IDVD freezes when attempting to make a disk image

I created an iMovie, edited it and added music. I clicked Create DVD within iMovie and created my .dvdproj. I then attempted to create a Disk Image in iDVD and the application just keeps freezing during the Process Movies stage. What would be causing this??? This is becoming increasingly frustrating.
I have 37G of space available on my iBook and 92G of space on my external hard drive. I attempted the last disk image from the external hard drive. Any help/direction would be greatly appreciated.
Mike

I don't recall if I formatted the Lacie exteranl hard drive when I purchased it, and I now have files/photos, etc saved to it.
problem is, formatting a drive means erasing all content... using Disk Utitily, choose connected drive - you can read in the lower third, how it is formatted.. if FAT32, you have to save the data "somewhere else" (me wiseguy..burn some data DVDs..), and then format to hfs/MacOsExtended, most ext.hd are out-of-the-box formatted for PC, as said, that works with a Mac, but not with video files....
Yes, some of the music was purchased through iTunes.
AHA!!
… there's a time consuming, legal workaround:
do you know, how to create audioCDs with iTunes? link to Apple doc
make a playlist of your purchased tunes, burn an audioCD..
then, sorry to say that, re-import from that audioCD back to iTunes/or drag'n drop files directly into your iM project's timeline...
this process is needed, to get rid of the copyprotection which is installed inside the aacs you bought from iTMS... that workaround is legal and Apple recommended (lost that link to some Apple doc...anyone?)
... I've read here many people experiencing that "frozen" iDVD because of usage of iTMS music, I don't know why Apple has not implemented some "warning message" in iDVD/iM, telling the average user that issue ("you try to use copy protected music - please follow advise... - something like that..
happy copying!
PS: 29Gb is fine... iDVD needs 10 - 15GB for some temp files (which are not shown in finder and will vanish after burning), and your Mac needs some 5Gb to be a happy Mac...

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