The coolness of Hollywood’s best DVD titles are now within the grasp of anyone using themes such as Travel Cards, Travel 1, Memories, Baby Mobile or even Anime Pop. IDVD 5 now lets you define your own custom transitions for each button on your DVD menus, each of which can showcase a different theme. The new themes have animated drop zones where you can add photos, slideshows and even movies. iDVD 5 is no exception–the new animated themes grab your attention and kick your creative juices into high gear. The one constant in the universe is change, and the one constant improvement in iDVD is the provided themes. The total neophyte can create a stunningly professional DVD simply by following the example in the Getting Started with iDVD guide. mac Learning Center.įor this review we produced a DVD containing animated menus and backgrounds, several short videos and photo slideshows with the original digital photos added as DVD-ROM content. Also available is a 15-part video tutorial as part of Apple’s. The tutorials walk you through every step of the process, while the on-line iDVD support site gives you tips and tricks that really make your DVDs perform. IDVD is so simple to use to get professional results you may never appreciate the well-written documentation included with iDVD.
While not directly impacting the performance of iDVD, the media used in your DVDs will generally come from these two programs, so it is best if you update them prior to starting a new project. Run Software Update to install the updates for both iMovie HD and iPhoto after installation. IDVD 5 flawlessly installed as part of the iLife ’05 application suite installing over a previous version of iDVD will replace the older version.
To test the OneStep DVD creation we used a Sony DCR-PC350 camcorder. We tested Apple’s iDVD 5 on a PowerBook G4 1.5GHz 15-inch computer with 1.5GB RAM running Mac OS X 10.3.8. In addition to iDVD 5, iLife ’05 includes iMovie HD, for editing HDV movies iPhoto 5, for managing digital photographs iTunes 4.7.1, for managing your digital music library and GarageBand 2, for creating your own music. Complimentary to iMovie HD, iDVD 5 is a critical component of Apple’s push to allow "mere mortals" to make professional quality video you can share with anyone. Steve Jobs, Apple Computer CEO, introduced iDVD 5 at this year’s MacWorld San Francisco keynote address as part of the iLife ’05 "digital hub" application suite.
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