Newbie in need of burn/.img/ISO support :)

[mnicona]

Hi

I've searched and read and still finding it difficult to understand how to do the following....I'm obviously doing something completely stupid or just simply not getting it...so appologies.

I'm fairly new to mac and not overly techy, but this is my issue...

I've created an iMovie DVD slideshow of our wedding pictures which worked out great, I then created a DVD that could be used on standard home DVD players but the original rendering took hours...so I then created a .img file of the rendered DVD thinking I could simply burn the .img onto DVD saving time. Problem is all I end up with is a DVD with the file on....how can I do the following:

- convert a .img file to a DVD that's playable in a normal home DVD player
- have the DVD accessible by both Mac & PC, as the DVD also contains the original photographs that are in the slideshow
- for future purposes I'd like to create NTSC DVDs as well as PAL DVDs as half the family are in Canada, half in the UK.....how do I create the applicable format?

I've read lots about .img v ISO and I'm man enough to admit that it's all gone obver my head and a little too techy (soory), I just simply want to know how to create a playable DVD from a .img file?

I appreciate some have either seen similar questions before, haven't got the time, or think this is really simple and a bit of a stupid question....but I really need help and appreciate any supportanyone can offer. I've promised to get these DVDs to family thinking it would be straightforward and now I'm stuck! I love Macs but this has me majorly stumped.

Software I have:

- Toast 7 Titanium
- Disk Utility (standard OS software)
- Express Burn

Again, thanks!

mnicona@hotmail.com

 

[MisterMe]

....so I then created a .img file of the rendered DVD thinking I could simply burn the .img onto DVD saving time. Problem is all I end up with is a DVD with the file on....

I've read lots about .img v ISO and I'm man enough to admit that it's all gone obver my head and a little too techy (soory), I just simply want to know how to create a playable DVD from a .img file?

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You should use Disk Utility to copy your DVD to a .cdr (CD/DVD master) file. This is equivalent to an .iso file. You may then use Disk Utility to burn as many DVDs as you want.

 

[mnicona]

You should use Disk Utility to copy your DVD to a .cdr (CD/DVD master) file. This is equivalent to an .iso file. You may then use Disk Utility to burn as many DVDs as you want.

Hi, thanks MisterMe

Will this also allow a user to open up the original image files as well as watch the image slideshow on DVD? And will both a PC and Mac user be able to access the image files (or do I have to choose PC or Mac when creating the DVD)?

Cheers
Mnicona

 

[MisterMe]

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Will this also allow a user to open up the original image files as well as watch the image slideshow on DVD? And will both a PC and Mac user be able to access the image files ...?

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I see no reason why not. The MacOS X DVD Player treats mounted .iso and .cdr disk image files as real DVDs. A disk image file of your DVD should behave like a real DVD to MacOS X applications and utilities that recognize DVDs.