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How to burn large .mp4 files to playable DVDs?

I've got a macOS laptop and I'm attempting to convert old VHS tapes to playable DVDs. I convert the VHS tapes to .mp4 format using OBS and then attempt to burn the .mp4 files to playable DVDs using ...
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Can I link two Macbooks to use DVD authoring software on one and the Superdrive to burn it on the other?

My Macbook Pro 2017 (running Mojave) has no DVD drive, of course; but my Macbook early 2009 Superdrive (running El Capitan) can burn them, as well as my iMac 2011 (running High Sierra). Can I connect ...
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Can be iPhone used to burn CD/DVD?

Is it possible to burn CD/DVD with iPhone and USB CD/DVD Writer? I have a camera module for the iPhone to make it as if it has USB female socket instead of lightning one. I’ve verified it works for ...
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How do I burn a movie DVD on macOS Catalina without additional software?

I can burn a data DVD on macOS Catalina but getting a movie DVD burned is escaping me. Is this possible without additional software? A VIDEO_TS folder is what I am looking to burn. VLC plays this ...
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Can't burn Mac OS X 10.7 Lion to a disc because it doesn't have enough space

When I try to burn my downloaded Mac OS X 10.7 Lion install disc to a DVD, I get this error: The disc inserted does not have enough free space The DMG disc image says it's "4.72 GB" and the ...
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View a windows format DVD on Mac

I have a DVD from my holiday a few years back in which I would like to place into my mac and view, and extract the video for my library. This is my only option. I was wondering if anyone knew how to ...
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Install Win10 x64 on MacBook Pro mid 2011 with Boot Camp

I have to install Win 10 onto my mid 2011 MacBook Pro (El Capitan) using Boot Camp. I have two SSD on my machine (one was switched with the SuperDrive) and they works greatly normally. This morning ...
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How to order and re-order video clips added to iDVD?

I don't think I can find a valid answer for this: how do I actually order or re-order the video clips I added to iDVD? I actually have video clips named 01 some title 02 some other title 03 the ...
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How to make Final Cut Pro created DVD disc playable on DVD players?

I am using Final Cut Pro on Mavericks and Yosemite. Even though the one on Mavericks says: the latest version cannot run on the current OS -- must install the latest compatible version instead. ...
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Pioneer DVD-ROM will not eject after some time of system usage

I'm having an odd issue where after my Mac Pro works for a certain amount of time (it seems variable), the drive will no longer seemingly be recognized. It shows up in the hardware profile for the ...
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How to burn a dvd on 10.8

I have a .mp4-file I want to burn to a DVD to then watch on a dvd player and have automatically loop infinitely (can you program that into the dvd or is it to do with the dvd player?) What would you ...
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How to burn a .mp4 to DVD+R

I have the osx version 10.9.2 I can't find any way to burn my .mp4 file to a DVD+R. Can anyone recommend a way to do this?
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How to fix drag&drop copy onto optical media

So I got a DVD-RAM and a BD-RE both formatted with UDF, packet-writeable (I think packet writing is the wrong descriptor here as a DVD-RAM is randomly addressable but it's pretty close). At least the ...
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Macbook Pro Superdrive Only Works With DVD-ROM

I have a 2007 Macbook Pro with a Superdrive. However, whenever I insert anything other than a DVD-ROM, it waits a moment and then ejects it. It should be able to read and write DVD-R, -RW, etc. - ...
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What causes me to be unable to burn Windows 7 ISO due to a medium error?

I've just upgraded my 2011 17" MacBook Pro with a brand spankin' new SSD hard drive and 8GB of RAM. In order to fully maximize the potential of the system, I'd like to install Windows 7 to take full ...
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How to bitset the Book Type when burning a DVD on a SuperDrive?

Does anyone know how to set the Book Type when burning a DVD (DVD+R DL in my case) in OS X? I'm making a backup copy of my car's navigation DVD, and it will only work right if I set the booktype to ...
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Whats a good software title to take video (mp4, avi, other..) and burn it to DVD

I got some home brew videos from my webcam, and I got a couple movies on the drive I'd like to burn to DVD. The thing is, I don't know what's a good product for that, being a recent Mac convert and ...
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Can not burn 1.4GB data into a 4.7GB DVD (file too big)

I'm trying to burn 1.4GB of data into a 4.7GB DVD using Finder in Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard. The biggest file is 300MB. Here are the steps I take: Insert blank disc Open Finder and drag files to ...
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Splitting large files over multiple DVDs

I have an installer file 6GB in size, and I need to burn it to DVD, but I only have single layer (4.7GB capacity) media. How can I split this big file into pieces that will fit on my media? I am ...
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I am no longer able to burn discs using my MacBook's SuperDrive. How can I fix it?

About a year ago, the SuperDrive in my 2010 MacBook appeared to stop working. When I insert a blank CD or DVD, the disc does not show up in the Finder. The drive appears in Disk Utility, and I am able ...
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How to make a bootable disk from an image with Toast?

I read contradictory information, some say it’s possible, some say it’s not and Apple’s Disk Utility is required. I prefer to use Roxio Toast for its multi-purpose but I don’t want to waste blank ...
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How to prevent/reduce DVD-R burning errors

I am burning a folder onto a DVD. The folder contains subfolders which have images and video files. I am burning by dropping the folder onto a blank DVD on the desktop, opening it up and clicking "...
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Burn Movie to DVD on a Mac [duplicate]

Possible Duplicate: How can I convert MKV files and burn them to DVD? Does anybody know a good program for Mac that can burn a .avi or .mkv movie file to a DVD to play on any regular DVD player? ...
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Backup Spanning Multiple DVD-Rs

Is there anything built into OS X Lion that allows you to have a backup that spans multiple disks? I've got about 80GB of files pulled down from our web servers that I'd like to get put on DVD-Rs, ...
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How do I burn a DVD ISO from a MacBook?

The MacBook Air can share DVD drives on other Macs. For reading disks this works great. However, I want to burn an ISO to the drive. The drive doesn't show up in Disk Utility. Is it possible to burn ...
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Why is my iPhoto burn failing?

I am trying to burn selected photos to a DVD and it keeps telling me that the burn failed: I've tried rebooting and that helped the first time, but the second disk I tried to burn failed. What's up ...
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Is it possible to burn a DVD out of the Lion app store install?

Is it possible to burn a DVD out of the Lion app store install?
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