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. > > >---------- ><http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/MacDV.html>. >Send a message to <MacDV-DIGEST at themacintoshguy.com> to switch to >the digest version. > >XRouter | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! >Dr. Bott | Now $139.99 <http://www.drbott.com/prod/xrouter.html> > > Cyberian | Support this list when you buy at Outpost.com! > Outpost | http://www.themacintoshguy.com/outpost.shtml > >MacResQ Specials: LaCie SCSI CDR From $99! PowerBook 3400/200 Only >$879! Norton AntiVirus 6 Only $19! We Stock PARTS! ><http://www.macresq.com> -- --------------------------------- Rod Duncan "Buy a Mac and be thought a fool or buy a Windows box and remove all doubt."