IDVD 5 and Leopard on G4 Powerbook

I've had Leopard for over a month on my Powerbook G4. I went so far as to make a post here saying how smoothly the install went and that all was well. I spoke too soon. Yes, I rather like many things about Leopard and most things work. But little problems keep cropping up. I would guess that Apple did MUCH more testing with newer Intel machines before releasing Leopard, and much less with legacy machines like mine. Makes sense to put their resources where their new computers are.
Just tonight I found that iDVD does not work. It appears to load and I can create a new project, but nothing works beyond that.
Final Cut Pro works in almost all ways, thankfully, but Log and Capture will not work with HDV devices. Works fine with DV.
Leopard is very erratic about recognizing older Windows computers on my small office network. Does work perfectly with other Macs on 10.4 or later.
Before installing Leopard, I did backup all my data, of course. Should have done a mirror image so I could have gone back to very stable 10.3.9, but I did not. Going back is intimidating, especially since I cannot seem to find many of the old updater downloads on the Apple website now.
Are others having problems with Leopard on G4 machines?

There is a list of incompatible applications at http://www.macintouch.com/leopard/compat.html
iDVD 5 is listed as not compatible.
Sue

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Can some one please clarify if i can put leopard on a powerbook 12" 1.33ghz and 1.25 ram. I have seen that the specs say yes but reading thru threads a lot of people seem to have problems. I currently backed up all data and have done a re-install of panther( which looks stone age!) so i have nothing on the HD at the moment so a clean slate. thanks

Yes, your PB should run Leopard comfortably, assuming your RAM is of good quality. Borderline or unsuitable RAM is the most common cause of trouble in Powerbooks following major OS upgrade installations. You can eliminate most of the other possible pitfalls by reformatting the hard drive before installing Leopard. Don't use the "Upgrade Install" option, i.e., installing over an already-installed Panther.

AI have an iPad and iPhone but am stuck with Tiger and Leopard. Will I stir be able to get my email on my PowerBook if I after I upgrade to iCloud? I don't have the cash to upgrade the mac right now.

I have an iPad and iPhone but am stuck with Tiger and Leopard on my old powerbook G4. Will I still be able to get my email on my PowerBook after I upgrade to iCloud? I don't have the cash to upgrade the mac right now. Just wondering what my email options are. Thank You.

You will be able to get your mail on the PowerBook. The calendars (iCal) will not sync; any events added to iPad and/or iPhone will not sync with the Mac but will sync with each other (that is: the mobile devices which are on iCloud). My MacBook Pro (Lion) and iPad2 (iOS5) sync fine; I still get my Mail on iBook G4, MacBook Pro (Snow Leopard) and iMac (Snow Leopard).
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Powerbook and leopard

Has anyone upgraded to leopard on a powerbook? Mine is a 1.5GHz, 15 inch with 2 gig of RAM and I'm considering making the change. Just curious to know how leopard runs compared to tiger.
Many thanks
Darryn

I just updated my PoweBook G4, from Panther (It's my first update since I got my PowerBook in March of 05). I'm impressed, it runs faster than I thought it would. I originally had only 1G of memory, but if I had a lot of windows open, I was getting tight on memory. I also noticed that if the hard drive was being accessed a lot (Like during initial log in), the system couldn't keep up with the mouse (Which caused some problems). I have just upgraded my PowerBook to 2G of memory, and don't seem to have this problem any more.
From Panther, this is worthwhile upgrade. Everything works, even coverflow and quick look. Dashboard is another cool feature of Leopard. The only real difference in my PowerBook is that boot time is about twice as long, and the battery doesn't seem to last as long (but this could be that my battery is starting to die - I've had it since the Apple battery replacement campaign in Sept. 06).
Otherwise on a MacBook Leopard may run faster, but unless you spent a lot of time on an MacBook, running Leopard on a PowerBook seems fine (After the initial boot up).
FYI, I did have an initial problem with the Firewall and Airport. When the DHCP lease was up, it wouldn't be renewed via Airport when the firewall was active. The result being loss of internet connectivity. Another indication of this problem is that I could never initially connect to the internet everyday - because I've got an Airport network and my PowerBook needed a new DHCP lease. If I connected via an Ethernet cable, then renewing the DHCP lease with the Firewall wasn't an issue. From talking to Apple the solution was to re-install the Leopard, using the Archive option. This did the trick, and I don't have any more problems with the firewall.
Hope this helps.

IDVD and leopard

Since installing Leopard, I can't get iDVD to work. It keeps saying it quit unexpectantly. Any advice?

