Editing IDVD (section)

=== 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>