Editing IDVD project on more than one Mac

I have started a project on my Imac and now I want to move it across to my daughters Macbook so I can carry on editing on the move. Now I have saved the project as archived on my IMAC, and moved across to my Macbook, but every time I try to open it says ' An error occured while loading the project. This project seems to be write protected and can't be opened' I assume this is something to do with the different usernames? But i have give permission in the file for her name and it stil isn't working. Can someone shed some light please? Do I need to create a Disk Image? Any help appreciated thanks

Hi Hollabwolla
Welcome to apple discussions. Suggestion: Instead of "giving permission" make a new user account on your daughter's laptop identical to yours. Hopefully this will allow you to open the archived iDvd project on your daughter's mac (assuming she has identical iDvd software).
If the above fails then try placing a check in the box that says Ignore Ownership and Permissions after getting info from the File menu or (apple + "i")
and selecting the External Volume. You'll have to open the last triangle /arrow titled "Sharing and Permissions" at the very foot of the get info box on the ext. HD.
Like this:
By sdmacuser at 2009-11-11
Hope this helps but if not just comer on back.
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