Automator workflow of the month: An easier way to burn movies to DVD
It’s no secret that Apple has little-to-no interest in DVDs. Just take a look at the removable media drives...now missing from all new Macs. However, there are still many Mac users who not only wish to play these discs, but also create them, especially now that the holidays are at hand. What some have found particularly irksome is that iMovie 10 () has no option for sharing movies to iDVD. Although this feature is unlikely to return, you can create something a bit like it with Automator. Here’s how.
Work the workflow
To begin, you’ll naturally need to have a copy of iDVD. You’ll find it bundled with older copies of the iLife suite. (Updates are available on Apple's site, but require a previous copy of the app.) If you don't have a copy lying around, you can buy iLife '09 from Amazon.
There are still many Mac users who not only wish to play DVDs, but also create them, especially now that the holidays are at hand.
Launch iDVD and create a few projects based on themes you normally use. For example, Center Stage, Soft Frame, and Stretch. Don’t add any movies to the projects as they’ll serve as templates for future iDVD projects. Save the projects and place them in a folder in a convenient location—your Movies folder, for example.
Now, launch Automator and from the template chooser select Application. Select the Files & Folders library and from this library drag these three actions into the workflow area (in this order): Ask for Finder Items, Open Finder Items, and Get Specified Finder Items. Select Automator’s Movies library and drag the Add Movie to iDVD Menu action to the end of the workflow.
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