IDVD won't run

I have an external DVD burner that burns DVDs fine but when I tell iDVD to start a new project it opens and then unexpectedly quits. This is from the ilife 5 package. Is it because it won't recognise my external LG burner?

According to your computer profile, you don't have a G4 or G5 chip. That will "kill" iDVD 5 on launch.
b iLife 05 System Requirements
Macintosh computer with a PowerPC G3 (400MHz or faster), G4, or G5 processor
600MHz G3 or faster required for GarageBand
G4 or G5 required for GarageBand software instruments and advanced photo editing in iPhoto 5
b 733MHz G4 or faster required for iDVD
b 1GHz G4 or faster required to use HD features of iMovie HD
256MB of physical RAM (512MB recommended)
512MB RAM required to use HD features of iMovie HD
b Mac OS X v10.3.4 or later
Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later required to use HD features of iMovie HD
Mac OS X v10.3.6 or later required to work with RAW photos (iPhoto 5)
Display with at least 1024 x 768 pixel resolution
QuickTime 6.5.2 (included)
DVD drive required to install GarageBand and iDVD
Apple SuperDrive (or 733MHz G4 processor) required for iDVD
RAW requires a supported RAW-compatible camera:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/iphoto/import.html
Compatible SuperDrive required to burn DVDs:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=300665
4.3GB of disk space required to install GarageBand, iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie and iDVD; or 250MB to install iTunes, iPhoto and iMovie only
iPhoto books and prints are available in the US, Canada, Japan, and select European countries

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IDVD won't run with my iMac PPC G5

I'm on an older iMac power PC G-5, and I'm still on OSX .5.8.
All I am trying to do is burn a DVD with iDVD, but I get message sayind my versions aren't compatible.
What's up with that?
I'm assuming I need to either upgrade my operating system, and/or purchase new iLife?
My iMac is so old I wouldn't even know what version I need that would work for me.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.

You need to purchase and install iLife 06, 08, or 09, and then run Software Update. You can't upgrade the computer's OS any further.
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IDVD won't run properly

When I go to use iDVD it opens very slowly with the spinning color wheel of death. Once the tool bar at top is up, nothing else pops up and you can't do anything other than force quit. Wondering how to resolve this.

Hey Terry,
That link is to an article on Apple's website that among other things discusses how to correctly uninstall/reinstall an iLife application (of which iDVD is one).
If you try the other steps given thus far and none of them take care of your issue you can follow the link I provided and look under the section of the article titled "Remove receipts and reinstall iLife applications".
_This will guide you through removing iDVD and then reinstalling it fresh.
Cheers

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I upgraded from system 9.1 to Tiger and both Quick time and iDVD won't run. A red exclamation point error message appears saying that these applications are not supported. Any suggestions? I also increased the memory and still nothing works.

I would suggest the usual steps, repair permissions, and delete QuickTime's .plist
<small>located in
[YourProfile]/Library/Preferences/com.apple.quicktimeplayer.plist</small>
Otherwise, try to create a new Mac OS X user profile and see if that helps.
OR... try to re-install QuickTime.
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IDVD 06 won't run

I mention in my previous post about iDVD 08 problems some of the background there goes along with this post. I decided to keep them separate. As I mentioned previously I had to buy a copy of iLife 06 to replace iMovie 3 because of an OS upgrade to 10.5.8. Also mentioned in the previous iDVD 08 post that iDVD 08 kept crashing when opened. While I did reinstalls of iDVD 08 with little results I thought I would try iDVD 06 so I installed it. When I try to open it I get the following alert message: You cannot use this version of application iDVD.app with this version of Mac OS X.
The published specs according to the paper enclosed in the iLife 06 box it should run. Under "What You Need" states:
Mac OS X version 10.3.9 or Mac OS X version 10.4.3 or later.
iTunes 6.0.2 or later and QuickTime 7.0.4 or later
To use IDVD, you need a Macintosh computer with Intel Core processor or a 733-MHz PowerPC G4 processor or higher.
A DVD drive
My computer is:
iMac 17"
Processor-1 GHZ Power PC 4
Memory 512MB
Superdrive
Mac OS X version 10.5.8
QuickTime 7.7
iTunes 10.4.1
So unless I am miss understanding something it appears to me that iDVD 06 should run. Someone is going to say that I need an Itel machine and I say it is dumb of Apple to package software where only part of it runs on a PowerPC and the rest won't.
So am I missing something? Is there anything I can do to get iDVD 06 to run especially related to the iDVD 08 problem?
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IDVD won't ecode audio, 'not responding' = force quit

