IDVD '08 Project Problems

Hello, I've just reinstalled iLife '08 on my Macbook, and since I have reinstalled iDVD it seems to startup properly but as I create a new project, all that would show is a functioning menu bar and nothing else. If I tried to quit the application, the program would freeze and I would have to force quit iDVD.
Any help? Thanks.

Sorry, deleting the plist file didn't work. Below is what comes up in the Console when I create a project, maybe this should help. I have already reinstalled iLife '08, which doesn't seem to change anything.
*24/12/2009 10:53:32 iDVD[7922] Error loading /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GraphicsAppSupport.framework/Versions/A/Frame works/QuartzComposer.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ExtraPatches.plugin/Contents /MacOS/ExtraPatches: dlopen(/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GraphicsAppSupport.framework/Versions/ A/Frameworks/QuartzComposer.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ExtraPatches.plugin/C ontents/MacOS/ExtraPatches, 265): Library not loaded: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/Syndication.framework/Versions/A/Syndication*
*Referenced from: /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GraphicsAppSupport.framework/Versions/A/Frame works/QuartzComposer.framework/Versions/A/Resources/ExtraPatches.plugin/Contents /MacOS/ExtraPatches*
*Reason: image not found*
*24/12/2009 10:53:32 iDVD[7922] * <QCNodeManager | namespace = "com.apple.QuartzComposer" | 322 nodes>: Could not load bundle at path "/System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/GraphicsAppSupport.framework/Versions/A/Fram eworks/QuartzComposer.framework/Resources/ExtraPatches.plugin" ((null))*
*24/12/2009 10:53:34 iDVD[7922] * <QCNodeManager | namespace = "com.apple.QuartzComposer" | 353 nodes>: Patch with name "QCQuickTimePlayer" is missing*
*24/12/2009 10:53:34 iDVD[7922] NSExceptionHandler has recorded the following exception:*
*NSGenericException -- -[OLQCMediaDecompressor _uniqueKeyFromNode:]: Argument "node" cannot be null*
*Stack trace: 0x97b19a 0x9250ae3b 0x9361fb11 0x16760cb 0x1677d09 0x165daea 0x15e0227 0x165da9c 0x1a807649 0x1a80b4fa 0x15db2f8 0x15db18f 0x1a808361 0x1a80b00f 0x15db2f8 0x15db18f 0x75ff62 0x7604b5 0x762b1e 0x762dbb 0x75ace8 0x769e5 0x76aac 0x79125 0x77f51 0x126211 0x76c84 0x7af69 0x95e0934e 0x95e682de 0x95de45d2 0x95e0934e 0x1a3ad3 0x1a7153 0x1a3268 0x1a7bed 0x1a6810 0x11d297 0x11d787 0x11d698 0xa539 0xdd334 0x262bb 0xe290f 0x95de752c 0x9358747a 0x93587753 0x95de4680 0x95deded8 0x9062cdf2 0x9062cd01 0x905a681b 0x905a6014 0x95e0ca9f 0x95e0c7af 0x957af648 0x957af57e 0x957af425 0x960e5981 0x905a38e9 0x905a2f88*
*24/12/2009 10:53:34 iDVD[7922] Exception raised during posting of notification. Ignored. exception: '-[OLQCMediaDecompressor _uniqueKeyFromNode:]: Argument "node" cannot be null' invoked observer method: '* -[iDVDApplication applicationDidFinishLaunching:]' observer: 0x1e38d80 notification name: 'NSApplicationDidFinishLaunchingNotification'*
If I can't seem to get iDVD to work, I might need to upgrade to iLife '09 and also to Snow Leopard as my system is becoming outdated. Thanks, haribo-2k9.

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