Mac Newbie needs help with burning issue :(

[dominogirl]

Hi Everyone,

I'm brand new to the world of macs, and got myself a Macbook Pro 13" in October through the Apple online store.

I'm still very new to the whole thing, been a PC girl my entire life- it's quite a leap!

Essentially my issues are around the 'superdrive' and using iDvd. I have spent the last week or so working on editing my wedding video using iMovie (again, a new experience) and then exported it to iDvd. I then tried to burn the DVD, however 1) Burn DVD was not an option 2) I had a message come up (at some point) which said that I do not have a compatible superdrive and would not be able to burn DVDs using iDvd. However, I can burn Data DVDs and otherwise using iTunes.

I'm incredibly frustrated and upset right now- I've tried calling technical support but the call centre is closed. There's no way to email anyone from apple. I can't even login to the apple.com forums because it 'can't find the page I'm looking for'!!!

If anyone could help at all, I would really, really appreciate it- whether its letting me know whats wrong with my mac or offering me some advice on other software to use!

PS This is my first time using iMovie, iDVD etc.

 

[Blue Velvet]

Two quick questions just to begin:

1. What blank media are you using?
2. How large is the exported file that you're trying to burn?

 

[dominogirl]

No stress- about to go to work so might not answer any more for a bit


I am using just normal blank dvds from my stash- to be honest I have no idea whether it's a +R -R or any of the above

The file is a 2 minute movie, around 60mb from memory- very small.

Thankyou!