Multiplexing Error ... HELP!

I am desperately trying to burn a video project that I had made on Final Cut Express 4, using iDVD '08. The DVDs that I am using are Verbatim DVD+R dual-layer discs. The video is in HDV widescreen 16:9 format; and it is 4 min 2 secs long. However, whenever I try using iDVD '08 to burn it onto a DVD, just before the burning process is completed I keep getting a message which says "Multiplexing Error. Error while encoding movie." Also, I've already tried emptying my iDVD Preferences file several times to no avail.
Could somebody here please help me with this? It is incredibly important that I get this project finished.
Thanks in advance,
Adam

Hi Karsten. Thank you for your reply.
Today I had a very helpful conversation on the phone with AppleCare, and they took me through a process which involved:
1. Creating a Disk Image using iDVD
2. Saving the disk image to the desktop
3. Opening the disk image
4. Opening Disk Utility
5. Burn a DVD using the disk image and Disk Utility
The burn failed; which means that because it was now NOT a software issue, the guy from AppleCare explained to me the actual problem: it's a bad internal optical drive. The closest Apple Store nearest me quoted around $400 to replace the drive (um, yeah... I think I'll pass). So I saved the disk image to a 2GB flash drive and brought it down to a nearby computer store, and they let me burn the DVD using their iMacs without any problems.
The "wrong filename" issue has nothing to do with it. DVD drives are known to fail (especially with my iMac, which is 4 years old and way out of warranty... hence the above-mentioned $400 quote). By the way, the file name was just 7 alphabetical letters.
Oh, and another thing: yes, the dual-layer disks are expensive... but they are 1) the only printable ones that I currently have in stock and 2) made by Verbatim, which is actually a brand that the AppleCare guy recommends because it's high quality (...and therefore it's one of the few brands which actually work without problems). He also recommended against certain brands like Maxwell ("cheap is not always good"). Last year I was working on another project which required size in addition to length, so that's why I originally had bought the Verbatim dual-layer disks in the first place. I still have some leftover, so I figured I would just go ahead and use them.
Adam

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Multiplexing error help needed

HI,
I see that I am not alone with this error. I have burned many 1.5 movies with no problems but was stumped this weekend.
Is there a workaround that can solve the problem? I get the error when I get to the burn stage. I have ilife05 and am worried that this is the problem. Has apple,(or anyone) figured out how to use this program successfully?
Help, I have another large project pending and would really like to use the ilife program.
Thanks,
Jeni

I've recently had this problem when trying to make a disk image. Make sure you have at least twice the hard drive space as the project takes. I discovered that even though I was trying to create a disk image on an external hard drive with a decent amount of space, my IDVD Project was still on my computer hard drive which did not have twice the capacity of the Project. I copied the IDVD Project to the external hard drive and then was able to make the disk image and to burn a DVD.
Hope this helps some.
spb001

Multiplexer Error Please help!!!!!

I am trying to create a dual Layer DVD in iDVD which on two occasions has given me a Multiplexer error. This error tells me that it has happened during the formatting stage, the result of which, has rendered two Dual layer disks unusable.
What is the likely cause of this?
I would appreciate any help so that I do not waste any more Blank dual layer disks as they are not cheap and I can't find any dual layer re-writeables to purchase anywhere.

Assuming you have the available HD space to do this, why not just make a disc image from the file menu in iDvd? Then use the advanced menu to lower the burn speed to 4x or lower prior to burning to Verbatim / Maxell DVD-R
I'd highly recommend using apple's dvd player app to test the above image prior to burning. That way you'll hopefully save on making any additional coasters with DL media.
Which encoding setting are you currently using?

Multiplexing error/medium write error/HELP!

When i try to burn my DVD in iDVD it will get to the burn process then kick the DVD out and give me a multiplexing error. So, I tired to use disk utilities and I was able to make the movie, but when i tried to burn it through there I got an error message reading "medium write error", Does this mean that I need to replace my DVD burner? If so, is that a hard job to do? Can I substitute it with an external DVD burner? if so, is there one anyone would recommend? Does ANYONE have any suggestions on this matter, because I am in the middle of a project and I can't get it off my computer.
thanks so much
ruez

You might get more authoritative responses in the iDVD forum, or perhaps in a hardware forum if it comes time to select a DVD burner. If your G5 is a tower, replacing an optical drive is pretty simple. If it's an iMac, I imagine it would be pretty daunting. I'm pretty sure there was a time when iDVD would not recognize external burners, but don't know if that's still the case.
One thing to try: After you create your disk image file in iDVD, put that file on an external drive and see if another Mac can burn the DVD.

