IDVD won't complete onestep

I have a quicktime .mov file, about 11 mins, that plays just fine. I would like to create a DVD.
I selected Onestep from movie, iDVD goes through the first step, then goes to multitplexing and burning. I get a message "Writing lead-in" but then it spits out the disk, leaving the "Multiplexing and Burning" message, done, and "Time remaining: about one minute."
I hit cancel, then continue, and I get another window with Prepare...Burn but nothing happens.
When I click cancel it says it's still working, and of course the DVD is unplayable. (I have 25gigs free by the way.)
I don't need a theme or fancy menus, just a DVD that will play.
Any hope?
Thanks for any help.

Hi
Some questions are easy to write but hard to answer eg what was before Big Bang or outside Universe.
This one is a close to that one.
First of all - I wonder what codec Your movie is in - .mov is not a specific type but just a container as sort of folder and it can contain movie formats that iDVD can use or not.
Open it in QuickTime and use the inspector to find out the codec - Then tell us.
Secondly - Multiplex error - can have so many origins
• one is - if buttons or pictures in iDVD menu goes outside or just touch the TV-Safe are = Multiplex error
If it is not this - Please return for my several pages long suggestion list.
Yours Bengt W

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Cable
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