[MacDV] Re: iMovie3 for OS 9 as well?

[Randy Cypherd]

On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 06:26  PM, Gerhard Kuhn wrote:

> The iDVD program not recognizing outside the box DVD-R drives is 
> another Apple policy that rubs me the wrong way (though not affecting 
> me since I have a superdrive) and in my opinion is a money grab by 
> Apple at the expense of their loyal followers.

It's an MPEG-2 licensing issue.  Period.  If they wanted to make iDVD 
burn to ANY DVD-R they could -- and they would charge you for the 
license fee.  And you'd be pissed.  The licensing fee is embedded in 
the cost of Mac's that come with a super drive.  It's easy to override 
-- except that Apple legal will go after you (and have) if you tell the 
secret.  And they should.

Those of us with Super Drives paid for an MPEG-2 license.  Those who 
buy external DVD-R burners didn't.  It's really that simple.

Maybe Apple should offer an iDVD app for external burners and charge 
US$100 (or whatever).  But you'd still be pissed.

Randy