Error #3452 was reported?

Question

Folks,
I have created a slideshow in iMovie and then exported to iDVD to make menus and then burn. When burning, it goes almost all the way through the encoding process and I get an error message that says, "Disc burning finished, there were errors while attemping to burn the disc." Below it says, "Error #3452 was reported."
This is all that I get - any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Joe B

Answer 1

Hey Joe,
did you try creating a disk image? This procedure usually works better than burning directly from iDVD. Also: iDVD likes to have the project(s) on your startup disc with 15 - 20 GB of available disc space
1. iDVD is NOT a disc burning app, so leave that work to software designed for it. Instead use iDVD's "Save as Disc Image" option (File > Save as Disk image). This creates an .img file on your HDD, that can be stored for future use and gives you the option to preview your DVD on your Mac before burning to disc.
2. Use Disc Utility or Toast to burn your DVD at slow speed. 4x is acceptable, 2x (... or even 1x) is better.
3. Use high quality DVD-R (not DVD+R) media (e.g. Verbatim) to minimize burn errors and compatibility issues. Make sure the DVD is compatible with slow burn speed (e.g. 1x-4x)
hope this helps
mish