[MacDV] problems burning DVD

[Mark Walker]

Hi all

I've had a superdrive in my powerbook for 2 years now but I can't 
seem to master the art of creating DVDs - I wonder if anyone can spot 
where I'm going wrong:

1. edit movie in iMovie 4 [the last one I did was 21 minutes]
2. use the 'Share' menu and choose iDVD
3. iDVD opens  - I select a template, format the screen, and drop in 
the appropriate movie
4. I preview it and it seems fine
5. I put in a blank DVD [no special brand but seem to burn okay with data]
6. iDVD gets to Stage 4 but never finishes - left it running for 6 
hours on the weekend and came back to discover an error message 
[can't remember what it was - doh]

I did read that you need twice as much disk space available as the 
movie you're burning. I'm quite close to the exact double - just less 
- so thought that could be where I'm going wrong?

Any suggestions and/or foolproof instructions very welcome.

Thanks

Mark



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