[MacDV] problems burning DVD

[Robert Green]

Try using the idvd button in the imovie window next to the effects 
button instead of from the share menu.

On 20-Dec-04, at 2:43 PM, Mark Walker wrote:

> 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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