Arghh I dont know !!

hcar

I have had my amazing mac for years now but still clueless about it all. I have 1 question though and I cant seem to sort it out myself.

I have got a few video clips of my children from my phone that I put on my mac. Quicktime player runs these clips but I'm wanting to put it on disc to send to family as they have no other way of looking at it unless I upload it to youtube and they see from there... so how do I transfer the clips from quicktime player to disc ?

bicycle_repair_man_2

here is a link for software that lets you burn files to disc on your mac:
www.burnworld.com/software/cdrburning/mac-burning-software.htm

kinesin_2

Do you mean DVD disc, or just PC Disc to play on their PC (via quicktime)

To just burn the data to disc then:
Basic burn software is burn into the Mac OS.
On the desktop, use finder to select File, New Burn folder
It will have a radioactive symbol on it.
Drag the movies you want to copy into this new folder (it doesn't touch the originals)
Click the Burn option within finder directory, or from the File, Burn 'Burn Folder' to Disc
Trash the Burn Folder

To create it as a DVD, open Imovie.
Drag the clips, follow the prompts and then wait while it transcodes the quicktime format to DVD.

HTH

chaddy7604

hcar wrote: »

I have had my amazing mac for years now but still clueless about it all. I have 1 question though and I cant seem to sort it out myself.

I have got a few video clips of my children from my phone that I put on my mac. Quicktime player runs these clips but I'm wanting to put it on disc to send to family as they have no other way of looking at it unless I upload it to youtube and they see from there... so how do I transfer the clips from quicktime player to disc ?

hcar...............a little more information may help towards giving you the correct answers to your problem

What are the file formats for the clips from your mobile phone?

and what software are they gonna view it with? Quicktime?

BigBouncyBall

no need for iMovie - iDVD will do this easily.

Create a simple menu (Green Linen i find is a nice clean one) and then in the 'map' view, drag clips onto the menu. Easy. Look on the Apple website for a good tutorial.

For a CD that people can play and click on each movie clip, it's even easier.

On the desktop, right click and select "New Burn Folder". Then drag all the clips you want into this folder. Then click "Burn". Pop a CD in and a couple of minutes later you'll be done.

HTH

hcar

chaddy7604 wrote: »

hcar...............a little more information may help towards giving you the correct answers to your problem

What are the file formats for the clips from your mobile phone?

and what software are they gonna view it with? Quicktime?

Yeah I have no idea about anything to do with my mac, I open firefox for the net, amsn to chat and thats about it

File formats etc mean nothing to me...


Sorry

hcar

I did the whole burn folder thing but when I went to play it back I had to open a file thing and click on it so how would my family see that without havent it on a pc/mac ?

I am so so sorry for being so useless with my mac.

BigBouncyBall

if you want something that will just play when put in a computer/DVD player you need to burn a dvd (have you got a DVD burner in your mac?) using the method i describe above

hcar

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

no need for iMovie - iDVD will do this easily.

Create a simple menu (Green Linen i find is a nice clean one) and then in the 'map' view, drag clips onto the menu. Easy. Look on the Apple website for a good tutorial.

For a CD that people can play and click on each movie clip, it's even easier.

On the desktop, right click and select "New Burn Folder". Then drag all the clips you want into this folder. Then click "Burn". Pop a CD in and a couple of minutes later you'll be done.

HTH

Wow 1st of all ! I didnt even know my mac had this stuff !! I have so under used it for years !!
Ok the idvd thing says something like "your mac doesnt have a supported superdrive. You wont be able to burn a dvd disc"

hcar

BigBouncyBall wrote: »

if you want something that will just play when put in a computer/DVD player you need to burn a dvd (have you got a DVD burner in your mac?) using the method i describe above

Yes I have a burner I think... I have put music on a disc from my itunes with the burn button in itunes...


Jeez I seem so thick !

BigBouncyBall

sounds like you have a CD burner but not a DVD burner. It's called a combo drive - you need a "super drive" to burn dvds.

So i'm afraid you options are limited. Either it's going to have to be YouTube, A CD people can play on their computers (which you've already made) or perhaps you can drop your movie files (on a USB memory stick, say) into a shop like "HappySnaps" and they might be able to move them onto a Video DVD.