Can I install a super drive dvd buner?

I have a G4 (466 MHZ) I would like to buy a digital movie camera and make DVDs on the computer from video I have taken. I do not have a dvd burner in the G4.
My question: Can I install a super drive or use an external dvd burner with the current computer?
Thank you.
G4 - 433mh   Mac OS X (10.2.x)  

Fred's reply is 2007 , but a few years ago, I used my ol' reliable friend, my Cube/450 for creating DVDs.. it needed a looooong encoding time (usually over night), but it does work ...
but...
with 10.2, use old versions of iDVD (4 or 2...)
don't upgrade to QT 7...
be sure, the internal drive has allways 10, better 20GB free....
and, iDVD≤5 does not support external, firewire connected burners... so, if you're able to use a screwdriver, install any nice Pioneer at a free internal IDE connection; or, dare to use a 'hack', http://patchburn.de/ (english spoken), to teach iDVD4 to use external drives...
... that's all not state of the art, lege artis ... but... for less than 50$ you get a DVD-burning Mac..
... a slow burning Mac ...

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