Can't burn dvd of iMovie w/ iTunes soundtrack on external device

Can't burn a DVD-R of file in iMovie 4.0.1 w/ iTunes soundtrack onto external DVD burner (LaCie w/ Toast 7). Prompt tells me I 'only iTunes can burn content'. Using iMac w/ OX 10.3.9 (no superdrive). Wonder if this iMac wont support the external drive or Toast (which I just purchased) since it has no superdrive.
Any thoughts?

Hi Dean:
iMovie 4 did not natively support an external burner without the help of this free downloadable script:
BURN DVDS TO AN EXTERNAL BURNER OR A DISK IMAGE WITH iDVD
Or Patchburn
Sue
PS You may want to burn the soundtrack to an audio CD and import that to iMovie if it was purchased from itunes.

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