[MacDV] Can't render/encode my iDVD project - Can't burnprojectto DVD (SOLVED)

[Nick Scalise]

On Oct 28, 2004, at 4:58 PM, Robert L. Vaessen wrote:

> On Oct 28, 2004, at 11:49, Nick Scalise wrote:
>
>> I just checked the iDVD forums at Apple and the poster named SadMac 
>> there said that the update to QuickTime 6.5.2 solved his problems.
>>
>> Have you updated your QuickTime yet? If/when you do, will you try it 
>> again in iDVD and see if it solves your issue?
>
> I did update my QuickTime, I updated it as soon as the update came 
> out, but I can't recall whether I attempted to encode/render using 
> iDVD after the upgrade.
>
>> Supposedly if you use the Hurz/Pfurz hack 
>> <http://forum.rpc1.org/viewtopic.php?t=23370> you would not even have 
>> to actually burn a DVD, just make an image file.
>
> I've tried using the Hurz/Pfurz hack with iDVD. All it does is create 
> a disk image. You still need to burn the data to a DVD. You can't 
> simply copy it to the disc, as that will only create a data disk. The 
> disc needs to be burnt in UDF format in order for the DVD to play in a 
> stereo component/set-top DVD player.
>
> The Hurz/Pfurz hack didn't help me because my problems were in the 
> rendering and encoding phase (Stages 2 & 3), not in the burn phase 
> (Stage 4).

My point was to try re-encoding in iDVD with the new QuickTime 6.5.2 
and just burn to image using the Hurz/Pfurz hack instead of wasting a 
real DVD.  Maybe a little faster too.

Anyhoo, let us know if 6.5.2 fixes anything.
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Nick Scalise
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