How to Convert Movies to a DVD-R on Mac

If you have tons of movies stored on your Mac, you may want to convert them to DVD-R on your Mac to view on home DVD player, share with your family members and friends, or just for backup. Then how? Is there any easy way to convert movies to DVD-R on Mac?

There are several kinds of DVD formats, such as DVD-R, DVD+R, etc. Among them, DVD-R is the one that will be compatible with most home DVD players. Besides, it's pretty easy for you to find a DVD-R disc. And most important of all, it's cheap. The guide below shows you the step-by-step instruction on how to burn movie to a DVD-R on Mac running Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Mac OS X Lion etc. All you need is only a DVD Creator for Mac, which can assist you to finish all.

Free download the DVD Creator for Mac, install and run it:

1Add movies to Mac Movie to DVD Creator

Simply drag and drop your movies into the DVD Creator for Mac . Or you can import media files from iPhoto, iMovie or iTunes directly. This program accepts most of the popular video formats.

2Edit movies (Optional)

Before converting movies to DVD-R on your Mac, you may edit your movies by cropping, trimming or changing the effects via the editing function of the DVD Creator for Mac, to personalize your DVD movie in your own style. If you don't have this requirement, just skip it and switch to next step.

3Burn movies to DVD-R on Mac

Now you can click "Burn" button to convert movies to DVD-R on your Mac. The conversion speed depends on the size of the movie you are burning. Smaller size takes less time.

When burn your movies into DVD disc, there are many smart DVD menus built in the DVD Creator for Mac for your choice. You can set the proper one for your movies.