"Formatting failed" message when burning CDs or DVDs on Powermac G5

My trusty 2.5 GHz G5 dual processor goes through the encoding process in DVD Studio Pro and then, at some point, gives an error message as follows:
"Formatting failed
The recording device reported the not ready error: Cannot write medium - incompatible format. (0x30, 0x05.)"
Can anyone tell me what this message might mean? Thanks for any help you can give.

I just tried a Sony DVD and it didn't work. They always worked before. I think it is something to do with the burner and not the media. I guess I will try the genius bar next for more ideas. Thanks for all the input.

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