It hasn’t and can be found in macOS Catalina, but Apple apparently wants you to think it has, even though the software has been upgraded to 64-bit. The easiest way is to use Spotlight. Click the little Spotlight icon in the upper right corner of your Mac’s screen. Search for DVD Player, and the app’s icon will appear at the top of the Top.
Newer Macs come without a pre-installed version of iDVD, Apple’s consumer DVD-authoring application, which isn’t available in the AppStore, just in boxed versions of iLife; tools like iMovie still refer to it by offering a ‚share/export to iDVD’ feature.
update:
First, check your Mac has a built-in DVD-burner; actually all Macs of the last years offer such a 'Superdrive', except the MacBook Air, the Retina MacBook Pro, the latest iMacs, and the MacMini/Server.
Meanwhile...
None of actual Macs has a DVDdrive; any usb-connected DVDburner wikll do the trick…
// Note: a video-DVD is Standard-Definition only! //
So, what are your options?
#1 install iDVD from an iLife Installer Disk
By chance, you own or can purchase a boxed version of iLife (06, 08, 09, 11).
• Insert disk (here: my copy of iLife09)
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• double-click the package
• follow instructions, after a few clicks, you’ll reach this screen:
• select ‚Customize’
• check ‚iDVD’ and ‚iDVD Extra Content’ (to get ALL templates of iDVD)
• follow instructions, restart Mac
#2 re-install iDVD from an older re-installer disk
By chance, this is not your first Mac; dig in your shoeboxes for the Original Installer Disk Set of that obsolete Mac (the grey ones)
• Insert Disk #1 (here: from my old MacMini)
• double-click ‚Install Bundled Software Only’
• Select 'Customize'
• select ‚iDVD’ and ‚iDVD Extra Content’ (file size could differ to above due to diff. number of templates in diff. versions of iDVD)
• follow instructions, re-start Mac
// Note: you can use, if optional in your edit-application, any ‚share to iDVD’ feature, but you can use any export from any edit-application in iDVD:
launch iDVD and drag’n drop from a Finder window your exported .mov/.mp4/.m4v into iDVDs Preview Window. //
iDVD has as any iApp a built-in Help feature.
Apple has an online support site for iDVD still avail here
You can ask other users for help at the Apple Support Community:
Keep in mind: iDVD was part of the iLife suite of apps; it was NOT meant as universal-disk- creation tool, so it does not support ‚any’ formats, but just a few made by applications such as iMovie, iPhoto, FCPX, Apperture. Formats as .flv, .wmv, .divx are ‚exotic’ to iDVD and need conversion before being processed in iDVD.
You can NOT burn any videos purchased via iTunes-Store with iDVD (or any other tool) to create a video-DVD.
#3 Burning video-DVDs with 3rd party tools/without iDVD
iDVD was a marvelous tool – with its convenient drag’n drop features, you could easiely modify it to your needs, to create your very own ‚custom’ designs. Visit my non-commercial website https://sites.google.com/site/idvdmodding/ for a few suggestions.
Anyhow – no iDVD in reach, what to do?
# 3.1. free solution BURN
• download and install the open source tool BURN
• Export your movie from within your application; if optional, don’t be shy to choose a ‚HD’ output – although video-DVDs are Standard-Definition only, you should offer a ‚best quality’-input to the authoring app
• drag your .mov/.mp4/.m4v into Burn, click burn, follow instructions
It is very basic, no fancy design templates, no menu structures etc – it will just burn a plain video-DVD.
// Note: you have to offer any of these authoring apps a ‚video file’, no ‚project file’! Therefore, you have to export your projects first. //
#3.2. commercial solution ROXIO TOAST
This is the most popular ‚disk maker’ for MacOS (I don’t profit mentioning it here); it is not only meant for creation of video-DVDs, but offers many other formats and features.
Same workflow as in Burn:
• Export your movie from within your application
• add the resulting file to a new Project/video-DVD in Toast (read the manual for details and options)
If you’re familiar with Photoshop or similiar tools which support layers and saving in Photoshop’s own .psd format, Toast allows some modifying of the templated menus – a bit tricky, and by far not as convenient as in iDVD.
//update//
Meanwhile. Roxio offers Toast for download in the AppStore, click >>here>> (US version, also avail in other countries)
#3.3 Adobe Encore, Apple DVDSP, etc, etc
For sure, there are and were other 3rd party tools for disk-creation available, but those are mostly ‚pro’-tools, which are over-the-top for a bread’n butter disk creation.
