Question about how to do something.

[LarryC]

Hello everyone, I have a question about how to do something. I am a member of a trading group. When I first joined, I was able to watch and/or download a group of videos of the man who founded our group. Different people have left the group and we also have some new members. Luckily, I downloaded the videos and I am wanting to copy the videos onto a DVD for two new members. When I highlight the videos and right click and choose copy, and then I paste those onto the DVD, all I'm doing is copying a link to the originals. Can someone here please tell me how to do this correctly? Thank you, very much.

LarryC

P.S. I am using a 2011 model MacBook Pro running OS 10.10.2 (Just in case that matters.)

 

[Dave Braine]

Insert DVD. When it mounts on the desktop, double click it to open it's window. Drag and drop the video files into the window. Click the Burn button.

 

[LarryC]

Thank you, Dave,

I suppose what was throwing me was that in OS9, if you did that, all you were doing was copying a link, especially when there was a symbol beneath what you were dragging and dropping onto a CD or DVD. I was seeing that same mark, a small black arrow at the base of each video. And when I right-clicked the video on the DVD, before burning, it showed that it was a very small file, much smaller that the original. But I tried as you suggested and burned the disk anyway and it worked great. Thank you. Have a great weekend.