End+of+Year+DVD+Creation

**After creating your movie in iMovie:**

 * 1) From the Share menu, choose "Media Browser"
 * 2) Choose the LARGE size and click the Publish button
 * 3) When your movie is done processing, Open iDVD (you will be warned that your computer does not have the capability to burn DVD's, just click to ignore this message--you don't need one)
 * 4) Click "Create a New Project" [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.21.57_PM.png width="200" height="54"]]
 * 5) Name your project (preferably with your name and year, ex. Graybill 2009-2010), Under Aspect Ratio choose "Standard (4:3)" and then click the Create button....Many of your families may be able to view widescreen movies, but for those who do not, a widescreen project may be cropped. It is safest to create a standard size project that everyone will be able to view [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.23.03_PM.png]]
 * 6) Choose a theme from the choices in the right panel. (A theme is what your menu screens will look like when you put the DVD in a DVD player.) If you choose a widescreen theme, it will give you a warning. On the warning screen, click the "Keep" button to keep your standard aspect ratio. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.28.29_PM.png]]
 * 7) Each theme will have a certain number of drop zones (these are placeholders for pictures or movie clip previews) on the menu pages. Drag and drop any pictures or video onto these numbered drop zones to display the pictures or clips you want shown. (Note: Some themes have more drop zones with others-if you don't want to have to bother with pictures here, choose a theme with less drop zones.) You can drag and drop content from your desktop or the media browser on the right. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.30.30_PM.png]]
 * 8) Click "Media" on the panel to the right of your project. Select the "Movies" tab and drag your video into the project from the media browser. Any projects you have started in iMovie will show in the panel, but only those you have shared to the media browser will be able to be used in your DVD.
 * 9) You can change text on your DVD menu at any time by clicking on the text and making the changes in wording, font, style, and size. Text can also be dragged around on the menu and placed where you think it looks best.
 * 10) Save your iDVD project.
 * 11) Preview your project by clicking the play button [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-03_at_1.17.59_AM.png]]at the bottom of the screen.
 * 12) If everything looks good, you are ready to prepare your project for burning. You have 2 options and both will take about the same amount of time:
 * If you have a newer computer it has a drive that will burn DVD's. If not, you can attach an external DVD burner and burn a copy of the DVD by choosing the burn button [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.42.45_PM.png]] [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.42.21_PM.png]]at the bottom of the window (next to play) or "Burn DVD" from the File menu.
 * If you don't want to bother with the burner or don't have one, you can create a disc image which Lauri or Carol can use to burn your DVD. To do this, choose "Save as Disc Image" from the File menu. Save the image to your desktop with your name and year. It will save as a .img file. This is the file I will need to burn your DVD.

**If you created movies (slideshows) in iPhoto:**

 * 1) Once you have your slideshow the way you want it to appear in your DVD, Highlight the slideshow in the iPhoto panel on the left to make your slideshow active in the main iPhoto window.
 * 2) Click the Export button on the bottom left side of your window. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.52.59_PM.png]]
 * 3) Choose LARGE for your size and click the Export button. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-02_at_11.53.44_PM.png]]
 * 4) Select where you want to save your slideshows for easy access when working in iDVD. (Recommend saving to the desktop)
 * 5) Repeat with all slideshows you want to use in your DVD project.
 * 6) When your movie is done processing, Open iDVD (you will be warned that your computer does not have the capability to burn DVD's, just click to ignore this message--you don't need one)
 * 7) Click "Create a New Project"
 * 8) Name your project (preferably with your name and year, ex. Graybill 2009-2010), Under Aspect Ratio choose "Standard (4:3)" and then click the Create button....Many of your families may be able to view widescreen movies, but for those who do not, a widescreen project may be cropped. It is safest to create a standard size project that everyone will be able to view
 * 9) Choose a theme from the choices in the right panel. (A theme is what your menu screens will look like when you put the DVD in a DVD player.) If you choose a widescreen theme, it will give you a warning. On the warning screen, click the "Keep" button to keep your standard aspect ratio.
 * 10) Each theme will have a certain number of drop zones (these are placeholders for pictures or movie clip previews) on the menu pages. Drag and drop any pictures or video onto these numbered drop zones to display the pictures or clips you want shown. (Note: Some themes have more drop zones with others-if you don't want to have to bother with pictures here, choose a theme with less drop zones.) You can drag and drop content from your desktop or the media browser on the right.
 * 11) Drag and drop your slideshow movies from your desktop right into the main menu window of your DVD project. You can rename them if necessary.
 * 12) You can change text on your DVD menu at any time by clicking on the text and making the changes in wording, font, style, and size. Text can also be dragged around on the menu and placed where you think it looks best.
 * 13) Save your iDVD project.
 * 14) Preview your project by clicking the play button at the bottom of the screen.
 * 15) If everything looks good, you are ready to prepare your project for burning. You have 2 options and both will take about the same amount of time:
 * Attach an external DVD burner and burn a copy of the DVD by choosing the burn button at the bottom of the window (next to play) or "Burn DVD" from the File menu.
 * If you don't want to bother with the burner or don't have one, you can create a disc image which Lauri or Sue can use to burn your DVD. To do this, choose "Save as Disc Image" from the File menu. Save the image to your desktop with your name and year. It will save as a .img file. This is the file I will need to burn your DVD.

**You can mix and match movies from iMovie and slideshows from iPhoto in an iDVD project. You can also add a folder of image files for families to use and print out from home.**
To add a folder of the images used in your slideshow:
 * 1) In iPhoto, highlight/select the pictures you want to share and Choose "Export" from the File menu.
 * 2) In the window that opens, click the "File Export" tab. Set your "Kind" to JPEG, "JPEG Quality" to Medium, and your "Size" to Large and click Export. This will give you an image of high enough quality/size to print a 4x6 or 5x7 photo. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-03_at_12.07.44_AM.png]]
 * 3) Create a folder on your desktop to save the images into and click the "OK" button.
 * 4) Back in iDVD, choose "Edit DVD-ROM Contents" from the Advanced menu. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-03_at_1.21.53_AM.png]]The DVD-ROM Contents window will open.
 * 5) Click "New Folder" to create a pictures folder on the DVD and rename it "Pictures" by clicking on the name and making your changes.
 * 6) Click "Add Files" and browse to select the image files you've saved to your desktop. Highlight them and click the Open button to add them to the disc. [[image:Screen_shot_2010-06-03_at_1.22.16_AM.png]]
 * 7) Save your project again before burning.
 * 8) NOTE: Adding files to the DVD-ROM contents uses up space on the DVD, so if you have a large slideshow, or if you have added large movies to your slideshow, monitor the size of your project periodically (choose Project > Project Info) to make sure you have enough space for the project itself.