Burned iDVD project and the slideshow is messed up.

I made a project and played it on my computer to preview before it was burned and it was fine so I burned it. But when I put it in my DVD player and my Vaio, the slideshow portion of the DVD is messed up. Plus when I put it in my Mac it doesnt even play. There is a green screen where the transition WOULD have been, then one of the pictures comes up, green screen, then another picture, etc. So instead of my transition I have a green screen.
Also, this is the 2nd DVD I've burned. I changed the transition in the 1st one to see if that would solve the problem but my 2nd one is messed up too. On the first DVD I get weird iDVD images (icons, theme stuff, etc) that pop up randomly on the picture as the transition starts.
What's up with this?

Before going any further, give this basic remedy a try. Quit iDVD and delete your iDVD preferences. To do this, go to your username> library> preferences> com.apple.idvd.plist. Delete this file. Then reopen iDVD; it will create a new preference file with all of the default settings.
Do a verify and repair of permissions using Disk Utility.
As far as the disk image, I made one but my computer wont even play it.
Did you use your computer's DVD player? If you cannot find the player, use Spotlight to locate it. Look for "DVD player".
To view a disk image, first double-click on the icon for your project. Then open your DVD player by double-clicking on the icon in the applications folder. Another way to view the disc image is to open DVD Player in your Applications folder, then use its Open command to select your disc image.
Besides, I burned the disk image to a DVD and its just a file, not a playable DVD.
If the disk image does not play properly on your computer's DVD player, then the burned disk also will not work.
Did you use Disk Utility to burn the disk? A DVD that is burned via the Finder will not work on a standard DVD player.
For troubleshooting purposes, try to create a project using another account. Create the disk image, and see if you can get it to play. If things work correctly, then the problem lies within your account. If it persists, you might have to do a reinstall of iDVD.
I hope this helps.
Message was edited by: Glo H

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