IDVD 6 /10.4.7/MACPRO
iDVD won't encode audio portion from iMovie had off.
original iMovie from DV camera, iMove encodes QT, etc
iDVD encodes video ( as noted by time bar) but when it gets to the audio portion it stops responding and then I have to forcve quit.
repaired persmissions, and delited the iDVD.plist
any thing I can do? iDVD 6 is the first time I used this after update

Scooper,
iDVD is "not" slow (nor fast) encoding (actually transcoding) audio. iDVD relies on the Quicktime framework. iDVD invokes an external library from the set of resources provided by QT.
If the encoding appears to be slow. It may find its root in various origins. First, MacOSX is a Unix system. Unix is not "preemptive". It means that access to resources occurs thanks to a "good will" mode between processes (to make things short). So, it may appear that some processes are stale, but things are usually well under control (by the kernel). So, don't be hasty in killing a process reported as "not responding".
If you consider that the encoding process takes too much time, there are ways to make things better. First: More RAM. No workaround to that. Give some room to your Mac. Keep also in mind to keep free room on hard drive at least equal to 2 1/2 times the amount of RAM of your system. The Unix kernel of your Mac handles a "swap" that is used to virtually create an amount of RAM larger than what your system physically has. The kernel simply uses your hard-drive as buffer to store copies of RAM blocks occupied by portions of code or data not currently active. If all this is too small, the kernel will spend an awful amount of time dealing with the short space (RAM + free disk space for swap).
One way to figure out if you're in such case is to use one of the many administration tools available to you. Open Terminal (or a X11 xterm) and type 'top' (without quotes).
Check the last line of the header for the "pageouts" indicator. If the number in parenthesis is not zero (0), repeatedly, it means that your kernel is swapping memory block from the physical RAM to the virtual RAM stored on the hard drive (swapping).
Hit 'q' to quit top. You can also try 'top -o cpu'. This will get you which process is currently running requesting the most CPU resources. Normally, on a Unix system, if one process needs CPU and is mostly the only one at the moment asking for CPU, it can be allocated most of the available CPU time and jumps to over 80%. If you consider this "abnormal", just look at the "Load Avg." indicator. It tells you how many processes are "waiting" for their turn to access the CPU - it's averaged throughout the time, through 3 numbers. Remember the "good will" mechanism. If it remains low (up to 3, for a household Mac), then, do not worry. If it goes above, then try to quit some other user applications. An idle system reports numbers below 1.
These few sysadmin tips will tell you a lot about your system's health. Perhaps, you'll figure out by yourself what's wrong. For sure, not iDVD
Try perhaps upgrading to QT 7. There are benefits to that.
T.

IDVD won't load large project file..Help!

iDVD won't load large project file once I close the program for the first time since finishing the project. Basically, I made a compilation DVD of numerous individual files spread across quite a few folders/sub-menus totaling about 236 minutes on a Dual Layer DVD+R. I closed the project prior to burning but now, iDVD gets the rainbow wheel everytime you try to load that particular project. What's the deal?
Notes:
-iDVD does still load if I want to load another (smaller/simple project) or start a new one.
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-I'm running Mac OSX 10.6.8 Snow Leopard and iDVD 7.1.2.
Any suggestions?

