

#OLD IDVD THEMES DOWNLOAD#
I applaud Apple for pushing the industry forward, ditching physical media, etc, however, I think iDVD is a tool that is still needed by many for a few more years and given the fact it clearly runs fine on Yosemite it would be nice to see it as a download from the App store if someone needs it. Be careful not to overwrite the iDVD app if you are using a thumbdrive as your transfer method as it shares the same name as the application you just copied. Copy this over to the new computer and place it in the same location. Look for the "iDVD" folder in this location. Navigate to the following location on the older computer: Macintosh HD > Library > Application Support. Navigate to the Applications folder on your old computer and copy iDVD to your new computer's application folder.
#OLD IDVD THEMES SOFTWARE#
The articles I read online stated you needed to purchase software like Wondershare or Toast but that is unnecessary IF you have access to your older mac (although I'm sure this violates ULA). Depending on your sensibilities, that may be a good thing.So we do a video for my kid's gymnastics team every year and I upgraded my laptop and noticed today there was no iDVD. In fact, the older you go (5.0, 4.0, Old), the simpler and less animated the theme designs become. Some have room for only very short button names (Sliding Panes in the 5.0 set).Īs you go, remember that only the 6.0 themes include widescreen versions (Figure 17-1). Some look stunning, but the text is hard to read and navigate (like Reflection White and Black). Others have great music, but not such beautiful design (Brushstrokes). You'll also discover that some of the themes look great but have background music that becomes annoying after several repetitions (Travel in the 6.0 set comes to mind). What you'll discover is that many of the 6.0 themes have been designed to match coordinated, like-named themes in iMovie 6 (see Chapter 5), which can give your overall project a nice consistency. To try each theme out for size, read the aspect-ratio discussion in Section 15.6.3, and then click one thumbnail after another.
#OLD IDVD THEMES HOW TO#
You'll find out how to create Favorites later in this chapter. This icon lets you know that the theme is a Favoritea theme that you created yourself. A gray prize ribbon appears in the lower-left corner of certain themes. Not shown: the background music that you supply. Your DVD's main menu screen can look like just about anything, as you can see by these samples from the 6.0, 5.0, 4.0, and Old theme sets (from top). A round walking-man logo in the corner of a theme thumbnail designates a motion background or audio loop. The walking-man icon means sound or audio. To view all themes, choose All from that same menu. To view just one set, select its name from the Theme Set pop-up menu. iDVD 6 lets you view a single set of themes, or all themes at once. (This list is empty when you start out using iDVD.) Themes bought from other companies (like are listed separately in the pop-up menu. When you choose Favorites from the Theme Set pop-up menu at the top of the pane, all Favorites (themes that you've created) appear together in the same list. For presenting your movie, Magic iDVD offers easy-to-use themes including. to create electronic communication archives, and it breathes new life into the age-old tradition of letter writing. This should link the iDVD themes to the application and allow you to. included them: 7.0 Themes, 6.0 Themes, 5.0 Themes, and Old Themes (from iDVD 3 and 4). I would like to transfer my old iDVD project for everything that is out there. As you study the scrolling list, you'll notice that:įavorites appear together. Managing Project Files Converting Older Projects How iMovie Organizes Its. It takes a lot of individual design decisions to make a theme. The Themes PaneĪll five collections6.0 Themes, 5.0 Themes, 4.0 Themes, Old Themes and Favoritesappear in the Themes pane. Either way, the built-in themes, both old and new, provide an excellent jumping-off point for your DVDs. Others provide little more than colors and fonts, leaving it up to you to mold them. Some offer completely realized presentations. These new themes are designed more for general use (like Reflections and Shelves) than the event-based themes of past versions (like Wedding White and Baby Mobile from iDVD 5). Many of these new styles include fabulous motion backgrounds and moving drop zones, as described in the preceding chapters. Each actually includes several related designs: a main screen, a chapters screen, and an extras screen.
