Apple iDVD 5 - Manual (Page 34)

34 Chapter 3 iDVD Tutorial
Burn Your DVD
When you are finished with your iDVD project, you can burn it to a DVD for viewing in
DVD players or computers equipped with DVD-reading drives. Burn a disc only when
you are sure that you are finished with your project. You can use the following media
types to burn a disc in iDVD 5:
• DVD-R: can only be used once
This is the recommended media for iDVD, since it’s compatible with most DVD
players and computers on the market today. It can hold about 4.38 gigabytes (GB).
• DVD+R: can only be used once
These discs, too, can hold about 4.38 GB.
• DVD-RW: can be used more than once
RW stands for “rewritable.” These discs can hold about 4.38 GB.
• DVD+RW: can be used more than once
These can hold about 4.38 GB. These discs may not be viewable in all DVD players.
To burn your DVD:
m Click the Burn button once to indicate that you are ready to burn, and a second time to
begin the burning process. When prompted, insert a blank disc into the drive.
iDVD burns your disc.
The time it takes for the disc to be created depends on the amount of video on the disc
and the speed of your computer. While your project is burning, a progress dialog
indicates exactly what is happening in the five stages of burning: Prepare, Process
Menus, Process Slideshows, Process Movies, and Burn.
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