[Pierre Souchar]

Hello Bill,

Thank you very much for your reply !
Everything that you describe happens to me !
And I handled to make a DVD with iDvd, mostly the same way you do.

1.- Export film from FCPX to Compressor
2.- Did a ProRes export with chapters (put some noise reduction and black level options)
3.- iDVD did see my chapters but not its names and images
4.- Try to burn without success
5.- Create a new iDVD project with the same file and it worked !

Yes, Apple and Adobe may think that dvd is dead, but it is not! Not everyone has bought a Blu-Ray and it’s still an easy way to share productions… Youtube is a good one, but you can not always have HD and USB drives are still too expensive and they don’t show well on a shelf or desk.

Again, thank you for your input and waiting for a good replacement to iDVD !

Best regards,

Pierre Souchar

[Pierre Souchar]

Hello Robin,

I agree with you iDvd is a option.
Would you mind to share with me/us what is your workflow to handle HD in iDVD.
Here is my case:
Editing in FCP X, exporting a Master in ProRes 422 1080 (1h 15 min long film) and iDVD is able to read it and I can do menus, but when I try to burn a DVD, the encoding is not working.
What I am doing wrong?
I am trying to downconvert via Compressor for a ProRes 422 in 720 x 576 (PAL), but I am not shure of the result and since the encoding takes for years, I rather ask before wasting my time and ressources.

Thank you very much in advance for your help.

Pierre Souchar