Mac DVD Superdrive not recognized in Encore CS5

I'm trying to burn a DVD using Encore CS5 on my new Mac Pro. I already spoke with Apple to troubleshoot to see if it was the drive. It was not the drive. Therefore, there is a problem with Encore not recognizing the drive. In the destination window in Encore, where it says "Recorder" in the build tab, it says "None Found". Anyone know what the problem is?

Well, in the WINDOWS world some software will cause Encore to not be able to "see" a drive, so read the links below... I don't know if the same kind of thing happens in the MAC world
Things and Software to AVOID when authoring/burning a DVD
Start --> http://forums.adobe.com/thread/608660?tstart=0
#2 here has WHY Explained http://forums.adobe.com/thread/607390
Plus http://forums.adobe.com/thread/562941?tstart=0
Again in the Windows world, if the user can't or won't remove the offending software for some reason, the solution is to have Encore build the project to hard disk (folder or create an ISO) and then use 3rd party software to burn the folder or ISO to DVD
Added
In fact, just go ahead and tell Encore to write the project to your hard drive and then use other software to write that output to a DVD... if that works, you know that "something" is getting in the way of Encore being able to communicate with your drive

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