Premiere Elements is not part of the Cloud... and it has a different forum
http://forums.adobe.com/community/premiere_elements?view=discussions
When you go to the correct forum, you need to provide a LOT more information
From the Premiere Elements Information FAQ http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1042180
•What operating system? This should include specific minor version numbers, like "Mac OSX v10.6.8"---not just "Mac".
•Have you installed any recent program or OS updates? (If not, you should. They fix a lot of problems.)
•What kind(s) of image file(s)? When talking about camera raw files, include the model of camera.
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Ok - not sure if this goes in this section or not.. but it's a technical question.
My b/f bought me a Dell Laptop last week. It has the recommended minimum of everything adobe says it needs for photoshop CS3 (see below for 1721 specs)
When I installed it on the laptop - it was slow, but said it installed. But when I go to open up Photoshop, it opens the screen - and then just hangs. After about 5 minutes it says not responding and I close it. Any of the other programs that came with won't even get that far. I click on them and it gives the little "thinking" circle (as I call it.. lol) and then nothing.
I have read that CS3 has issues with Vista - but their site says the home premium should work. I've also read about 64 bit issues.. but the OS is 32 bit - so it's capable of running 32bit systems... I guess.
I called adobe yesterday after installing and reinstalling CS3 15+ times... with the same issue. I was on the phone for about 2 hours with them. Basically - they have NO CLUE what it would be since it installs fine and opens with no error messages. I checked the log files and there is nothing in there I see that says any kind of error.
I have disable windows defender, uninstalled McAfee and google desktop (all are known to cause issues with CS3), I have ALL non MS startup services turned off.. I have turned off the MS users control.. all suggested by the adobe tech.
I have installed using the run as administrator. Nothing. Created a new admin account and installed on that user and opened on reg admin account. Nothing. (again typical things that correct cs3 install issues)
The last thing the guy said was that it might be a video issue. I checked and there aren't any issues mentioned and no driver updates listed.
We tryed installing this on my b/f's laptop. He bought the exact one I have (except his is red.. mine blue.. lol) and it does the EXACT same thing...
So today we called dell. they say it's a software issue and won't answer any questions for free. Apparently only hardware support is free... But they won't accept this is a hardware conflict with the software..
errrrr
Anybody have any clues on this?
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LAPTOP SPECS:
Inspiron 1721 Notebook: AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-56 (1MB/1.8GHz) Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
Memory
2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 677MHz (2 DIMMs)
Hard Disk Drive
120 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
Video
ATI RADEON Xpress1270 HyperMemory
Media Bay
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Base
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Bluetooth Wireless
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Software Upgrade
Microsoft Works 8.5
Premium Pack - Advanced Photo+Music: Deluxe Pack + Paint Shop Pro XI
NoteBook Screen
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Hardware Upgrade
No Camera
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W AC Adapter
Network Interface Card
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Rob - thanks for taking a stab at this.
I have tried installing from the DVD and also from the zip file. the zip file was extracted to the hard drive brfore I ran it - and I ran it as administrator.
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Here's the update from my dealings with DEll today...
Dell tech support guy told me that it was a know issue that CS3 WON'T run on Vista and that Adobe is working the issue
Told them that I knew others that were running it on Vista and it worked fine. They had no answer.
Then I waited for the Technical support manger to call. This is after expressing my displeasure to the technical supervisor about them trying to pawn this issue off on anyone else but themselves. Why can't they go grab a 1721 off the shelf and replicate the issue and try to figure it out from there?!?!?!
I used to work on a network helpdesk.. if I tried to pull that crap answer without trying to replicate the issue and AT LEAST try to find an answer.. I wouldn't have lasted very long at all!!!!
The Tech manager told me to call customer support and ask for an OS swap (from vista to XP) because they don't know what the problem is and so it muct be a Vista compatibility issue
I call customer support. They say that they no longer will give out XP since it is a step backwards. And to install XP on the machine ourselves (even a liscensed copy) would void the warranty. They suggest I talk to sales about swapping the laptop out with a "more compatible" one. Which isn't a totally bad idea since I really do think it is an AMD/ATI conflict.
They transfer me to Sales.. ohh - you used the Employee Purchase program.. you need to talk to them.. and they transfer me.
The EPP people tell me.. ohhhh you didn't actually go through us since you bought it off the Dell Outlet store. So they transfer me.
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Why should I have to pay more money, settle on doing without option/features want/need.. just because THEY don't want to take the time to figure out what the real issue is?!?!?! Why isn't it them doing these calls and doing all this troubleshooting.. Why am I being peanilzed for THEM not wanting to do their jobs....
Told the B/F that I am done with Dell. That I don't want the laptop anymore and I don't want any other one from them. He says he'll pay the extra and get me the other one.. but that isn't the point....
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How do I install the FM10 licensing fix when Adobe Update Installer won't run?

