IBook G4 spits out DL DVD's

I burned a Verbatim DL DVD-R, works fine on my MacBook. But my iBook ejects the DVD after 5 seconds or so.

This is a os x 10.6.8

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Hi
And What
• DVD Brand did You use
• DVD type did You use
• Video-Codec (or excatly in what format and from where AND HOW - did You get the material into iDVD)
• Free Space on Start-Up Hard Disk
• Version of Mac OS
• Version of Video editing program used
• Version of DVD
Just to give us something more to go by - than just that something is wrong. It just is not enough to evenstart guessing ;)
A willing - but without any chance to be of help - Yours Bengt W

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2.5GB Ram
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Reset the SMC > Intel-based Macs: Resetting the System Management Controller (SMC)
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Unplug the computer's power cord.
3. Wait fifteen seconds.
4. Attach the computer's power cord.
5. Wait five seconds, then press the power button to turn on the computer.
Reset the PRAM and NVRAM > Resetting your Mac's PRAM and NVRAM
1. Shut down the computer.
2. Locate the following keys on the keyboard: Command, Option, P, and R. You will need to hold these keys down simultaneously in step 4.
3. Turn on the computer.
4. Press and hold the Command-Option-P-R keys. You must press this key combination before the gray screen appears.
5. Hold the keys down until the computer restarts and you hear the startup sound for the second time.
6. Release the keys.
Then try the Disc Drive again.
Now if it's still a no go, contact your local Apple Store or AASP and make a service appointment. > Apple - Support - iMac - Service FAQ

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Welcome to Apple Discussions!
That drive (DVR-103) was only designed to burn 2X DVD media (-R format only).
You may find 4X media that the drive will still accept (it will only burn @ 1X, if at all).
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My machine is spitting out blank dvd's?

Any idea why this would happen?

So more information might be helpful to further identify the issue(s).
1.) Are you able to read any optical media that's inserted?
2.) When did this start happening?
3.) Have you tried different media?
4.) What sort of media/manufacturer is it?
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With around 20-30 minutes left in the burning process my computer spits out the DVD that I'm trying to burn to. I keep seeing the same threads around but none of then solve my problem.
Info:
I'm using memorex DVD+RDL discs
I successfully burnt a DVD yesterday with the exact same content on the exact same DVD type
My project is 2 hours and 30 minutes long
I have 70+ gb of storage left
I'm not running any other programs in the background
If I try to save as disk image I get "DVDs created from double layer images may not play well I'm some DVD players" and having the DVDs work on some DVD
players and not others is not an options
This has happened to me twice already
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I'm burning at professional quality
I'm trying to get the best possible quality in my project I don't care about the time it takes

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You're following nearly off the typical best practices except for the brand of disk. Memorex has a poor reputation here, low dye content. The most recommended brands in this forum are Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R. The same would be for DL disks.
-R disks will play in older DVD players.
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