IDVD not competing the burn

I am having a problem with my iDVD, it will do the rendering (most of the time) and when it comes time to burn, it will spit out the disc when it says about a minute to go and it will not have anything on it. Ideas?
This happened about 4 months ago and then randomly started working about 1 month ago, now the problem is back again.
Thanks for the help.

Yes iDVD 7.0.4 is OLD (should be 7.1.2) - use Program Up-date (under Apple menu top left hand corner of screen and down to step 2)
To use Apple Disk Util tool - I do
• Put .img file (just prepared) on DeskTop/Finder to be easy to locate
• I use to double click on it to unfold the simulated DVD - and if DVD-player starts - Close DVD-Player
• Start Disk Util tool
(DO NOT INSERT ANY BLANK DVD - Until Asked to do so - or You get a Data-DVD - not the Video-DVD You want)
• To the left You see Your Hard Disk - but also (down) the .img file (select this) - higher up You see a Burn-DVD icon (looking like a yellow radiation hazard sign). Click on this.
• Now You get a window asking for a Blank DVD
• NOW - SET BURN SPEED to x2
• Now first - click on BURN.
Done.
If this step FAILS then
• Use a Cleaning DVD (with brushes - NO liquid)
Still not working
• I would go to an Apple Store to get the DVD-burner controlled - they can go bad - especially if one burn more than three DVDs in a row without letting it cool down for 20-30 minutes (I now always do)
GOOD LUCK
Yours Bengt W

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