Multiplex Error

I got my DVD made and thought I was home free. I have tried burning a disk directly from iDVD & have tried "Save as Disk Image". I keep getting a ''Multiplex Error". Either way it won't finish burning my movie.
My DVD is 2.41 GB. I have 250 GB of free space on my computer. I used iMovie HD 6.0.3 and iDVD 7.0.4.
What else can I try?
PS I don't have a chapter marker at the beginning. I think I have done everything right. Thanks. Still hoping to get this done by Christmas!

Hi
My list of thoughts about this - so far
*Multiplexing Error*
PART One.
Use of strange video/audio material eg .avi, .wmv, .mp3 etc.
I only use.
Video - StreamingDV (miniDV tape via FireWire) and
Audio = .aiff (as on audio-CDs) (else coverted to this .aff 48KHz)
Using strange letters in video project name eg +,/; etc. keep to a-z and 0-9
strange letters in project name eg +
as described by Donnyboy69. Does the title of your project have any symbols or decimal points in it. If so, that is why you are getting the error. I had a project that had a + sign which caused the same problem. I renamed it without the symbol and low and behold, it worked.
PART Two.
from Robert Modero.
"Multiplexing Error. Problem during initialization of tracks"
Simply remember to add subtitles to your Quicktime files and menu buttons.
Once I did that, I was back in business.
from Boise Jim
Do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on grey background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
I always makes a DiskImage first and test this so that it runs OK
I use only - Verbatim DVDs
I use only - DVD-R
I burn at an as slow speed possibly eg x1
This gives good DVDs
PART Three.
Multiplex Error
Chuck, Chicago 2/7/2009.
Back again. Here is what I have found to work. I also have and use a LaCie DVD-R/RW DL external drive and a LaCie external hard drive as well. Since yesterday I have tried a few ways to burn a themed iDVD project having four 56 minute movies on it, amounting to 226 minutes onto a DVD DL disc, capacity 240 minutes. Apple tech support really didn't know what to do but gave me a very good tip. I had two options left. Apple tech support's tip was to try disc image. One of the replies on a thread with this subject said not to, but my experience today is good. Put your project onto "Burn to disc image," under "iDVD, file." Yesterday encoding took me 23 1/2 hours. Overnight for iDVD disc image, encoding took 21 1/2 hours (again) while I slept. This morning I tried to copy/burn disc image to a DVD with Roxio Toast 7, and it stopped near the end of the burn with some kind of "error" message. So then I tried Utilities> Disc Utility> Burn icon, and followed it through. Be sure to click the DVD DL drive in the window "Burn disc in.". I had one other problem though. At the end of a 46 minute copy, it started to verify, and at the end of verify it rejected the burn. So I tried again, and when "verify" appeared, I clicked on "Skip." The disc finished burning and is doing fine and well. A long and tortuous process, but at last something works. I made several additional copies using Disc Utility. Best wishes. Chuck, Chicago.
2. Disconnect any other external devices not absolutly needed.
eg external USB/USB2 hard disks, other FW hard disks etc.
3 Chapter marks in transitions - minimum 2 sec from
FROM Bev.
(Not a 'guy' but I will answer!)
First, I do not think that mixing widescreen and standard makes a difference in iDVD.
Second, you should use a better brand of DVD disk. Also, many of us have experienced fewer problems on playback with DVD-R disks. Recommended brands here are Verbatim, Maxell and Taio Yuden. Memorex and TDK are not consistent and may not give you a correct burn. They apparently have fewer layers in the composition of the disk. I have always used Verbatim DVD-R disks and have not had any burn problems.
Also, choose a slower burn speed, 4x or less.
Third, to determine if the iDVD project will burn properly, create a disk image file (from within iDVD, go File->Save as Disk Image) and test it. Mount the disk image and then open DVD Player (in Applications) and view your project. If it plays correctly, you can then burn the actual DVD disk from the disk image file using Disk Utility.
From. Boise, Idaho
I did everything I've seen suggested, but a friend (who used to be an Apple Genius) suggested that I do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on grey background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
It worked, and I got a clean burn from iDVD.
Hopefully this can help other people.
by dheb0422
Well, I finally got it, and it was odd enough to post here incase anyone looks this topic up again. Many things were tried, including burning the uneditited film, the edited film without titles and chapter markers, abbreviating the chapter markers in case length was the issue (remember the old iMovie used to truncate them when moving to iDVD?). In the process, I noticed that one, and only one, chapter marker was on the same line as the title marker. All the others were on the line above. The only way I seemed able to change that was to clip a few seconds of film. After that last clip, the offending marker took a place on the line above, as were all the others. That run published, compiled completely and burned. That's one for the books.
Yours Bengt W