Many iDVD versions are not compatible with Leopard. You can get updates for iDVD 6 or 7 from here or the Software Update pane of System Preferences; no free updates are available for iDVD 5 and earlier.
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IDVD problem with Leopard

I just installed Leopard a week ago and only discovered the "blank screen" problem today when I tried to load iDVD. The problem is NOT my graphic card, nor is it my understanding of HOW to use the program, and I have installed all updates available to date. I have created many successful iDVD projects in the past using several different themes. Now the themes show up in the customize menu but when I select one and when iDVD first opens, no theme displays. This is evidently a bug or something with Leopard that needs to be fixed. Anybody have any real solutions here? If not, Leopard isn't worth it to me because I use iDVD frequently and have a large media project I need to do in the next few days and I cannot do it because of the blank screen.

The reason I made a new post is because I read the other posts you refer to and there was nothing helpful in them. Nothing. You can see that in that no one in the other post found a solution either. Perhaps a new thread will encourage someone else
I am not running iDVD 7, I am running 5 that comes bundled with Tiger. I used it successfully until I installed Leopard. I would appreciate a real solution to this, at least a real reply rather than going through tutorials for iLife 08 which I do not have, and when I've been using iDVD successfully for a couple years now a tutorial is of no real help. This is what some of the others have been saying as well.
Can someone please actually address this instead of sending us in tutorial circles, etc? If there's a glitch with using anything prior to iLife 08, we need to know this upfront BEFORE installing Leopard so Apple needs to know about this.
Does an upgrade to iLife 08 fix it? Do I need to go ahead and get rid of Leopard? Thanks.

IDVD with Snow Leopard 10.6.4

I recently installed SL fresh on a new hard drive. I have reinstalled my iLife apps from my Tiger disc. iDVD seems to open to the screen where I can create a new project, etc... When I click create a new project and name it, nothing seems to happen. I have waited and waited...then I can quit, it asks me if I want to save changes, and nothing happens....I eventually have to force quit. Is there a fix for this?

I deleted the cache idvd file and the plist idvd file. I rebooted the mac. I repaired disc permissions. There are like a gazillion permissions differ with regards to airport utility and they have all been repaired (I wonder what that was all about?)
Permissions repair is complete. There is nothing about idvd at all. The airport stuff concerns me though. Would this have anything to do with the new hard drive and the snow leopard install? The hard drive is a Hitachi 1TB.
Then I ran repair permissions again just for fun to see if they would come out ok. There was something about permissions differ on system/library/frameworks/java. all were repaired.
Why would I have so many repairs on a brand new hard drive? Gees.
Ran it a third time and had the same as last time. Shouldn't there be a time when there would be no repairs especially when it shows that the permissions have been repaired?
OK...opening idvd
I get the opening screen where I chose what I want to do
I click create new project
Create project screen comes up where I name it
save it in movies under my home folder
then nothing. It is running though
I wait...and click quit idvd
do you want to save the changes to this projet?
and i can't click anything...beachball is spinning
go to the dock and force quit
and that is it
what do you think

Burning movies with chapter markers crash iDVD in snow leopard

Hi Everyone-
When attempting to burn movies that have had chapter markers added in iDVD, my machine will crash during rendering. Removing chapters fixes the problem, but I would like to use that functionality. I've tried the usual fixes (delete plist files, permissions repair, re-install iDVD, re-install snow leopard) with no luck.
Any advice out there?
Thanks

Hi
*Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows.*
• Delete iDVD pref file - *or rather start a new user/account* - log into this and re-try
iDVD pref file resides.
Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences
and is named. com.apple.iDVD.plist
While iDVD is NOT RUNNING - move this file out to desk-top.
Now restart iDVD.
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk if it is less than 10Gb should rather have 25Gb
• Hard disk is untidy. Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool)
• Program miss-match. iDVD 5.0.2, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK - DON’T work under Leopard
• Program miss-match. iDVD 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• Program miss-match. iDVD’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• iDVD (08) v7 Locate theme folder. Move out iDVD1, iDVD 2 and eventually iDVD4 folders to desktop - re-try
• Try a Cleaning CD/DVD that cleans the laser lens on the DVD burner/player
iDVD 6.0.4 and iDVD 7.0.1 are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Last resort. from Craig. Solved the problem!! Finally!!
I deleted every iDVD application and folder from my boot drive,
emptied the trash and then installed iDVD 08 using the customize option
and I am up and running.
If You do a re-install be sure to get rid of all iDVD old parts AND then EMPTY the Trash-basket !
iDVD updated ?
Apple Codec updated ?
Start a New Clean project - or delete project assets
No of Colors - must be set to millions
Yours Bengt W

Idvd with new Leopard install

Hello,
I just upgraded & installed Leopard on my G5, but now when I try to use iDVD i can not get any of the themes to appear in the main screen, all I get is a black screen with the titles of the themes, but not the actual backgrounds.
Has anyone any idea how to correct this?
Any help would be greatly received.
Thanks in advance
Mark