Adobe Update Installer won't run so can't install FM10 licensing fix
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Aug 9, 2013 12:09 PM
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Because FM10 began crashing with "fatal" errors whenever I tried to generate a TOC for a small (65 page) book, I researched workarounds and none of them worked. Now that I have delivered a crippled deliverable via Acrobat manipulations, I would like to fix FM. I uninstalled it and reinstalled it, got some updates, and then received the "licensing fix" error that popped up in January. I'm wondering why this fix was included not in the updates. That said, the licensing fix package, first, would not unzip so I downloaded it again. I unzipped it but I got a message that Adobe Updater Installer could not run and after several clicks I found that file. I reinstalled Adoble Update Installer but it still does not run.
I am running Windows XP and have TCS 3.5.I uninstalled FM and RH but not Acrobat, Captivate, or Photoshop.
So, now what? Listen to my supervisor who says never use FM again?
P.S. Why do I have to enter a title for my question and then do it again when this page opens??

Give Adobe Support a call or contact the TCS team at [email protected] - something in your environment is causing the installer to fail (I'd guess).

Action steps that won't run correctly in PSE 7/8/9 (but did in 4 and 6)

I have a wonderful action that was written to work in PSE 3/4/6. It won't run in PSE 7/8/9. After fooling around for a while, I think I understand why. Adobe changed the way Adjustment Layers are handled. In earlier versions of Photoshop and Elements, Adjustment Layers threw up a modal dialog box. That changed so that Adjustment Layers now appear in the Palette Bin as a palette.
Here a sample of some of the action steps that won't work correctly:
Make adjustment layer
Using: adjustment layer
Type: levels
Set Selection
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Set current layer
To: layer
Name: “Adjustment 1”
Set current layer
To: layer
Mode: luminosity
Stop
Message: “Move gray slider left”
With Continue
Set current adjustment layer
To: levels
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In newer versions, since Adjustment Layers are handled in the Palette Bin, after dismissing the instructions, the action doesn't stop to allow the user to make change the sliders on the adjustment layer.
The action runs perfectly in CS4 and CS5 and throws up the levels adjustment modal box as it did in PSE 4 and PSE 6, but the action doesn't throw the modal box in PSE 7/8/9
Does anyone know of a way to alter the action steps to allow the action to stop to allow the adjustment and then to resume again?

Adding a new levels adjustment layer on top of the Midtone contrast layer
should work, just use a clipping mask to restrict the adjustments to the
areas of the levels adjustment layer below. The histogram will be different, but
actually testing the action is really the only way to know if that makes any difference.
Replacing the levels adjustment layer is another option, though it requires a few more steps.
The following assumes when the action gets to this point,
the Midtone contrast adjustment layer is the active (selected) layer.
To record this part of the action:
1. Duplicate current channel (in the channels panel. drag the Midtone contrast mask
    down to the Create new channel icon at the bottom of the channels panel)
2. Ctrl+click on the newly created channel (Midtone contrast mask copy)
    This loads the selection of that channel.
3. Drag the new channel (midtone contrast mask copy) to the trash icon at the bottom
   of the channels panel.
4. Back in the layers panel, delete the Midtone Contrast adjustment layer.
5. Go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Levels
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    the duplicated channel and opens the levels dialog.
To load the RGB (composite) as a selection, Ctrl+click on the rgb in the channels panel
and the same is true for the red, green and blue channels.
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MTSTUNER

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CS2 won't run, says activation code no longer usable. Been running win7 on this system 3 years. Adobe says it won't activate in win7. Well, it did, and ran just fine. what's up?

