TECH SPECS

Platform: Macintosh
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.3.4 or later (10.3.6 recommended)
Minimum Display: 1024 x 768
Minimum CPU: 733MHz G4
Minimum RAM: 256MB, 512MB recommended
Minimum Hard Drive Space for Installation: 250MB, 4.3GB for full installation of iLife '05 including GarageBand 2
Dolby digital support: No
Dolby digital encoding: No
MPEG audio support: Yes
Accepts pre-encoded MPEG-2 files: No
Accepts DV files: Yes
Built-in MPEG-2 encoding: Yes
Scene Detection: Yes, including predefined Chapter Markers from iMovie HD
Authoring Wizard: Yes
Pre-formatted Templates: Yes, 15 new to iDVD 5.0, 59 in total
Motion Buttons: Yes
Motion Backgrounds: Yes
Internal Titling: Yes
End of Play Behavior Control: No
Video Editing: Yes, via iMovie HD included with iLife '05
Multiple Video Streams: No
Multiple Audio Streams: No
Subtitle Creation: No
DVD Scripting: No
Create Links from Video Tracks: No
DVD-ROM Content: Yes
Error Checking: No
Disc Simulation: Yes
Real-time Previews of Motion On Menus: Yes
Label/Case Printing: No
DLT Export: No
CSS Encryption: No
Copy Protect Flag Support: No
Region Coding Support: No

STRENGTHS
  • Very low-level barrier to getting started
  • Intuitive and elegant user interface
  • New animated templates grab your attention
  • Comes with every new Macintosh computer
WEAKNESSES
  • Incremental improvements over iDVD 4
SUMMARY

An easy to use, elegant application that brings professional-level DVD authoring to mere mortals.

$79 / Included with new Macintosh computers
Apple Computer, Inc.
1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, CA 95014
(800) MY-APPLE
www.apple.com
Divine DVD for Mortals

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