[MacDV] iMac G3, Ext. DVD burner & authoring options

[Polkadoter at aol.com]

I also am interested in getting the DVR-105 and putting it in an external 
firewire case.  I have a B&W 450, 9.2 OS, toast 5.2.  So from what I 
understand I should be all set to go - am I correct?  Also, will it work on a 
Beige G3 Tower with firewire PCI card?  I'm not going to Jaguar right now 
because of incompatibility with some applications.  Would it also run on both 
machines if I installed it internally.
Thanks in advance,
Linda
Polkadoter at aol.com



In a message dated 1/19/03 8:13:27 PM, hawkgx at planetkc.com writes:

<< First, the pertinent specs:

Mac: G3 iMac 500mhz DV SE
OS: 10.2.3
Burner: external DVR-105 in a Firewire case
Software: iMovie 2.1.2; Toast 5.1.1

I'm trying to find out my options for DVD authoring with this setup.  I
already know iDVD is out of the question (external burner); and DVD Studio
Pro is out as well (req. G4 and costs way too much anyway).

I guess for now, I'm just interested in being able to produce basic DVD
videos. No menus or chapters are necessary at this point.  I've been stuck
creating VideoCDs through iMovie, and while the permanence of the VideoCDs
is nice, the video quality is disappointing.

I know Toast 5.1.1 will burn to DVDs, but is there a relatively simple way
for me to take my iMovies, export them to a suitable format and then burn it
to a DVD for viewing on my home DVD player?

Monosyllabic answers are okay, seeing as I'm pretty much a desktop video
novice.

-- 
Randy Clark
hawkgx at planetkc.com
Kansas City
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