Apple iDVD 5 - Manual (Page 5)

Chapter 1 Introduction 5
What’s New in iDVD 5
iDVD 5 adds many new features that make DVD creation faster and easier, with more
professional results than ever.
New Themes With Dynamic Drop Zones: iDVD 5 continues the tradition of delivering
the most exciting and innovative theme designs available for your DVDs. The new,
Apple-designed themes include dynamic, moving drop zones that take your navigation
menus to the next level—making your DVD more visually exciting and professional
than ever.
OneStep DVD: When you just need to transfer your video footage from your
camcorder to a disc, iDVD 5 provides a one click, tape-to-DVD solution. Simply plug in
your camcorder, click one button, and insert a blank disc. The tape is rewound and your
footage is mastered directly to the disc as an auto-play movie, automatically. This
makes creating a DVD easier and faster.
High Definition and Widescreen Video: iDVD 5 now imports high definition video
(HDV) and 16:9 widescreen formats from iMovie HD. iDVD 5 converts these formats to a
standard definition DVD format that allows you to create the coolest-looking DVDs,
while retaining the highest quality video.
Disc Image Support: iDVD 5 provides a great way to save duplicates of your finished
projects directly to your hard disk. Use disc image support to save your project in final
form, or to quickly duplicate a disc at any time. Since disc images have been fully
encoded, you can burn them to blank DVDs whenever you want, without having to
wait for encoding.
Full Format Support: Virtually any DVD media available is now compatible with iDVD,
including -R, +R, and even +RW and –RW on some SuperDrives.
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