Dvd studio pro won't work

I have an imac g5 with 10.4.8. When I open dvd studio pro, the 2 palattes on the right open but nothing else happens. If I click to the desktop and back to dvd studio pro, the main windows appear but i can't do anything (I.E.: i try to insert an asset and the file windo appears for a second then disappears.) Opening the preferences window gives me a distorted window with nothing I can choose. I have deleted the preferences many times and removed receipts and reinstalled.
Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks
imac g5 isight   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

Hi:
Check this link:
DVDSP TROUBLESHOOTING BASICS
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=302641
Hope it helps !
  Alberto

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