Making a Movie in iMovie HD and iDVD 5: Visual QuickProject Guide

A Macintosh computer (desktop or laptop) with a PowerPC G3, G4, or G5 processor running at 400 MHz or faster. iDVD 5 requires a G4 processor at 733 MHz or faster.

A 1 GHz or faster G4 processor is needed to take advantage of HD editing in iMovie HD. Both applications require Mac OS X Panther version 10.3.4 or later.

A digital camcorder and MiniDV tapes for shooting video footage.

4-pin to 6-pin Fire Wire cable to connect the camcorder to the Mac.

Blank DVD discs (DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, or DVD+RW), if your Mac contains a SuperDrive and you want to burn DVD projects.

iMovie HD 5.0.1 or later, and iDVD 5 or later (part of the iLife '05 package).