the flip side, it presents users with a much more complex workflow requiring careful media management. Luckily there is help for the perplexed.
A former employee of the New Media Center and now adjunct professor in the School of Communications created a series of tutorials not only on iMovie ’09, but also on recent versions of iDVD and iPhoto. iLife Fun with Alex is available on iTunes U.
Please note that you will need to have iTunes installed for these tutorials to work. You can download and install it for free here. Clicking on the link above will open a browser window which will then open iTunes.

Todd’s Tips – Easy Video Importation into iDVD

While iDVD is one of the simplest DVD creation programs out there, sometimes it can throw folks for a loop.   Say for example, you had a video that you made and it’s lingering in some folder somewhere.  You open up iDVD, find a template and then what?  Now, you can use the “Import” command … Continue reading “Todd’s Tips – Easy Video Importation into iDVD”

While iDVD is one of the simplest DVD creation programs out there, sometimes it can throw folks for a loop.  

Say for example, you had a video that you made and it’s lingering in some folder somewhere.  You open up iDVD, find a template and then what?  Now, you can use the “Import” command from the File menu, but there’s an even easier way to do it.
Now, say your video’s file name is “myRadVideo.mov”
It’s as simple as dragging the video from its folder into the iDVD theme.  Now, here’s the tricky part.  Most of the iDVD themes have “Drop Zones” on them, delineated by a black and yellow caution-style border.  DO NOT put the video there.  That will simply make it part of the theme.  Instead, drag and drop the file somewhere else on the theme.  You’ll know you’ve done it right when the file name appears on the screen.  
One last thing to do.  Select that file name and type the word “Play.”  This will appear on the screen when the DVD is played as a clickable button.  You can leave the original file name, but DVD convention dictates that people are looking for that “Play” button and not some odd file name.  Don’t want to give your professor any reason to not be able to watch your video.

DMS Help – Make A DVD with iDVD: Simple Tutorial

Need to make a DVD of your media project? Don’t know how? Try iDVD and learn to use it with this tutorial from Apple. This tutorial came out when the program was originally released. It combines text instructions with a short video for each step of the tutorial (navigated via the box-menu on the right … Continue reading “DMS Help – Make A DVD with iDVD: Simple Tutorial”

Need to make a DVD of your media project? Don’t know how? Try iDVD and learn to use it with this tutorial from Apple.

This tutorial came out when the program was originally released. It combines text instructions with a short video for each step of the tutorial (navigated via the box-menu on the right side of the page).