Version 5 has the same encoding options, but you’re not limited to burning to DVD-R media. The most notable improvement in the previous version, iDVD 4, was the ability to burn as much as two hours of movies and photos to a disc, depending on the encoding preset (Best Quality or Best Performance). But behind the scenes, the DVD-creation program employs a few new tricks that give it more power than I expected to see. Is iDVD 5 the prestidigitator of the iLife ’05 suite? Like a world-class magician, iDVD’s 15 new themes hold your attention-by spinning and sliding your photos and movies around the screen.
