IDVD refuses to burn

I was burning an iDVD presentation. The process went all the way through to the actual burn stage and then stopped and said that there was a problem (it did not specify what the problem was) and that it could not continue, that the DVD was unused and could be used later. That was it.
How do I figure out what the problem is so I can complete the processing and burning process? Thanks.

Hi
OK
• free space is OK - 25Gb or more
Then here are other things that can be problematic
• Type of file used eg. .avi, .wmv, .mp4, .mp3 etc
What did You use ?
• Corrupted iDVD pref file
Close iDVD and trash this and re-start
• If You started iDVD - then gone back to iMovie or FCE for just a minor correction
then back to iDVD and Updated - THIS IS A MAJOR BUG in iDVD - Can't be done !
You have to start a new iDVD project and from this burn a DiskImage, test this then
burn with iDVD or Rather Apple Disk Util tool (no need of re-calculating - hours saved)
Yours Bengt W

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