IDVD hangs while "rendering video asset"

I've tried to burn the same project with several different themes.
iDVD keeps hanging in step 2, clock stops, spinning beachball...time remaing 11 minutes (it doesn't always hang in exactly the same spot from a time remaining count.)
I've read some threads here, I have plenty of open disc space (47 GB).
Anything I should try?

Thanks for the quick reply.
I'm not sure if the follwing is a clue, but I don't think I can force quit, I need to force a restart by holding down the power key.
I say I don't think I can fore quit because I am not sure if I have tried all the options to cause a "force quit". In leopard, is there a keyboard short cut as Option - Command - Escape doesn't seem to work? As I stated before I can't get the machine to respond to use FQ in the apple menu.
After I figure out the force quit, what should I try next to get Idvd to burn?
Should I try deleting preferences? If so, where are they and what specifially should I delete?
BTW, the inability to burn is relatively new, I have successsfully burned dvds on ths machine before. I think it was actually before the latest QT update.

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• Program miss-match. iDVD’09 v. 7.0.4, Mac OS X.5.8 AND QuickTime 7.6.4 - is OK (does work under Leopard)
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Start here:
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2466511#2466511
If you're guessing it's your "flashy movie" try exporting it to full quality DV which will pre-render everything, and use that in iDVD.
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