IDVD 5 won't start, icon bounces and dies

Question

I'll repost another person's post, since I cannot improve on the question. He didn't receive an answer, but that was way back in January.
Here's his post:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=1489142#1489142
I'm afraid I've tried all the odd little fixes, deleting library/preferences/ file; fixed all the permissions on all the disks; rebooted; reinstalled iDVD, reinstalled Tiger, upgraded, searched this discussion group numerous times... still get a couple bumps from the icon, and nothing. No iDVD starts, and the crash log contains about the same results as this gentleman's does.
The key issue I'm seeing is "image not found". Very not good.
His log results, same as mine:
When I attempt to launch iDVD I get the following error in the console...
===== Sunday, January 8, 2006 11:53:10 PM America/New_York =====
dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/MediaBrowser.framework/Versions/A/MediaBrowser
Referenced from: /Applications/iDVD.app/Contents/MacOS/iDVD
Reason: image not found
Jan 8 23:53:41 iMac-G5 crashdump[414]: iDVD crashed
Jan 8 23:53:41 iMac-G5 crashdump[414]: crash report written to: /Users/bhascup/Library/Logs/CrashReporter/iDVD.crash.log
Any ideas what could have caused this (and, more importantly, how to fix it)?
It's been about a month since i last used iDVD and I have no idea what i could have done to cause this.
\End His Message
Thanks,
Harley

Answer 1

You know, Sue? I think you may have hit on the basic issue. I was reading it as iDVD image not found. But you correctly recognized the crash log is in fact saying the library that is corrupted... Possibly from my time spent installing X11/unix applications.
An intimidating booger up.
So, for others' reference:
Original message, key contents:
CONSOLE LOG:
dyld: Library not loaded: @executable_path/../Frameworks/AVCVideoServices.framework/Versions/A/AVCVideoSe rvices
Referenced from: /Applications/iDVD.app/
And now:
Looking down the given path in a Terminal (ls command), shows my directory's contents as:
/Library/Frameworks username$ ls
Inventor.framework R.framework
JCAuthentication.framework SMAPI.framework
JavaBusinessLogic.framework StuffIt.framework
JavaRealEstate.framework StuffItSupport.framework
MacInfo.framework Tcl.framework
OpenBaseAPI.framework Tk.framework
OpenBaseAdmin.framework ViaVoiceLanguage.framework
OpenBaseAdvancedAPI.framework ViaVoiceLauncher.framework
OpenBaseEOAdaptor.framework VocabExpander.framework
OpenBaseForms.framework WOComponentElements.framework
OpenBaseLogin.framework WOComponentExamples.framework
OpenBaseManager.framework WOExamplesHarness.framework
OpenBaseNet.framework WOSessionStoreExample.framework
OpenBasePKPlugIn.framework iMoviePluginAPI.framework
PetStoreWOModel.framework
Sure enough, no ACVVideoServices.framework is present... now that IS odd.
Gee, I wonder which reinstall is in order... But at least you've gotten us on the right track.
Very good job of digging.^)
Harley