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Creating a custom DVD
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With iDVD you can create a fully custom DVD
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complete with multiple menus
and custom buttons and backgrounds
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and, best of all, it's easy to do.
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When iDVD opens
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click "Create a New Project"
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then type a project name.
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You can choose if you want
to create a "Standard"
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or a "Widescreen" DVD.
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When you're ready, click "Create".
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Next choose one of the great looking themes
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to establish the overall look of your DVD.
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You can click each theme to preview it
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and don't worry you can
always change the theme later
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by just choosing another one.
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After you select a theme
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click the placeholder title text
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and type a title that you want viewers
to see for your DVD.
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Now that your project is created
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you're ready to add your movies
and pictures to your DVD.
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To add movies, click "Media"
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and then click "Movies".
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Projects you created using iMovie
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as well as QuickTime compatible movies
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stored in your "Movies" folder
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will automatically appear.
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You can preview movies
by clicking the "Play" button
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and clicking it again to stop.
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When you're ready to add a movie to your DVD
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simply drag the movie from the media browser
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to your DVD menu.
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iDVD will create a button for your movie,
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you can change the buttons name by clicking it
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and typing a new name.
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You can also drag the button wherever you want.
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Next let's have a slideshow,
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just click add (+)
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"Add Slideshow"
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then change the button's name
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to what you would like your viewers to see
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and reposition it where you want the button.
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To add your photos to the slideshow
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double-click the button
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and go to the media browser and click "Photos".
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Here you can see all your photos in iPhoto
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then just drag in the photos that you want add.
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You can even add an entire event
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to build your slideshow quickly.
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Another great way to customize the look
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of the menus in your DVD menu
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is to add your own video clips
and pictures to the drop zones.
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To add a video clip to a drop zone
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just click "Movies",
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then find a video that you want add
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and drag it to the drop zone.
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The dotted line shows when
the pointer is over the right spot.
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If you want a different part of
the video to play the drop zone
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just select the drop zone
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and then move the sliders to change
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which part of the clip viewers will see.
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If you're using a theme with multiple drops zones
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and they might not all be visible
on the menu screen at the same time.
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To easily edit all the drop zones
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click the "Drop Zone Editor" button.
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Now you can easily see all the drops zones
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making it easier to drag video clips or photos
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to each drops zone well.
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To try out your DVD
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click the "Preview" button.
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iDVD will open your DVD in a DVD simulator
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where you can click the menu buttons,
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watch your movies and slideshows.
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To return to editing your DVD
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just click the "exit" button
on the iDVD remote control.
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And when you're done editing your DVD
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just click the burn button to make a disk
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that can be playback in any standard DVD player.
page revision: 5, last edited: 07 Oct 2009 19:23