He wanted to burn it onto another DVD as a "DVD", as opposed to a data disc (I didn't ask what was on it). In my lab the only workstations that burn DVDs are our Macintosh computers (used primarily for video editing, etc.)
I'm pretty sure this was the first time anyone ever posed that question to us. So, as I like to do, I said, "if you have couple minutes, I'll look it up!" Meanwhile the visitor totally ignored the fact that I said I would research it and started doing whatever he was doing. He didn't come back and complain so I don't care. The point of all of this being, on a Mac (OS X), successfully burning an ISO onto a DVD is totally *not* the process you would expect. Here it is, in the nutshell version:
(Assuming the file is on either an internal or external hard drive...)
1. Open the Disk Utility application (Finder > Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilties > Disk Utility)
2. Mount the ISO file by dragging it from the Finder window and dropping it onto the Disk Utility sidebar.
3. Select the "ISO" option.
4. Click the "Burn" icon.
5. Wait.
At least I think that's right, since I haven't had an opportunity to try it out. Simple, yet totally not obvious to the MS Windows audience. But, now you know!
If you have any tips, tricks, questions, or comments, leave a comment!
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