IMovie HD 6 hang-up

iMovie HD 6 (part of the iLife DVD software) does not work.
It hangs up when attempting to work with titles. I have reloaded off the original DVD, dumped preferences, run disk utility.
I am now deleting files to create more space on the hard drive for this small movie to see if that is the hang-up.
2 gigs didn't seem to be enough space.
Any ideas, suggestions, help?
Thanks

If I'm correct, the common suggestion is to have AT LEAST 20GB free before attempting iMovie and iDVD rendering.

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