High-Def/BluRay?
As mentioned above, video-DVDs are Standard-Definition (720x480pix) only.
To create a High-Defintion (720p, 1080i) disk, you’d need for example Toast, an additional plug-in from Roxio, plus an external BluRay-disk-writer. And for sure BR-r disks.-
There’s a poor-man’s option to author a BluRay-structure with Toast, save this as an image-file and burn that with your Mac's built-in writer onto a DVD-r. Such a miniBluRay fits up to ~20min of High-Def content, but many BluRay-players don’t accept such ‚twisted’ disks. Somewhat less than perfect …-
‚Other’ delivery methods
The ‚Apple intended way’ of delivering home-brewn movies (high-/standard-defintion) to your Home's Big Screen is by sharing your movies to iTunes and finally using AppleTV.-
Or, upload your videos to YouTube/Vimeo/et al and share its URL (hint: there’s a ‚private’ option in the YouTube settings for each upload to share your movies to a limited circle of persons only).
Another option is usage of so-called Media-Drives, which allow to playback exported .mov or .mp4 from a hard-drive or flash-mem usb stick. Cruise at amazon etc …- (read the manual about formats & file structure).
You can use an XBox or the PS3 /4 as a media-drive, there are wireless options available or just ‚share’ your .mp4s to the gaming box’ harddrive by usb-stick. Again, read manuals, e.g. PS3 is looking for a specific file structure on the stick to ‚get’ the video files.
Modern TVs offer support of media-files on usb-hard-drives, SDcards or usb-sticks (read the manual about formats & file structure).
A playout back to tape or camera’s SDcard is not optional in iMovie.
// Note: the MacOS' built-in ‚burn to disk’ feature does NOT create standard-conform video-DVDs, data-disks only, which can be used on computers, but not by DVD-players! You have to use any authoring tool mentioned above //
Happy disk making! 😀
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ISO image burning is rather a need when your system is compromised due to malware attack and you need to format, or you need to reset your forgotten password of your admin account. Thus if you are not fully aware of how to burn ISO image file onto to disk especially on Mac computers, this article would be the best guideline to show you the methodology. Mac besides windows computers has got certain discrepancies which makes it a bit different from others, but if you have got the right ISO image burning tool to accomplish your task, Mac computers can be as supportive as the Windows computers.
Also read: How to burn ISO file to USB on Windows
Besides, the user needs to have a basic idea of what burning of ISO image file means exactly. Well, if you are not fully aware, then you should know that ISO image files are fragmented files or achieve files of an optical disk which are compressed in the form of an Image called ISO image. It is specifically characterized by the extension it uses, that is .iso file. Thus if you want to create a Windows 10 bootable USB on mac then you have to burn the ISO image files onto the disk by segregating a partitioned zone within the disk to avail the compressed files and make them executable. The methods in this article will show you how to create a Windows 10 bootable USB/DVD on Mac . Keep reading to know them in full-length.
Method #1: Create Windows 10 Bootable USB/DVD on Mac Using Disk Utility
Instead of trying out with an external agent, it would be better to make use of the in-built application of Mac, called Disk Utility to burn the ISO image files on disk to make them bootable. It comes pre-installed with the Mac OS so you don't have to worry about its downloading and installation. Just follow the steps below to burn ISO files to USB/DVD on Mac OS X.
Step 1. Go to the 'Applications' and then 'Utilities'.
Step 2. Locate the app 'Disk Utility' from the apps available on the 'Utilities' folder.
Step 3. Now pull down the fileStep 4. Browse to the ISO image file that you want to get burnt into your specific drive and click 'Ok'. menu and choose 'Open Disk Image'. Browse to the ISO image file that you want to get burnt into your specific drive and click 'Ok'.
Step 4. Insert the empty disk, be it CD/DVD or USB with a comparable storage capacity depending upon the size of the ISO image.
Step 5. Now click 'Burn' to burn the ISO image files into the disk and wait until the burning is completed.
Cons:
- Sometimes the app might intermittently stop in between the process if the file size is too heavy.
- Errors are reported with Disk Utility. and only works with OS X 10.10 or lower.
- There are bugs issues, present while burning the ISO image files.