IDVD multiplexing error or freezes

I am trying to burn 2 videos onto a DVD but I get an error code or else it just hangs and will not complete the burn. I imported the videos into iphoto and then clicked on SHARE and Send to iDVD. I used a theme and put in the picture in the drop area and then clicked on Burn. This has worked before. Then it appeared to be saving everything so I left it overnight to finish the burn.
It came up with a multiplexing error. The error said to check the encoding settings. It was already set on Best Performance and this has worked before, so I did not change it. The first video is just under 30 minutes and the second video is about 8 minutes long.
The second time that I tried to burn to iDVD it acted fine and said it was Done with multiplexing but said there was about 38 minutes remaining. It just hung or froze. I had to cancel it and again have no DVD. I am using iDVD version 7.1.2 and am using Snow Leopard v. 10.6.8 on a MacBook Pro with 5 GB of memory. How can I get iDVD to burn these videos? I am using Memorex DVD+R and have burned videos to a DVD successfully in the past. Thanks.

First follow this workflow to help ensure the best quality final product:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process.
To check the encoding mount the disk image and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality. Always use top quality media: Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
That being said read Bengt Wärleby's post in this topic: HT1645 I was burning a DVD and the following message showed up. multiplex error There was an error during formatting. What is a multiplex error and what do I need to do about it? It's the most comprehensive teatise on the subject that's been posted in the iDVD forum.
OT

Multiplexer error message when trying to burn DVD in iDVD

When I try to burn a DVD in iDVD, at the end of the burning process, I get a message that reads "Multiplexer Error" "There was an error during formatting".
Can anyone out there give me advice on how to remedy this?
Thanks!

When iDVD isn't functioning correctly, a basic maintenance procedure to try is:
1) Closing iDVD and trashing the file com.apple.iDVD.plist found in User/Library/Preferences.
2) Doing a permissions repair using the Disk Utilities app on your Mac.
Instead of burning directly from iDVD, try saving as a disk image (an option in the iDVD File menu). This will take a while as the encoding is redone. If you get a successful disk image, open it in your DVD Player app to check it out. If all O.K. burn it at a burn speed of 4x or less with Disk Utility to a DVD-R disk of good quality, like Verbatim or HP. On my computer, Disk Utility defaults to 4x burn speed, which is good.
See if any of the above helps.

HT1645 I had about 1:40 run time on my video for DVD and chose "professional" as I didn't need to rush. Got Multiplexer Error message. Found no reason or fix for this situation. What am I to do to fix?

This site doesn't seem to get answers. I typed the problem above, then it asks same question before post. What help is that? Needs to be clearer what it wants from me. Others seem to have same issues with iDVD's clarity of information. I have been editing for 12+ years and still can't figure out solutions more than trail and error.

