Digital Commons at Penn State

Kate had questions about how to export from FCP to burn a DVD. I walked her thru the process. She took notes. And I showed her where the tutorial was on the DC www. She may need help Thursday morning. She's not sure if she'll finish tonight or not.

Connect the Sony DVD Player video and audio cables to the JVC VCR:

1. On the back of the Sony DVD player, near the left side, locate the 3 ports which are colored red, white, and yellow.
2. On the back of the JVC VCR, near the left side, locate the 3 ports that are also colored yellow, red and white. These are the video and audio input ports that the JVC VCR references as the L-1 input.
3. Connect one end of the yellow cable to the yellow port on the back of the DVD player, and the other end of the cable to the JVC VCR's yellow port. Connect the red and white cables in the same manner, matching the cable connector color to the port color on each device.
4. Make sure that the JVC VCR and Sony DVD Player power plugs are plugged into power outlets.
5. The cables should be connected exactly as pictured below, with the DVD Player on top of the JVC VCR in this picture:

How to import the DVD video into iMovie HD:

* Quit of out iMovie HD, if it's already running.
* Power on the Sony DVD player by pressing the I/O button on the left front corner:

Connect the Sony DVD Player video and audio cables to the JVC VCR:

1. On the back of the Sony DVD player, near the left side, locate the 3 ports which are colored red, white, and yellow.
2. On the back of the JVC VCR, near the left side, locate the 3 ports that are also colored yellow, red and white. These are the video and audio input ports that the JVC VCR references as the L-1 input.
3. Connect one end of the yellow cable to the yellow port on the back of the DVD player, and the other end of the cable to the JVC VCR's yellow port. Connect the red and white cables in the same manner, matching the cable connector color to the port color on each device.
4. Make sure that the JVC VCR and Sony DVD Player power plugs are plugged into power outlets.
5. The cables should be connected exactly as pictured below, with the DVD Player on top of the JVC VCR in this picture:

How to import the DVD video into iMovie HD:

* Quit of out iMovie HD, if it's already running.
* Power on the Sony DVD player by pressing the I/O button on the left front corner:

Connect the Sony DVD Player video and audio cables to the JVC VCR:

1. On the back of the Sony DVD player, near the left side, locate the 3 ports which are colored red, white, and yellow.
2. On the back of the JVC VCR, near the left side, locate the 3 ports that are also colored yellow, red and white. These are the video and audio input ports that the JVC VCR references as the L-1 input.
3. Connect one end of the yellow cable to the yellow port on the back of the DVD player, and the other end of the cable to the JVC VCR's yellow port. Connect the red and white cables in the same manner, matching the cable connector color to the port color on each device.
4. Make sure that the JVC VCR and Sony DVD Player power plugs are plugged into power outlets.
5. The cables should be connected exactly as pictured below, with the DVD Player on top of the JVC VCR in this picture:

How to import the DVD video into iMovie HD:

* Quit of out iMovie HD, if it's already running.

Digital Commons – Common Compression Settings

For another editing program or iDVD:
• From iMovie
1. Choose Share > Export Movie
2. Choose Large size to export
3. Pick where you would like to save your project
4. Type a name in the Export As box
5. Click Export

• From Final Cut
1. Choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie…
2. Make sure the options are as follows:
• Setting: Current Settings
• Include: Audio and Video
• Markers: None1
3. Check the box marked Make Movie Self-Contained
4. Pick where you would like to save your project
5. Type a name in the Save As box
6. Click Save

For ANGEL or the web:

• From iMovie
1. Choose Share > Export using QuickTime
2. Set Export: to Movie to QuickTime Movie

• From Final Cut
1. Choose File > Export > Using QuickTime Conversion…
2. Set Format: to Movie to QuickTime Movie

• (continued) for both applications
1. Click the Options… button
2. Input these settings into the following categories:
• Video > Settings…
• Compression Type: MPEG-4 Video
• Frame Fate: 15 fps
• Key Frames: Every 75 frames

iDVD 7.0 is the standard DVD authoring program on all PSU Macs as of Fall 2008. The interface has changed slightly from previous versions and the media browser is better integrated to work with iPhoto, iTunes, and iMovie. This document will assist you with using iDVD 7.0 to author your edited movie to a DVD playable on any DVD player or computer with a DVD drive.

iDVD 7.0 Menu Workspace Interface
This is the workspace for the DVD Menu. You will do all your authoring, customizing, and testing via this interface

MENU WORKSPACE: This is where you edit and customize your DVD menu.
DROP ZONE: Pictures or Video added to a Drop Zone will customize your menu.
ADD BUTTON: Press to add buttons for movies, submenus, or slideshows.
MAP VIEW BUTTON: This button will display the map of your menu items and chapter divisions of your movie.

iDVD 7.0 is the standard DVD authoring program on all PSU Macs as of Fall 2008. The interface has changed slightly from previous versions and the media browser is better integrated to work with iPhoto, iTunes, and iMovie. This document will assist you with using iDVD 7.0 to author your edited movie to a DVD playable on any DVD player or computer with a DVD drive.

iDVD 7.0 Menu Workspace Interface
This is the workspace for the DVD Menu. You will do all your authoring, customizing, and testing via this interface

MENU WORKSPACE: This is where you edit and customize your DVD menu.
DROP ZONE: Pictures or Video added to a Drop Zone will customize your menu.
ADD BUTTON: Press to add buttons for movies, submenus, or slideshows.
MAP VIEW BUTTON: This button will display the map of your menu items and chapter divisions of your movie.

Because iMovie 09 no longer encapsulates media into the project file like iMovie 06, the procedure to backup an iMovie 09 project and media is slightly different than just copying a single file to the Digital Commons Server.

iMovie 09 will autosave all of its data into the users Movies folder. You will notice that there are a number of folders created. Each one has a special purpose and must not be renamed or else iMovie 09 will stop working.

The iMovie Events folder contains all of the media imported into a project.

The iMovie Projects folder will contain all of the actual edit information.

If you have Shared a project out to another program, it may also appear in your Movies folder.

Exporting as a Video DVD with iMovie

Once you are finished with your iMovie project, you can export it in a variety of ways.
You may choose to export your movie as a DVD so that you can play it back on conventional
DVD players, computers, and other devices. While in iMovie, select “Share” from
the menu bar (top of your computer screen) and click on iDVD.

This tutorial will cover exporting from Final Cut Pro for iDVD.

1) Once you have finished editing your video in Final Cut Pro the first thing that you want to do is Render your audio and video. To do this we want to select “Sequence” across the top then go down to “Render All” then move over and select “Both”, this will render both your video and audio.