iFunia DVD Creator User Guide

iFunia DVD Creator is a software that can help you convert your digital video files into a DVD disc, DVD Folder or ISO file. It has a fast conversion speed and is easy to use. What's more, it offers a collection of free menu templates and allows you to customize your personal menu. We will introduce you the steps how to create DVDs with iFunia DVD Creator as follows.

 

Part 1  Download & Install

For Mac Version

1. You can download the installation package of iFunia DVD Creator for Mac from the below link.
Free Download macOS 10.15 or later

2. Install iFunia DVD Creator with the downloaded package.

Double-click the .dmg file.

Drag the iFunia DVD Creator icon to Applications folder.

For Windows Version

1. You can download the installation package of iFunia DVD Creator for Windows from the below link.

Free Download Windows 11/10

2. Install iFunia DVD Creator with the downloaded package.

Double-click the .exe file to run it.

Select a preferred language, the default language is English. iFunia DVD Creator supports English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Japanese.

Select a folder to install the program (It is recommended to save it under D: drive instead of C: Drive)

Click Next > Next > Install to continue the installation process, when the below window appears, it means that the program has been installed successfully.

 

Part 2  Activation (Optional)

After installing the program, you need to activate the program if you want to use the full version features.

1. Double click iFunia DVD Creator to run the program, and then click the key icon at the right upper corner.

2. Copy-n-paste the license code into the popped-up window, click "Activate".

Part 3 Application Operating

Step 1 Add videos

iFunia DVD Creator supports 200+ video formats input, there are 3 ways to add video files:

1. Click  , and then select the target video files on the pop-up window.

2. Drag-n-drop the target video files into the main interface of the program.

3. Click File > Add File(s)… on the menu bar, select the target video files on the pop-up window.

The loaded video thumbnails will be displayed in the main interface, you are allowed to change the display order of those videos by dragging and dropping.

If you need to add more video files, you can click  at the lower left corner or continue dragging and dropping more files.

To delete the added videos, you can select the target files, press "delete" on your keyboard or click  at the lower left corner of the interface, if you want to delete all videos at a time, press "command+A" to highlight all the videos to delete.

On the bottom of main interface you will see a progress bar which apprises you about the storage, you can choose the corresponding DVD type: DVD-5 or DVD-9. The difference between them is the storage, the former one can hold up as much as 4.7 gigabytes whereas the latter one can store data of up to 8.5 gigabytes. Also you can choose the code rate: Fit to disc, High quality and Standard, we suggest that you can select Fit to disc, so that iFunia DVD Creator will provide you with an optimal solution. 

In addition, you are allowed to watch those added videos, just click on the target video, and then a playback window will pop up as below showing.

 

Step 2 Edit Videos (Optional)

Find the video you need to edit, click  under the thumbnail, and then it will bring you to the video edit window.

a. Trim

1. You can click   or  to play/pause the video, and move  and  of the playback progress bar to choose a specific part of the video.

2. You can also manually enter the Start Time and End Time to confirm the clip to be trimmed.

3. To reset the start and end time back to the original, just click 

 

b. Crop

1. Navigate to Crop tab, you can manually adjust the cropping area by dragging the central and surrounding handles.

2. You can also adjust the size and position of cropping area by changing the figures in those four boxes. 

3. You can select an output aspect ratio for cropping with four options: Keep Original Ratio, 16:9, 4:3 and Any.

4. To reset the video back to the original, just click  

 

c. Rotate

1. Navigate to Rotate tab, each of the four buttons specifically represents one specific way to rotate or flip the video, click the button as your requirement.

2. To reset the video back to the original, just click  

 

d. Watermark

1. Navigate to Watermark tab, you are allowed to add any text watermark or image watermark to the video.

2. Text watermark: select the "Text type", type the content in the box, pick its font and color by clicking  and  , and set its position and degree of transparency. 

3. Image watermark: select the "Image type", click  to choose the image to be used as a watermark, and set its position and degree of transparency.

 

e. Effects

1. Navigate to Effects tab, set the degrees of Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Tint, Temperature by resetting their respective control sliders.

2. Choose a special effect for the output video from the list in "More Effects" option box.

3. In this section, you also can find the deinterlacement feature, which can turn interlaced videos into a non-interlaced form, enhancing spectators viewing experience rather appreciably. And it is also quite easy to use. Just need to check the box of "Enable Deinterlacing".

4. To cancel all the effects and reset the video back to the original, just click 

 

f. Subtitle

Navigate to Subtitle tab, and then you are able to select embedded subtitles the video includes or import an external subtitle files from your local drive.

Note: iFunia DVD creator supports .srt, .ass and .ssa subtitle file.

 

g. Chapter

Navigate to Chapter tab, click , fill in the end time, press "Enter" on your keyboard to confirm your filling, then Chapter1 is finished. You can also keep clicking  to add chapter2 or more chapters in the same manner.

Tips: iFunia DVD Creator can not only create chapters,  but also recognize the chapters that you created in a video editor program.

