| This step-by-step guide will show you how to use | | | | thumbnail image of a title. Click on a title and click the |
| iSkysoft DVD Creator for Mac to convert all sorts of | | | | Customize Thumbnail button to find a picture from |
| movies to DVD on Mac OS X. Whether you want to | | | | your hard disk as the thumbnail of the title. |
| convert AVI to DVD, convert MP4 to DVD, convert | | | | - |
| MPG to DVD, convert MOV to DVD, convert 3GP to | | | | - Customizing Background Image |
| DVD, convert FLV to DVD, convert VOB to DVD, | | | | Click the Customize Background button and choose a |
| convert DAT to DVD, convert TS to DVD, convert | | | | picture from your hard disk as the background image |
| TP to DVD, convert TRP to DVD, Convert M2TS to | | | | of the current page. |
| DVD, it’ve got you covered. | | | | - Adding Background MusicClick the Customize Sound |
| Step 1: Download and Run DVD Creator for Mac | | | | button to add an audio file from your hard disk as the |
| Click here to download this dvd creator for mac (there | | | | background music of the current page. You can click |
| is only intel version), run this program, you’ll see its | | | | the Remove Music button to remove the added audio |
| interface: | | | | file. |
| | | | You can also customize the frames and buttons by |
| Step 2: Add Video files. | | | | clicking the Frame and Button on the top right of the |
| Click the Add button to add video files to the program. | | | | interface and applying the templates. |
| Note: you can also add files from the program menu: | | | | You can even add a text on each page. Click Text |
| Click File and then select Add Video. | | | | and you will see the Text Editing Window appearing |
| The added video files will be listed on the right of the | | | | on the right. Then you can type some words in the |
| main interface, and each file will be a title in your DVD. | | | | Text Content Field, set the font, color, size of the input |
| Double click the added file and it will be played in the | | | | text and apply text effects including Bold, Italic, |
| right Preview Pane. Use the player control panel to | | | | Underline and Strikethrough. The text can be dragged |
| control the preview. | | | | to any place on the page. |
| You can adjust the selected file’s position in the list | | | | |
| by clicking the Up and Down arrows and delete the | | | | Step 5: Previewing the Project |
| selected file by clicking or just pressing the Delete key | | | | After finishing all the editing, you can click the Preview |
| on the keyboard. | | | | button on the main interface to preview your DVD |
| Step 3: Edit Video Files | | | | project. |
| You can trim and crop the video files and adjust the | | | | |
| effects before burning the videos to DVD on Mac OS | | | | Step 6: Burning Video Files |
| X. | | | | Before burning your DVD, you can select your DVD |
| 1. Trim files | | | | type and the output quality at the bottom of the main |
| This program allows you to trim a clip from your video | | | | interface. When you choose different formats or |
| and burn it to DVD. | | | | qualities the recoding time of the DVD is different. The |
| You just need to drag the two sliders ( and ) on the | | | | table below shows the recoding time in different |
| process bar to set the beginning and the end of the | | | | situations. |
| part which you want to capture when the video is | | | | |
| playing. And the trimmed length will be displayed under | | | | After you choose the correct DVD disk and the |
| the file name on the right file list. | | | | suitable video quality, you can click the Burn button to |
| 2. Cropping Files | | | | set burning settings and burn your DVD project. |
| Select a file and click , and then you will get the | | | | |
| following cropping window. | | | | There are three output options: DVD, DVD Folder and |
| | | | ISO File. No matter which option you select, the |
| You can specify an area either by dragging the frame | | | | following settings don’t change: |
| around the video or setting the crop values: Top, | | | | DVD Label: Give your DVD a name in this field. |
| Button, Left and Right. On the crop pane, you can | | | | Temp Folder: Select a folder on your hard disk to |
| select an output aspect ratio and the available options | | | | store the temporary files generated during the DVD |
| are: Keep Original, full screen, 16:9 and 4:3. You can | | | | conversion. |
| preview the video in the select aspect ratio on the | | | | We strongly recommend that you create a new folder |
| main interface and during the conversion process. | | | | as the temp folder on the disk which has enough free |
| After you select an output aspect ratio and finish the | | | | space. |
| settings, the result can be previewed before you start | | | | TV Standard: Select the TV Standard you want to |
| burning. You can click the Reset button to remove all | | | | use to create your DVD files. You should check what |
| the settings. | | | | TV standard the country in which you are uses before |
| 3. Adjusting Effect | | | | the selection. |
| Click Effect to get the following window to adjust the | | | | NTSC (60i) (the video standard used in Japan, North |
| video’s effect. | | | | America, etc. The resolution is 720×480 and the |
| | | | frame rate is 29.97) |
| You can adjust the brightness, contrast and saturation | | | | PAL (50i) (the video standard used in countries or |
| of the video. | | | | regions in Europe. The resolution is 720×576 and the |
| You can choose special effect from the Filter | | | | frame rate is 25) |
| drop-down list. There are six special effects: Grey, | | | | Aspect Ratio: Select an aspect ratio for the output |
| Emboss, Negative, Black White, White Black and Old | | | | DVD video. |
| Film. | | | | If you want to burn your project directly to a DVD disk, |
| If there are some lines, pixels, mosaics or stripes on | | | | you can select the DVD option. |
| the picture, you can choose the suitable option from | | | | - Drive: Select the DVD ROM where your blank DVD |
| the interlace drop-down list to adjust the picture. The | | | | disk is inserted. |
| available options are: Repeat Odd, Repeat Even, Odd | | | | If you just want to generate DVD files and save them |
| Interpolate and Even Interpolate. | | | | on your computer, you can select the DVD Folder |
| Step 4: Edit DVD Menu | | | | option and set DVD Folder options: |
| This video to dvd creator for mac allows you to | | | | - DVD Folder: Select a folder on your hard disc to |
| create your own DVD menu with various built-in | | | | save the create DVD files to be created. The files will |
| resources. Click the Menu button on the bottom right | | | | be saved in two folders: VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS. |
| of the main interface to edit the DVD’s menu. | | | | And usually the AUDIO_TS folder is empty. You can |
| | | | find the required disk space and available space under |
| The added files are the titles displayed on the menu. | | | | the DVD Folder option. If there is not enough available |
| The first frames of each video will be set as the | | | | space on the hard disk, you have to set your DVD |
| thumbnails of the titles as default. | | | | Folder to a different hard disk. |
| You can choose a pre-set template from the right list. | | | | |
| Just double click on one of the templates and the | | | | If you want to generate a DVD ISO file on your |
| selected one will be applied in the left Preview Pane. If | | | | computer, you can select the ISO option and then set |
| the template which you have selected does not have | | | | the ISO settings: |
| enough frames for the titles in your project, there will | | | | - Save ISO File: Specify a folder on your hard disc to |
| be more than one page. For example, if you have six | | | | save the create DVD ISO file. |
| titles in your project but the template which you have | | | | You can find the required disk space and available |
| selected has only two frames, there will be three | | | | space under the DVD Folder option. |
| pages with two titles on each one. You can click to go | | | | After you finish all necessary settings, click the Start |
| to the next page and click to go to the previous page. | | | | button to start creating your DVD. Now, you can just |
| You can also customize your DVD menu by: | | | | wait until the program finishes converting or burning |
| - Customizing Thumbnail | | | | your DVD. |
| You can choose a picture from your hard disk as the | | | | |