Burning an iDVD6 movie to disc

Is there anyone out there in the whole wide world who has experienced the following problem and has an answer to solving it??? Q: I have completed a travel movie complete with titles, music, chapters, etc. It requires 2 DVDs. The first half was completed and burned without any problem using iDVD5. (By the time I was ready to burn the 2nd half, I had upgraded to iDVD6.) In attempting the burn, the processing steps continued without incident through "Process Movie" but when that step was completed the burn "icon" had disappeared and the rainbow volley ball started spinning. I had to Force Quit. (I had hired an Apple Pro who went through everything with me that could cause a glitch, and found no problems. I should have no problem in burning the disc. What is the deal? Is there something new in iDVD6 procedures that is unknown to me? I have dozens of projects awaiting completion but I'm ready to toss this *&$##&* computer out the window. Apple, are you guys listening? Is anyone out there who has an answer? Help!! (This is not my first call for help -- I just keep trying to redefine the problem.)

Hello, ewald,
Many problems can crop up when upgrading your apps in the middle of projects. It is recommended that you finish up the project before upgrading...so in the future....etc.
That said, if your Part 2 is ready for DVD burning, thus not needing further editing, why don't you 'share' your movie as a QuickTime Full Quality movie and then use that QT movie in your DVD 6 project?
You could also import that QT movie into a new iMovie project, make chapter markers and then drop it into your DVD project.
Save your DVD project as 'Disk Image' to be sure that it will encode properly. If you get a successful disk image, use that to burn your DVD using Disk Utility. Be patient, apparently iDVD 6 is quite a bit slower than iDVD 5 in burning.
BTW, Apple does not respond in this discussion forums. We are just users helping other users

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