DVD Burner doesn't show up in DVD SP -

In the Build & Format dialog box, there is a drop down menu to choose your destination. Only my hard drive is available. Shouldn't my SuperDrive appear there, also?
I'm having trouble burning a simple DVD - hitting the BURN button results in the response Formatting Succesful - Formatting Finished. The encoded files have been created, I see, but it won't burn a disk. Yes, the DVD media is blank.
I was able to burn recently using the same machine and software. I'm running DVD SP 4.03. on Mac OS X 10.4.3.
Why doesn't DVD SP recognize my DVD burner?
Thanks.

Sorry, Tom, I disagree. Perhaps you are used to a different OS, but I don't normally think to restart my Mac when I have a problem, nor does any other Mac user I know.
I am having the same issue. I purchased a new MacPro a couple of weeks ago, installed Final Cut Studio, and did a software update. When I run DVD Studio Pro, it does not show my DVD burner as an output device. A restart did not help. Also, if a restart is required, either the installation or the software update should say so. Neither did.

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