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

[Robert L. Vaessen]

On Oct 28, 2004, at 16:52, Nick Scalise wrote:

> 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.

Nick -

Roger that bit regarding the Hurz/Pfurz hack. Just to save me from 
wasting a disc. I was confused.

I tried to burn my iDVD project (using the Hurz/Pfurz hack) after my 
QuickTime upgrade. I am running QuickTime Pro 6.5.2. with the MPEG-2 
plug-in (version 6.4) and iDVD 4.0.1.

After attempting the burn, iDVD got about 15% (about 10 minutes) into 
stage 2 (rendering and encoding menus and transitions) before the burn 
icon began to 'freewheel', spinning at a constant accelerated (compared 
to activity prior to this point) rate with a considerable reduction in 
CPU activity. Up until this point, there was audible activity on my 
computers hard drive. After this point I noted a marked drop in CPU 
activity, virtually no hard drive activity, and a continuous spin rate 
of the burn icon. I continued to wait for 2 hours before force quitting 
iDVD (cancel and quit had no effect).

I had similar results with an attempt to burn the iDVD tutorial.

The QuickTime update made no difference for me. I still think it's the 
codec used by iDVD in order to do the encoding/rendering. I know that a 
codec upgrade was included in the QuickTime upgrade, but I'm not sure 
it's the same codec that's used by iDVD.

- Robert