Editing IDVD (section)

== History ==

=== Background ===
iDVD was part of Apple's push into [[digital video]] in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Apple had already released iMovie, and [[Steve Jobs]] thought users would want to burn their iMovie projects onto a DVD to show their movies to friends and family. Apple executives decided to add DVD-R drives to Macintoshes and make a simple tool to burn these movies.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Isaacson |first=Walter |url= |title=Steve Jobs |title-link=Steve Jobs (book) |publisher=[[Simon & Schuster]] |year=2011 |isbn=978-1-4516-4853-9 |edition=1st |location=New York, NY |pages=381–382 |language=en |author-link=Walter Isaacson}}</ref> In April 2000, Apple bought Astarte's DVD department and used their software as the basis for [[DVD Studio Pro]], while also creating a simpler version for consumers, iDVD.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ehrman |first=Stephen |date=October 18, 2005 |title=Apple hat neuen Deutschland-Chef |url=https://www.heise.de/news/Apple-hat-neuen-Deutschland-Chef-138598.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=heise online |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Dernbach |first=Christoph |date=2017-05-31 |title=Auf Schnäppchenjagd: Die Strategie hinter den Firmenübernahmen von Apple |url=https://www.heise.de/select/mac-and-i/2017/3/1497018795371870 |magazine=Mac & i |language=de |volume=2017 |issue=3 |pages=8 |issn=2193-8938 |access-date=2023-05-13 |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513201439/https://www.heise.de/select/mac-and-i/2017/3/1497018795371870 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=McLean |first=Prince |date=January 28, 2009 |title=iDVD hung out to dry as Apple pushes movies online |url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/28/idvd_hung_out_to_dry_as_apple_pushes_movies_online |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=AppleInsider |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513210802/https://appleinsider.com/articles/09/01/28/idvd_hung_out_to_dry_as_apple_pushes_movies_online |url-status=live }}</ref> One of the acquired Astarte employees was Mike Evangelist, responsible for iDVD's product marketing and design. Jobs rejected Evangelist's early design proposal in favor of a simpler single-window interface.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-01-10 |title=Reading the runes for Apple |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jan/10/apple.steve.jobs |access-date=2023-05-13 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513201439/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2008/jan/10/apple.steve.jobs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":6" />

=== Announcement ===
[[File:IDVD2.png|thumb|iDVD 2 had the same minimalistic brushed metal interface as iDVD 1.]]
Steve Jobs introduced iDVD at Macworld Expo SF in January 2001, as a companion tool to [[iMovie]]. The intended [[workflow]] was for users to be able to record footage with a [[digital camcorder]], import it and edit it in iMovie, and then use iDVD to add DVD menus and burn their movie to a writable DVD.<ref name=":1" /> iDVD was bundled with [[Power Mac G4]] models with a [[SuperDrive]], and Apple also began selling writable DVDs for $10 each. Simultaneously with iDVD, Apple announced DVD Studio Pro, a DVD authoring tool for professional users sold separately from [[Final Cut Pro]].<ref name=":0" />

iDVD 1 had a brushed-metal, single-window interface, and includes pre-made themes, as well as the ability to create custom themes. It encoded movies to the [[MPEG2]] format required by DVD players, using the [[PowerPC G4]]'s AltiVec SIMD execution unit (called the "Velocity Engine" by Apple). According to Apple, encoding an hour-long DVD with the Velocity Engine would take 2 hours, as opposed to 25 hours with software encoders. During the keynote where he introduced iDVD, Jobs criticized competitors' predictions that the [[personal computer]] was "yesterday's platform" and would be supplanted by internet-connected mobile devices. Instead, Jobs said the PC would become the "digital hub" linking these peripherals, including camcorders and DVD players.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Siracusa |first=John |date=January 2001 |title=MacWorld Expo San Francisco 2001 |url=http://arstechnica.com/reviews/01q1/macwldsf/mwsf-8.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010124094200/http://arstechnica.com/reviews/01q1/macwldsf/mwsf-8.html |archive-date=January 24, 2001 |access-date=May 13, 2023 |website=Ars Technica}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Snell |first=Jason |date=March 2001 |title=Apple's iDVD: Disc Warrior, Come Out to Play |magazine=[[Macworld]] |page=38}}</ref> iDVD 1 could not burn movies longer than an hour.<ref name=":0" />

