IDVD 4 Error Message: The error #-1 was reported-

Question

I am an old hand at making and burning DVDs. I've converted VHS tapes onto almost 600 DVDs. Recently I upgraded from OS 10.2.8 to 10.5.1. In the process I messed up and had to reinstall OS 10.2.8 on a different internal drive. Since then I have not been able to burn any DVDs. My latest try ended with, Errors were found in the burning process The error #-1 was reported…
I've been searching the web for an hour looking for a list of error (I assume iDVD errors) with no luck. I found a programmers page -- NO VALUE. On this massive web someone must have an error code list that tells me what to do.
Like: Error #1, Bad Media Error #2, Lost sync try again Error #-1, tough luck start from scratch
Does anyone know of such a list?

Answer 1

Hi
MAIN GUESS: iDVD 4 and Mac OS X.5.x *DOESN'T match at all* CAN'T be solved.
*Previous versions of Mac OS:*
ERROR #-1
Just having burning problems in iDVD that resulted in Error #-1 which I have found originates in iMovie.
This was due to problems with iMovie and sound tracks.
- In my case there were sounds that hid fare away outside
the sound tracks. When deleting all sounds the DVD burned OK
Restoring the sound track one at a time and with special observations to
the fact that no sound reached outside the right end of the
sound tracks (Invisible and impossibly to mark to delete). It at
last made a perfect DVD disk.
This problem is rather tricky to get hold of be cause I couldn't
see the sound files how much I enlarged the sound tracks.
a) empty the sound tracks
b) re-insert the sounds one at a time.
ELSE
*When not knowing what to do.*
There are a set of things to test:
1. Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk: It should have 25Gb or more. This is especially important when running iDVD.
iDVD can’t address any other hard disk as scratch-disk so space is of uttermost importance.
2. The Hard disk is untidy:
Repair Permissions (Apple Disc Util tool) - Run this
Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool) - To run this You need to start from a CD/DVD or external hard disk.
3. Delete iDVD pref file - or rather start a new user/account - log into this and have a re-try
4. Let Your Mac turned on during one night. At about midnight there is a set of maintenance programs that runs and tidying up. This might help.
5. Program miss-match:
iDVD 5.0.2, Mac OS X.3.9 AND QuickTime 6.5.2 - is OK
iDVD 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4 - is OK
iDVD 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4 - is OK
6. UPDATES - is important: iLifeSupport8.1.1.dmg is important for running iLife08 bundle.
7. iDVD (08) Locate theme folder. Move out iDVD1, iDVD 2 and eventually iDVD4 folders to desktop - re-try
8. Mac OS X.5 (Leopard) - at least iDVD 1 to 4 - don’t work any more
9. Trying to collect info on. Leopard system:
iDVD08 - not working -> Should be soluble
iDVD 6 - not working -> Should be soluble
iDVD 5 - not working -> Don’t bother - will not work
iDVD 4 or previous - not working -> Don’t bother - will not work
Yours Bengt W