Hi
1:40 - can mean 1 sec 40 frames - or - 1 minute 40 seconds - or - 1 hour 40 minutes
1 hour 40 minutes is 100 minutes and iDVD only cares about duration
• Pro Quality encoding - up to 120 minutes (movie + menu) (menu can be 15 minutes or even more
• Best Performances - up to 60 min. - High quality on final DVD (Can be best for short movies)
• High Quality (in iDVD08 or 09) / Best Quality (in iDVD6) up to 120 min. - slightly lower quality than above
Reg "Multiplex Error" - This is a tough one and can have a lot of reasons. Read on
Multiplexing error is a very complex problem due to many things (long long list following) - one common but not obvious reason is that material on the iDVD menu goes outside the TV-Safe area (or just touching it).
So first - turn on TV-Safe area and move any object well inside of this.
Wide screen stretched - usually (as I think) it is due to making a 4x3 movie in a 16x9 wide-screen project OR the other way around. This forces one to on flat-screen TV (or other) set the presenting view right - My has 4x3, wide-screen, zoom and auto-wide-screen and I have to switch this by my remote for some DVD I've made "wrong" way.
Now my long long list on Multiplex Error
LONG LONG LONG LIST
Multiplexing Error
PART One.
Use of strange video/audio material e.g. .avi, .wmv, .mp3 etc.
I only use.
Video - StreamingDV (miniDV tape via FireWire) and
Audio - .aiff (as on audio-CDs) (else converted to this .aiff 48KHz)
Photo - .jpg (.bmp known problematic)
Chapters !
A. Using strange letters in video project name e.g. +,/; etc. keep to a-z and 0-9 strange letters in project name e.g. +
as described by Donnyboy69. Does the title of your project have any symbols or decimal points in it. If so, that is why you are getting the error. I had a project that had a + sign which caused the same problem. I renamed it without the symbol and low and behold, it worked.
B. Location of Chapters
• Can’t be at start or end of movie (Skip first/start one - iDVD sets this by it self. At the End - no need)
• Not in a transition (or within 2-3 seconds from it)
Important when from iMovie HD6 or previous - Now also observed when using FCE 4
PART Two.
from Robert Modero.
"Multiplexing Error. Problem during initialization of tracks"
Simply remember to add subtitles to your Quicktime files and menu buttons.
Once I did that, I was back in business.
from Boise Jim
Do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on gray background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
I always makes a DiskImage first and test this so that it runs OK
I use only - Verbatim DVDs
I use only - DVD-R
I burn at an as slow speed possibly e.g. x1
This gives good DVDs
PART Three.
Multiplex Error
Chuck, Chicago 2/7/2009.
Back again. Here is what I have found to work. I also have and use a LaCie DVD-R/RW DL external drive and a LaCie external hard drive as well. Since yesterday I have tried a few ways to burn a themed iDVD project having four 56 minute movies on it, amounting to 226 minutes onto a DVD DL disc, capacity 240 minutes. Apple tech support really didn't know what to do but gave me a very good tip. I had two options left. Apple tech support's tip was to try disc image. One of the replies on a thread with this subject said not to, but my experience today is good. Put your project onto "Burn to disc image," under "iDVD, file." Yesterday encoding took me 23 1/2 hours. Overnight for iDVD disc image, encoding took 21 1/2 hours (again) while I slept. This morning I tried to copy/burn disc image to a DVD with Roxio Toast 7, and it stopped near the end of the burn with some kind of "error" message. So then I tried Utilities> Disc Utility> Burn icon, and followed it through. Be sure to click the DVD DL drive in the window "Burn disc in.". I had one other problem though. At the end of a 46 minute copy, it started to verify, and at the end of verify it rejected the burn. So I tried again, and when "verify" appeared, I clicked on "Skip." The disc finished burning and is doing fine and well. A long and tortuous process, but at last something works. I made several additional copies using Disc Utility. Best wishes. Chuck, Chicago.
2. Disconnect any other external devices not absolutely needed.
e.g. external USB/USB2 hard disks, other FW hard disks etc.
3 Chapter marks in transitions - minimum 2 sec from
FROM Bev.
(Not a 'guy' but I will answer!)
First, I do not think that mixing wide-screen and standard makes a difference in iDVD.
Second, you should use a better brand of DVD disk. Also, many of us have experienced fewer problems on playback with DVD-R disks. Recommended brands here are Verbatim, Maxell and Taiyo Yuden. Memorex and TDK are not consistent and may not give you a correct burn. They apparently have fewer layers in the composition of the disk. I have always used Verbatim DVD-R disks and have not had any burn problems.
Also, choose a slower burn speed, 4x or less.
