Error message after rendering complete

Question

Hello,
Trying to burn an iMovie which is shared into iDVD.
iDVD renders everything fine and then when it would spin up the disc to burn, I get presented with a dialogue box saying-
"Errors were encountered" The details are "error #-34502"
I've tried googling this, and come up with zilch. Anybody any ideas what it could be?
I've checked my external HD space, where the project is being run from, and there is 186GB free. The mini's internal drive has around 17 GB free.
Any help very much appreciated.

Answer 1

Hi
A. It doesn't matter if the movie project is on an external hard disk reg. space.
iDVD can't use any other disk as scratch disk as the internal (start-up) hard disk.
B. I try to have a minimum of 25Gb free space.
• I DON'T USE the function Share/Export to iDVD from within iMovie - IT IS DESTRUCTIVE !!
Just drop the movie project icon (with a Star on it) into iDVD theme window - then iDVD do the
rendering and so much better. Especially if there is photos in the movie.
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk - should be about 25Gb when all material is imported
and structured. This for iDVD to work with - iDVD can't use an external hard disk as scratch disk.
(less than 5Gb - result is most probably of no use at all)
• Best Quality isn't Top - better is Best Performances (up to 60 min. movie)
confused naming -
in iDVD'08 there is Pro Quality AND I like it. (and 120 min.)
• Media brand - I use Verbatim
• Type: IF SL DVDs -> DVD-R my choice no DVD+R or +/-RW (DL Don't know)
• I save a Disc-Image and burn this at an as SLOW speed as possibly (eg x1) with Toast™
(Disc Util tool can also do this)
in iDVD’08 this can be set - not in previous versions AND IT IS IMPORTANT - Less errors and gives
a disk that plays on more type of players eg PC or Mac computer that are more selective than
stand alone DVD-players.
from Karsten:
• Keep to same standard NTSC or PAL trough all steps
from: Matti Haveri:
• Is it jerky (=maybe some part of the workflow deinterlaced the footage -- iMovie can do this behind the users's back quite well!)
• Or is it awfully jerky (=maybe the field dominance is wrong -- this happens very easily when importing upper field first stuff from MPEG).
This is what come's first to my mind.
Yours Bengt W