I assume when you say "Adobe says it won't activate in win7" that you talked to customer support....
A drive change could trigger the need for reactivation. Did you tell them that you're running from a mirrored drive?
It sounds to me that they're being aggressive about trying to get you to upgrade when they should still be supporting you with active maintenance of their activation database.
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I ended up putting it in DFU mode. It's kinda hard to tell it was in DFU mode because nothing showed on the screen, it was just black, but the sounds from the computer helped to tell me it was connected.
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Try loading and using the add-on from this link: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/add-on-compatibility-reporter/
Many add-ons do in fact work if you force them to run. The procedure to roll-back is given in this article: [[installing previous versions of firefox]]
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FMS won't run on RHEL 6.2 EC2 instance - _defaultRoot__edge1 experienced 1 failure

I've got a fresh RHEL 6.2 64-bit instance on EC2. I've turned off the firewall and have installed an FMS 4.5 dev server. In the logs directory I have admin and master logs (only). The admin logs look ok:
#Fields: date
time
x-pid
x-status
x-ctx
x-comment
2012-02-29
09:24:26
1144
(i)2581173
FMS detected IPv6 protocol stack!
2012-02-29
09:24:26
1144
(i)2581173
FMS config <NetworkingIPv6 enable=false>
2012-02-29
09:24:26
1144
(i)2581173
FMS running in IPv4 protocol stack mode!
2012-02-29
09:24:26
1144
(i)2581173
Host: ip-10-204-143-55 IPv4: 10.204.143.55
2012-02-29
09:24:26
1144
(i)2571011
Server starting...
2012-02-29
09:24:26
1144
(i)2631174
Listener started ( FCSAdminIpcProtocol ) : localhost:11110/v4
2012-02-29
09:24:27
1144
(i)2631174
Listener started ( FCSAdminAdaptor ) : 1111/v4
2012-02-29
09:24:28
1144
(i)2571111
Server started (./conf/Server.xml).
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2012-02-29
10:43:17
1076
(i)2581226
Edge (2790) is no longer active.
2012-02-29
10:43:17
1076
(w)2581255
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2012-02-29
10:43:17
1076
(i)2581224
Edge (2793) started, arguments : -edgeports ":1935,80" -coreports "localhost:19350" -conf "/opt/adobe/fms/conf/Server.xml" -adaptor "_defaultRoot_" -name "_defaultRoot__edge1" -edgename "edge1".
The FMS install failed, complaining about a missing libcap.so until I installed the libcap.i686 package. The following libcap packages are now installed:
libcap.i686
2.16-5.5.el6
@rhui-us-east-1-rhel-server-releases
libcap.x86_64
2.16-5.5.el6
@koji-override-0/$releasever
libcap-ng.x86_64
0.6.4-3.el6_0.1
@koji-override-0/$releasever
libpcap.x86_64
14:1.0.0-6.20091201git117cb5.el6
Any help would be most appreciated.
/Ed.

I had the same problem on CentOS 6.2 x86_64, albeit not on EC2. It seems that the installer creates a symlink to the i686 libpcap (libcap.so.1 -> /lib/libcap.so.2) and fmsedge won't run with it. Manually removing that symlink and instead linking to the libcap.so.2 in /lib64 solved the problem for me.
cd /opt/adobe/fms
rm libcap.so.1
ln -s /lib64/libcap.so.2 libcap.so.1
HTH, Jeremy

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