DVD-RW fails to format DVD Studio Pro 4!

The Superdrive on my MacPro 2.8GHz 8 core fails to write to DVD-RW discs using DVD Studio Pro 4. The Superdrive has no problem writing to DVD-Rs.
Even trying to burn data onto the DVD-RW through Toast or through a Burn folder on the desktop (Snow Leopard).
i urgently need to burn the data onto a DVD-RW. What do you reckon i should do?

The problem could also be your drive. I would try a different drive or computer if you can. You can also look at "About This Mac" disc burning and make sure your drive supports -RW, but your machine is new enough that that problem is very unlikely. But you could also try +RW, in case your drive is on the edge of failing.
I ran a test with several drives and media several years ago, burning at higher bit rates (HDDVD) and ended up replacing a "superdrive" with a much more reliable $30 drive from Other World Computing. Verbatim was by far the best brand that i had for my tests, and dual-layer discs had more problems than single layer.

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