Newbie here, learning to use iDVD for Art Instructional videos

[Artmoves]

I need basic help that I thought I could get quicker from other users of this program, or just basic dvd burning questions.
If I burn an original DVD to sell, do I burn each one to sell, or do I burn a copy of the original?
I am super DUMB on this subject. that's why I am here to ask ??? How can I create DVD instructional DVD's without useing the Themes they make you choose in iDVD? I created One test DVD, it took an hour, it was just 1 clip that was about 10 minutes long. How does one burn DVD's of original art instructions successfully? I know this can be done, but maybe I need to take the original to a Professional who can burn these quicker? Who has time to burn DVD's to sell if they take over an hour each time? I know there must be an easier way? I appreciate any help I can get on this subject. thanks,

[guns1inger]

You are probably going to get better answers if you ask the mods to shift this to the Mac forum. Use the Report this Post link in your first post to request it.

I haven't played around to much with the iMovie and iDVD, but from what I have seen, they are very slow encoders (much worse if you want to encode to h264). You also have to remember that the iLife video products are meant for home movies, not commercial ventures, so you don't get the same freedoms as other software might provide, just more hand holding.

I suggest that your best bet is to start reading the manuals and searching for on-line tutorials.

[redwudz]

Creating an original DVD is not a easy project, especially if you want a professional look to it. And since you are apparently working with the Mac format, as guns1inger mentioned, you would likely get better answers in our Mac Forum. Moving you.

And welcome to our forums.

[Case]

If you make a disc image, then you'll reduce production time to just the burning part, which depends time-wise on the speed of your drive.

You could create a disc image from an existing disc (with 3rd party tools), or let iDVD make a disc image (File menu>Save as Disc Image). This disc image can be moved around like a file, and can be burned at a later date as many times as you like.

but maybe I need to take the original to a Professional who can burn these quicker?

That depends on the number of copies and how much you value your own time.