I have the same problem as Mark Taylor3 in that Leopard has been installed on my G5 that was originally built for Tiger, and trying to use iDVD I am faced with a black screen as described above. I have downloaded two support updates for iDVD from the Support page of Apple, namely iDVD 6.0.4 and iDVD 7.0.2 which are aimed to make iDVD work with Leopard. When I try to install the updates (first I tried the 6.0.4 and then the 7.0.2) the installer loads up but then it tells me this: "An eligible iDVD application was not found in the location /Applications" and then I am forced to close the installer and go back to square 1. I am sure I do not have a bootleg version of iDVD (if that is what the error message implies) as it came with the Mac from the Apple Store.
What does the error message actually mean? iDVD is in the applications folder and I am sure I have not moved it from its location or renamed it at all.
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Iphoto 2.0 and leopard

If I load leopard on my powerbook which is running 10.4.10, is it going to let me keep iPhoto 2.0?

Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Yes, as long as you do either a straight Update or Archive and Install. I don't know how compatible iPhoto 2 will be. It should work in it's basic way. You should ask that question in the iPhoto 4 and earlier forum. Someone there with iPhoto 2 may have installed Leopard and can answer your question from first hand experience.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

VOIP and Leopard

I've had a PowerBook for the past seven years - the little 12" guy, and loved it because I travel a lot. A few weeks ago it died after many years and miles of trouble free service. I recently purchased a MacBook with Leopard 10.5.2 pre-installed. As a traveller, I use Vonage VOIP through their Softphone application. I've downloaded it to my new MacBook and find that it is slow to launch and unexpected quits in the middle of a phone conversation and always unexpectedly quits when I hang up. Is there a compatibility problem between Vonage Softphone and Leopard? If so, can I still buy a copy of Panther and install it on my new MacBook? The ability to use the Vonage Softphone is more important to me than the latest and greatest version of the operating system. Thanks.

Thanks Thomas. Another chap suggested I contact Vonage and I'll try that but as you have pointed out Vonage is probably behind in updating thier versions. I'd try the Skype gladly but Skype is blocked in the Middle East which is where I'm working at the moment. Etislat doesn't like the competition so they block a lot of intenet based stuff. The other drawback to Skype is that it is only computer to computer and I need to be able to call a landline. My parents aren't into the internet. Cheers

DVD's and Leopard on a 1 GHz

I just ordered my first laptop off ebay a 1 GHz TiBook w/ stock hardrive and superdrive and 1 GB RAM and Leopard. So will I be able to play DVD's on this old computer ? I bought it basically for internet to go and wordprocessing but an occasional dvd on it wouldn't hurt.

DVD playback will be fine. It was (and still is) working fine on the original PowerBook G4 Titanium with as little as 400 MHz, so you don't need to be worried at all.

IDVD on Snow Leopard: Flashing blue video on disk image

I recently updated my system to Snow Leopard and have run into this problem using iDVD. I created a 20 minute movie using FC Express HD and brought into iDVD. No problems creating menus, etc., and then created a disk image. While viewing opened disk image in DVD player, video played normally until some music started playing at the event I recorded. As soon as voice is heard in song, the video freezes, and turns into a flashing blue image. The flashing continues until the song is over a couple minutes later. After that, video displays again normally. I created a short segment (480x270) using Mpeg Streamclip to show how problem occurs.
http://www.roslender-ballroom.com/idvd/show.mov
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ECC: Enabled
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 1:
Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x830B
Part Number: 0x4E54353132543732553839413842442D3343
Serial Number: 0xB2FA3254
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 2:
Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x830B
Part Number: 0x4E54353132543732553839413842442D3343
Serial Number: 0x9A023352
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 1:
Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x39485446363437324A592D36363742344433
Serial Number: 0xD809AA1F
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 2:
Size: 512 MB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x39485446363437324A592D36363742344433
Serial Number: 0xD809A9F9
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 3:
Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x3138484631323837324A4436363744364434
Serial Number: 0xD829129F
DIMM Riser A/DIMM 4:
Size: 1 GB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x3138484631323837324A4436363744364434
Serial Number: 0xD8291246
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 3:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x3138484632353637324A4436363745314434
Serial Number: 0xE149065E
DIMM Riser B/DIMM 4:
Size: 2 GB
Type: DDR2 FB-DIMM
Speed: 667 MHz
Status: OK
Manufacturer: 0x802C
Part Number: 0x3138484632353637324A4436363745314434
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I don't remember this behavior on the same hardware in the past, so either it's something with the firmware update or Leopard. Has anyone seen anything else like this?
Thanks in advance.

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