 

h. Volume

1. In some cases, the voice of the original video is too loud or too low, if you want to adjust it, you can navigate to Volume tab, slide the volume bar as you like.

2. In addition, if you want to add “Fade In” effect at the beginning of the video or add “Fade Out” effect at the end of your video, tick the option “Fade In” or “Fade Out” and then select the duration.

 

i. Thumbnail

Normally, the video thumbnail shows the first frame of the video, but you might want to change it because the first frame of some videos is whole black. To do that, you can directly click  when the screen displays the exact picture you want to use as thumbnail.

Tips: The screenshots (thumbnails) you've captured will be saved in a folder named “com.ifunia.dvdcreator”, you can click File > Show Screenshot in Finder to quickly access it.

 

Step 3 Customize DVD Menu 

Navigate to Menu tab on the top, If chapters are included in a title, you can see a check box before that title, check the box, you will be able to add and edit menu for those chapters as well. Tips: If you just want a DVD without a menu, you can directly slide on the option  and navigate to the Burn tab to start burning.

To customize the DVD menu, highlight the target Title Menu, Title, Chapter Menu, or Chapter, then select your preferred template, background, elements, and audio from the right panel.

 

1. Template

Select a Title Menu or Chapter Menu on the left, then choose a template from the Template tab on the right.

The template is applied only to the selected menu. Click  to apply it to all title and chapter menus.

2. Background image

Navigate to the Background tab. All available background images will be displayed in a list. Double-click any image to replace the current background.

If you prefer a simple background, tick  and choose your preferred color to set a solid background.

You can also tick , select an image from your local drive, and use it as the background.

Click and choose to apply the background to all menus, the current menu, all title menus, or all chapter menus.

3. Element

Multiple elements can appear in a menu, including text boxes, titles, and buttons. You can edit these elements under the Element tab.

For Titles

Highlight the target title on the menu page in the center of the window. The editing tools will appear on the right panel. First choose a style, then customize the corresponding settings, such as text, alignment, position, title name, frame, or thumbnail, according to the selected style.

If you want to change the title thumbnail, click to preview the highlighted title. When the video displays the frame you want to use, click to set it as the thumbnail.

If you want to move titles to the previous or next page, click the corresponding buttons

For Texts

Highlight “Text” under one of the titles. You can then choose a text style and adjust settings on the right panel, such as alignment, position, text content, font, color, and size.
You can also click to insert a new text box, or duplicate the selected text box by clicking

4. Audio

Navigate to tab Audio , you are allowed to upload music files as the background music from your local drive. Just click  and choose the target audio files to upload. After uploading the audio, click if you want to use this music for all title and chapter menus.

 

Step 4 Preview the DVD 

Once you have finished editing the menu, you may want to preview the entire DVD to see how it will appear on a TV or computer.

To do this, navigate to the Preview tab. The preview will start automatically, and you can control the playback using the playback bar below.

 Click it to back to the Home page.

 / Click it to play or pause the title.

  Click to play the video before this one.

 Click to play the video after this one.

 Click to stop playing the title and back to the Home page.

 Click to view all the titles in a list and help you to easily navigate the title and view it.

 Click to view all the chapters in a list and help you to easily navigate the chapter and view it.

 

Step 5 Burn a DVD

After the project has been adjusted and previewed thoroughly and properly, you can begin to burn your own DVD. Navigate to Burn tab, you will be able to set the detailed parameter of your DVDs.

1. You can burn videos to DVD disc directly, also you can convert and backup files to DVD folder or ISO file firstly. Please notice that if you choose the DVD Disc, don't forget to insert a blank DVD Disc into computer's drive.

2. DVD Name: The maximum number of characters allowed is 32.

3. Playback Mode: It used to control the playback of menu and titles, there are 5 modes existing, please check all of them carefully and select the proper one you need before clicking Burn.

1) Start from menu and play all titles sequentially: when you insert the DVD, it will auto play the menu, and then play all your titles one by one, when the last title is finished, it will start from menu again.

2) Start from title and loop all ones: when you insert the DVD, it will auto play the first title and then loop all the titles one by one. If you want to display the menu, you will have to manually press Menu button.

3) Loop the menu, play the title when pick it and then back to menu: when you insert the DVD, it will play the menu in loop until you manually select a title to play, and it will back to menu again when the selected title ends.

4) Loop the menu and loop a title when pick it: when you insert the DVD, it will play the menu in loop until you manually select a title to play, and then it will play this title in loop until you manually select another title.

4. Work Path: It is used to save the files that were generated during the burning process, please make sure this path has enough free space.

5. Folder Path: It used to save the created DVD Folder or ISO files when you select to save as DVD folder or save as ISO.

6. Burner: All of the available driver will be displayed here, pick the correct one when you need to burn to disc.

7. Copies Number: iFunia DVD Creator allows you to burn up to 30 copies, you can choose the number of copies you want to burn.

 

Part 4 Update Application

We always suggest users to use the latest version of the program.

When you launch iFunia DVD Creator, iFunia will auto check for updates.

Also, you can click iFunia DVD Creator > Check for Updates… on the left top menu bar to manually update it.