[MacDV] Re: iDVD3 w/ external drive... Anybody try this?

[Rod Duncan]

I have a Ti 667 DVI Powerbook with an external Pioneer DVR-105 and 
the full install iLife DVD. Just bought it and I dropped it into a 
nice minimalist case from FW Depot. In addition to the 911 Firewire 
bus, I opted for the $5 extra USB 2 bus/port, too.

I digress... I am going over to a friend's today who has a Dualie G4 
Superdrive equipped machine and will do the network install and patch 
of iDVD3 onto the Ti DVI PB.

I have done "some" DVD burning with a previous and "now returned" 
external Formac Pioneer DVR-105 drive and their Devideon software. 
More on that on a later post. I will give it proper review coverage 
then, 'nuff said.

Most of my DVD burning has been on this buddy's superdrive dualie G4 
and my brother's flat panel iMac. I am reasonably familiar with 
iDVD2. I have also used Cleaner 6, have experimented with DVD Studio 
Pro 1.5.2 (probably end up using it) and have the Quicktime 6.02 with 
the MPEG2 encoder.

The patch doesn't see the drive to burn? If that is the case, it 
sounds like we might have to export the iDVD completed file maybe as 
an image either to Toast or will it open in DVD Studio Pro for output 
burning? Dunno, thinking out loud. Will have a better idea once I get 
the iDVD on board my Powerbook and fool around with the various 
software packages to see if it can be tricked into using the external 
drive.

A small challenge to us iDVD hacker types. Lets see if someone can 
wrestle this to the ground by Sunday PM.
You have your assignment.  < Grin >

"Mr Phelps... this tape will self-destruct in 10 seconds."

Rod

>I mean what computer are you using now? I for example have adapted a 
>Cube to run with an external DVR-105 by removing the internal 
>optical and dangling its IDE and power cables outside the core, then 
>extending those connectors with extensions that make the Cube think 
>the DVR-105 is inside itself.
>
>k
>
>On Saturday, February 22, 2003, at 01:58  AM, Craig Busch wrote:
>
>>My next computer will either be the new 1gig iMac or a 1 gig tower 
>>ordered from Apple
>>with the SuperDrive.
>>When this happens, the Lacie idea will not be an issue.  I know 
>>that I would be happy
>>from what I have learned with iDVD.  The Lacie results and user 
>>experience are something
>>I know very little about.
>
>
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Rod Duncan

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