iDVD ejects DVD tray

[Ian Tucker]

On 28th March Michael Winter wrote:-

> At the end of the burn, the DVD is ejected and I'm asked if I want to
> burn another one. The problem is that I want to do the burn overnight
> which means the drawer for the DVD drive is left hanging out for
> I-don't-know-how long. I really worry about this since I do have young
> children running around who are sometimes up before I am, and it just
> looks too easy for that tray to be broken while its hanging out there.
>
> So, is there a way to prevent the tray from coming out at the end of a
> burn?

Hi Mike,

I am not aware of a way to stop the tray from ejecting at the end of a 
burn , but  I do not see it as a problem as I consider it prudent to  
check on the burning process every now and then to make sure things are 
going OK.      Time wise, I am finding it takes around 42 minutes to 
burn 60 minutes of slide shows with accompanying music, but  I can't 
speak for movies as I have not burnt one since upgrading with the iLife 
package.

Enlarging on my first sentence,  since upgrading to iDVD3 I have found, 
on several occasions, that a glitch occurs about 6 minutes into the 
"preparation" process and I need to start again.   I may have found  an 
answer to this , however,   by shifting the cursor off the "burn" 
button after double clicking  the button to start the process.

In regard to Gerhard's comments , I am finding it takes 8 minutes to 
burn subsequent  copies  of the same 60 minute DVD with my Pioneer 104 
SuperDrive.

Ian Tucker