Also read: Top Free ISO Burner Software for Windows 10/8/7
Method #2: Burn ISO to USB/DVD/CD on Mac OS X using WizISO
Mac OS comes with a great a tool for making bootable USB/DVD from ISO, but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work for burning ISO images to USB drives on Mac because it may comes with some sort of cryptic errors. Here we will introduce a professional ISO burning tool for your Mac OS X. iSeePassword WizISO is an astounding ISO burning tool which supports both Windows and Mac computers and give you ability to create Windows 10 bootable USB on Mac OS with easy.
It provides 5 powerful key feature including ISO Burner, ISO Extractor, ISO Maker, ISO Editor and Copy Disc based on different needs. Here in this section, we would only focus on burning ISO image to USB/DVD on Mac OSX. WizISO has been incessantly serving countless users across the internet with its exceptional service and its advanced features which makes it different from other ISO burning tools.
WizISO - Create Windows 10 Bootable USB on Mac OS X
- Just 3 simple steps to burn ISO to USB/DVD on Mac OS X without getting errors.
- It combines 5 functions: Burn, Extract, Edit, Create and Copy Disc.
- It works for both GPT (UEFI boot) and MBR (legacy BIOS/CMS boot) modes.
- It supports all types of system files- FAT. FAT 32, and NTFS.
- Supports both windows and Mac OS X.
Step 1. Get the program file downloaded on your Mac OS X. Launch it admin privileges so that you can exercise all the admin rights. (It may ask you to type the Administrator password).
Step 2. You can it combines five functions including Burn, Extract, Cretae, Edit and Copy Disc. Firstly click the 'Burn' option to open main interface and browse the ISO image source file from the source location.
Step 3. Either choose 'Create a Bootable CD/DVD' or 'Create a Bootable USB' depending upon the type of disk you are using to burn your ISO image files. Insert your USB or DVD/CD to your Mac OS X. Select your file format from the 'System File' section as FAT, FAT 32, NTFS.
Step 5. After you have chosen all your priorities, click on 'Burn' button to burn the ISO image file. It will take few minutes and your bootable disk will be created with the ISO image burnt onto the disk.
Burning ISO image files on Mac is not that difficult job to pull off unless you have the basic idea of ISO image files and have the right choice for burning ISO tools. Form the article above, you can clearly deduce that iSeePassword ISO Editor for Mac is the only reliable burning image tool with no demerits or limitations at all. It has been tested with many brands of computers and operating systems including the Mac OS, thus you can completely rely on it to burn ISO file to USB/DVD on Mac OS X without getting any errors.
Also read: How to burn ISO file to DVD/CD
Don't miss: How to Create A Bootable USB/DVD on Mac OS for Windows 10
Method #3: Create Bootable Windows 10 USB on Mac using Terminal
If you're Mac Sierra users then you must notice that Apple has stripped the function to create Windows 10/8/7 bootable USB/DVD from ISO on Mac Sierra and Macbook air. So it makes it very difficult to burn a Windows ISO to USB on Mac OS. But you still have a choice to do that by using Terminal command although it's very complicated. But there are many potential errors when burning ISO to USB on Macbook air or high sierra. Most Mac OS X cannot load the IntelMEI driver and pop up a 'Windows Setup could not insatll one or more boot-critical drivers. and restart the installation'. However, most of time it's working and your data will be copied.
First, mount the USB disk on your system then follow these steps –
Step 1. Open the 'Finder' option then 'Terminal' app. Now, type 'diskutil list' to find out which one is the USB flash drive.
Step 2. Let's say your USB drive is 'disk 2', so first we will have to format it in the Terminal app by typing diskutil eraseDisk ExFat 'WINDOWS10' MBR disk2.
Step 3. By entering this, the app will format the USB drive and name t 'WINDOWS10' so that you can use it as an installer.
Step 4. Assuming you have downloaded the Windows 10 .ISO file and it is stored in the Downloads folder. So, go ahead and mount the .ISO by opening it. It should be named as ' CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9'
Step 5. Now, on the Terminal app type the following to copy the files of Windows 10 to the USB flash drive. 'cp -rp /Volumes/CCCOMA_X64FRE_EN-US_DV9/* /Volumes/WINDOWS10/' . This will take several minutes to complete but your data should be copied and the flash drive will be bootable. You can use it install Windows 10 on any desired system. Then you can be able to install your Microsoft Windows 10/8/7 system on Intel-based Macintosh computers.
Cons
- Most Mac OS X cannot load the IntelMEI driver and pop up errors on Macbook air or high sierra.
- It requires USB with at least 40 GB space
- Won't support UEFI and 64bit Windows 10 ISO.
- Command line operations, not intended for the beginner and at your own risk.