=== Updates ===
iDVD 2 increased the maximum movie length to 90 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=OS X Utilities Updates: iDVD 2; Perfboard; more |url=https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/os-x-utilities-updates-idvd-2-perfboard-more/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=CNET |language=en}}</ref> iDVD 3 gained support for movie chapters, and "drop zones" where users can replace a theme's default photos and video clips by dragging and dropping their own.<ref name=":7" /> iDVD 4 extended the maximum movie length from 90 minutes to 2 hours, by adopting the same MPEG encoding techniques as Apple's DVD Studio Pro and Final Cut Pro. It also added the Autoplay tile and the Map view showing a hierarchy of all menus.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jeff |date=March 30, 2004 |title=iDVD 4 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/170259/idvd4.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515024924/https://www.macworld.com/article/170259/idvd4.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kashiwabara |first=Jessica |title=Test Apple iLife '04 : notre avis |url=https://www.cnetfrance.fr/produits/apple-ilife-04-39146004.htm |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=CNET France |language=fr |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513185508/https://www.cnetfrance.fr/produits/apple-ilife-04-39146004.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> iDVD 5 added support for [[DVD±RW]], and gained the "OneStep DVD" feature, which could automatically rewind the tape of a connected camcorder, import its footage, and burn it to a DVD.<ref name="Carlson5.0">{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jeff |date=February 17, 2005 |title=iDVD 5 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/174512/idvd5review.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513185511/https://www.macworld.com/article/174512/idvd5review.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="iDVD5BurningSecret">{{Cite web |date=January 31, 2005 |title=iDVD 5's Burning Secret |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/174266/idvd5burning.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513185507/https://www.macworld.com/article/174266/idvd5burning.html |url-status=live }}</ref> iDVD 5.0.1 added support for burning double-layer ([[DVD+R DL]]) discs with compatible SuperDrives; French Mac news site ''MacBidouille'' found a way to enable double-layer mode with third-party drives, and described the restriction as arbitrary.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Duncan |first=Laurie A. |date=May 27, 2005 |title=Burn dual-layer with iDVD using your unsupported DVD burner |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/2005-05-27-burn-dual-layer-with-idvd-using-your-unsupported-dvd-burner.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Engadget |language=en-US |via=Yahoo Finance}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-05-23 |title=Oops, Apple did it again! |url=http://www.hardmac.com/niouzcontenu.php?date=2005-05-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050523013925/http://www.hardmac.com/niouzcontenu.php?date=2005-05-17 |archive-date=May 23, 2005 |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=HardMac}}</ref> iDVD 6 added widescreen support, and a "Magic iDVD" feature that automatically chose a theme and arranged clips and photos.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Daniel Drew |title=iLife '06 review: iLife '06 |url=https://www.cnet.com/reviews/ilife-06-review/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515024922/https://www.cnet.com/reviews/ilife-06-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Carlson |first=Jeff |date=January 31, 2006 |title=iDVD 6 |url=https://www.macworld.com/article/178671/idvd6.html |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Macworld |language=en |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515024926/https://www.macworld.com/article/178671/idvd6.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Pegoraro |first=Rob |date=February 12, 2006 |title=Apple's Upgraded iLife Has Benefits, but It's No Bargain |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2006/02/12/apples-upgraded-ilife-has-benefits-but-its-no-bargain/19232598-b202-4dee-810a-9d2ac2dbb249/ |access-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-date=August 27, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170827203716/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/2006/02/12/apples-upgraded-ilife-has-benefits-but-its-no-bargain/19232598-b202-4dee-810a-9d2ac2dbb249/ |url-status=live }}</ref> iDVD '08 gained new themes and a "Professional Quality" setting,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Carlson |first=Jeff |date=November 2007 |title=iDVD '08 |url= https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=bth&AN=27530368&lang=en-gb&site=eds-live&scope=site |magazine=Macworld |volume=24 |issue=11 |pages=69}}</ref> which does a 2-pass [[variable bitrate]] encoding. The Professional Quality setting improves colors and sharpness, and can fit a two-hour long movie onto a single-layer DVD.{{Sfn|Pogue|Miller|2011|p=395}}

iDVD received no new features or themes after version '08.{{Sfn|Pogue|Miller|2011|p=374}}<ref>{{Cite web |last=Foresman |first=Chris |date=2009-03-02 |title=Ars Reviews iLife '09: making the cut with iMovie and iPhoto |url=https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/03/ilife-09-review-imovie-iphoto/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=Ars Technica |language=en-us |archive-date=May 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513132028/https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/03/ilife-09-review-imovie-iphoto/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Lowensohn |first=Josh |title=Apple iLife '11 full review is in |url=https://www.cnet.com/culture/apple-ilife-11-full-review-is-in/ |access-date=2023-05-13 |website=CNET |language=en |archive-date=May 15, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515024921/https://www.cnet.com/culture/apple-ilife-11-full-review-is-in/ |url-status=live }}</ref>