Third, to determine if the iDVD project will burn properly, create a disk image file (from within iDVD, go File->Save as Disk Image) and test it. Mount the disk image and then open DVD Player (in Applications) and view your project. If it plays correctly, you can then burn the actual DVD disk from the disk image file using Disk Utility.
From. Boise, Idaho
I did everything I've seen suggested, but a friend (who used to be an Apple Genius) suggested that I do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on gray background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
It worked, and I got a clean burn from iDVD.
Hopefully this can help other people.
by dheb0422
Well, I finally got it, and it was odd enough to post here incase anyone looks this topic up again. Many things were tried, including burning the unedited film, the edited film without titles and chapter markers, abbreviating the chapter markers in case length was the issue (remember the old iMovie used to truncate them when moving to iDVD?). In the process, I noticed that one, and only one, chapter marker was on the same line as the title marker. All the others were on the line above. The only way I seemed able to change that was to clip a few seconds of film. After that last clip, the offending marker took a place on the line above, as were all the others. That run published, compiled completely and burned. That's one for the books.
One user more writes
To add my experience with Multiplex Errors using iDVD (7.0.4), I recently created two iDVD projects
Video from both passed from FCE 4.01 with chapters
One project worked fine in creating disk image file
The other gave Multiplex Errors
I tried suggestions to remove special characters and no chapter marks at beginning, but nothing worked
Note that I've used iDVD for dozens of projects and this is first time I've run into Multiplex Errors
Anyway, for problem project, I tried an experiment where I removed all chapters in FCE and passed to new iDVD project
This time multiplex errors gone
So had something to do with chapters
So now I tried numerous experiments to remove individual chapters and try again creating disk image with new iDVD project
After numerous tries, I was able to narrow problem down to 1 "Bad" chapter mark
That is, when I left the "bad" chapter in my FCE project and passed to iDVD, iDVD gave multiplex error
When I removed "bad" chapter mark (and others in), no multiplex error
As a final experiment, I moved "bad" chapter mark about 5-10 sec's beyond original point and passed to iDVD, the multiplex errors now magically went away and I was able to finally create my disk image.
I have no idea why this worked, but thought I'd mention here in case someone else runs into similar problem.
Rich839
In addition to Bengt's fine advice, burning errors can occur if you have located any of your menu buttons wholly or partly outside of the safe TV viewing area. Go to your main project menu, then click on View/Show TV Safe Area, to check. Drag into the safe viewing area any buttons that are outside the safe viewing area.
Russ One - suggest this
Multiplex Error-There was an error during muxing preparation
One thing that worked for me was to export the video w/o chapter markers as a self contained movie (thereby not loosing the edits & etc). Then make a new FCE project and import that movie into a new sequence and add the chapter markers. I've used "-", "&" and "," with no problem in the chapter names. Removing the markers or exporting without them did solve the problem but renaming them with just numbers 1,2,3....5, did not solve the problem and since this problem seems to happen with with iMovie as well, it would suggest the problem is in the video or audio and in combination with the chapter markers iDVD just can't handle it. The only other possibility is that both iMovie and FCE share the same or similar chapter marker code that some how is corrupting the markers.
Summary - What to try
1. Chapters
• Only A to Z and 0 to 9 in chapter title
• No Chapter mark at very beginning of movie
• No Chapter mark in or within 2 seconds from any transition in movie
2. TV-safe area for buttons (no one outside this)
3. Safe re-boot
4. No other external devices connected - that are not needed
SDMacuser adds to this
• On #4 ... No ext. devices. Some think this applies mainly to ext. FW. Not the case. Also applies to ext. USB2 as well (not to mention flash drives too).
Do not leave 3rd party devices / camera / camcorder plugged in unless it is being used with iDvd's One Step process. Certain web cams can trigger this also (especially ones with added features like LED light/s that draw additional power from the FW or USB bus).
5. Minimum of 25Gb free space on Start-up hard disk
6. Make a DiskImage first - reduces where problem originates
7. Trash iDVD pref. file
8. Make a new iDVD project
9. Movies in project with same aspect ratio e.g. 4x3 or 16x9
10. No other programs/applications running during iDVD process. e.g. Internet, screen & energy savers
Yours Bengt W

