IDVD Freezes Computer

I'm using iDVD '08 that came preinstalled with my MacBook Pro, which I just got in December. It has all of the current updates. It has 73 GB of free disk space on the hard drive and no other applications running.
When I try to burn to DVD or even write to a disk image, iDVD starts processing menus and stuff and then at some point freezes my entire system to where I have to hold in the power button and reboot. I have tried recreating the project manually, using the Magic DVD option to create the project, etc... The encoding is set to Best Quality and all of the videos are already encoded before I try to start burning (or writing to an .img). The project is large and it is almost big enough to fill up a Double Layer DVD, but there is still free space so that isn't the issue. I thought that perhaps it was so large it just needed time so when it locked up one time I just went to bed. When I woke up the next morning, it was still locked up.
I have tried probably about 15 times in various ways (burn to disk, create image, create manual project, different encoding, etc...) with the same results.

Sorry for being lazy. I searched the forums and found posts that the 7.0 themes are broken. It's rendering the menus now with a 6.0 theme, so hopefully it won't hang this time. I guess I'll know in about an hour.

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Drag and drop this item to the trash and Restart the computer.
 com.apple.iDvd.plist
 Secondly, Repair Permissions from apple's disc utility.
It also was suggested to :
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Wanted to know if the above artical (which is for (iDVD '08 may unexpectedly quit when opened for the first time, after installation.)
My Idvd never had freezing issues on opening only on Rendering?
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DVD 08 freezes MacBook Pro
Drag and drop this item to the trash and Restart the computer.
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symptom
iDVD '08 may unexpectedly quit when opened for the first time, after installation.
Affected products:
iDVD '08
Solution
Close iDVD and update to iDVD '08 (7.0.1). If the issue persists, follow the steps below and keep your iLife '08 installation disc nearby.
Erase the following folders from your hard drive:
/Library/Application Support/iDVD/Themes/iDVD 1
/Library/Application Support/iDVD/Themes/iDVD 2
0. /Library/Application Support/iDVD/Themes/iDVD 3
0. /Library/Application Support/iDVD/Themes/iDVD 4
0.
0. Erase the following folder from your home directory:
. ~/Library/Application Support/iDVD/Installed Themes
. ~/Library/Caches/com.apple.idvd
0. Note: The tilde (~) represents your home directory.
0. Reopen iDVD '08, create a new project and wait for the Updating themes progress bar to complete before quitting the application again. You only need to do this once.
To Reinstall Themes 1-4:
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0. Open the iLife '08 installer package.
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0. Expand the iDVD checkbox and make sure iDVD Extra Content is selected.
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MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-85J:
Firmware Revision: FBZ8
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 0 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW
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Next Test:
1-created a new project with old themes and same Imovie and it burned with no difficulties.
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Test 4- Theme 05 with same imovie (only worked if 1 of 1 rendering menu and failed if rendering menu consisted of 1 of 2 rendering menu)
Test 5- Theme 06 with same imovie (only worked if 1 of 1 rendering menu and failed if rendering menu consisted of 1 of 2 rendering menu)
Test 6-Theme 06 with same I movie (only worked if 1 of 1 rendering menu and failed if rendering menu consisted of 1 of 2 rendering menu)
Test 7 –Theme 06 with same I movie (only worked if 1 of 1 rendering menu and failed if rendering menu consisted of 1 of 2 rendering menu)
Test 8-Theme 07 with same I movie (only worked if 1 of 1 rendering menu and failed if rendering menu consisted of 1 of 2 rendering menu)
Test 9-Theme 07 with same I move (only worked if 1 of 1 rendering menu and failed if rendering menu consisted of 1 of 2 rendering menu)
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