Doing Other Things While iDVD is Rending

Hi,
Is it true that "while iDVD is processing the munu, slideshow, and films, do not do other things on your iMac."
The reason is that if you do other things while iDVD is processing, the film will not be smooth.
Thanks.

Hi JhnD
Welcome to apple discussions. For the most part this is not true. I work daily on other apps while iDvd is burning to disc or encoding my dvd without ill affects. Nevertheless it is recommended not to run multiple apps with slower clock speeds /CPU while burning a dvd to avoid possible errors or even a crash due to CPU overload. Just use reasonable caution and monitor all activity on the activity monitor within your utilities folder. If you notice a spike in usage of the CPU above 90% then it may be time to start quitting other apps other than iDvd and allow it to finish encoding on its own without any interruptions.
Or a better suggestion .... allow iDvd to do it's thing overnight (if it happens to be a longer project).
Message was edited by: SDMacuser

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