IDVD '08 multiplexing error

I continue to have these multiplexing errors when I get to the burn/writing stage. Is there anything new about a resolution to this issue? Do I have to let iDVD complete the encoding before I go to "Burn"? The Apple experts have not been able to help me yet.
Thanks,
Rookie

A few questions:
1. which of the two Pioneer 112 S-Drives on your mac are you using to burn with?
2. have you tried burning to Verbatim dvd-r on BOTH S-drives? and if so, did you get the same results on both burners?
3. are you using the latest firmware? (if not, you'll need to update now before going any further). run apple's software updater if you haven't already.
4. Did you install the 2nd S-Drive yourself? or was it professionally installed for you?
5. Are both S-Drives on the very same bus? And if so, have you tried a test burn on the stock drive without the second drive attached? (simply disconnect the second drive from the bus while your mac is powered off /shut down and then power back up). Make certain you are grounded to avoid electric /static discharge / It's a good idea use a grounding strap when disconnecting the second drive or reconnecting. If you don't have one then simply touch the metal frame to the mac prior to working on it.
6. Have you been able to make a disc image to the desktop, and then burn from that image to Verbatim Dvd-R at 4x or slower?
7. Did you remember to select which drive you want to burn from within iDvd prior to burning a dvd?
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8. Have you tried an alternate app to burn from (ie, Toast)?
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Multiplexing error/iDVD 5.0.1

Went to burn a disk and got a "mutiplexing error".
The error is not listed in the "Help" function.
What happen ... how do I correct the problem?
Thanks,
John

I have been getting the same error message when trying to burn a recent project in iDVD. I have burned projects without any problem in iDVD 4. I switched to iDVD5 & Tiger in June and have had many problems since then. I create the slideshow in iMovie using still photos from iPhoto, music from iTunes, with transitions, titles, etc. It is about 7 minutes long. Click on "create iDVD" it renders, goes to iDVD. Select a theme, make a couple of font changes in the title, ie color, style. Click burn, goes all the way through encoding and spits out my disk during the burning phase with error message : unable to burn successfully due to "multiplexing error". Apple care had me do an Archive/Install of Tiger, re install of iLife 05, create a new user, repair permissions, etc. Nothing worked. I have been reading the discussions on this for a couple of months, so tried Len's suggestion regarding saving the project as a disk image and burning the disk using disk utility. First off, the quality of the project looks very bad. Tried burning it anyway because I figure maybe it will get better. Goes through all of its burning gyrations and the error message now is "Unable to burn" "Device failed to calibrate the laser power level for this media". I am using Apple's DVD-Rs 8xspeed. Now what? I have even been put through to the iLife 05 specialists at Apple care and they insist there is nothing wrong with the program. Is it me?

IDVD multiplexing error

I built a short sideshow (9 min) with music in iMovie5 and successfully imported into iDVD. When I try to burn the movie to DVD disc using my external LaCie d2 DVD+/- RW I get a multiplexing error. I have recreated the movie from iMovie5 and that doesn't help. Any suggestions? I contacted LaCie and they told me to try one of their recommended media (Verbatim) and that didn't work. Any comments would be appreciated.

I AM HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE and it's driving me insane.
I have tried every route. I can burn other things to the DVD-R or DVD-RW disk from the external LaCie burner, so I know it works...but now as far as iDVD being able to burn it just won't do it. I get about 3 seconds of my dvd movie menu and then it quits. I cannot even get them to play in the imac drive without having to go to the files and find the one that plays it on the computer.
This is really annoying as I have spent a lot of time trying to get this to burn correctly..even down to removing iDVD from the computer and then reinstalling it.
Arghhh....

Multiplexer Error message when using iDVD

I have been using iDVD successfully but now have a problem. I set up the program and everything is working fine then, just towards the end of the build, I get a 'multiplexer error' message and everything stops. It does NOT say 'not enough memory'. What could have gone wrong? (The particular .mov file, produced on Final Cut Express, I am attempting to burn has been successfully run on iDVD previously without menus; the only change has been to create chapters and setting iDVD to make a menu.)

Hi
From FCE/P I do
• Export out as QuickTime .mov file
• Not selfcontained (not important but saves time and space)
• NO QUICKTIME Converstion
This file I import into iDVD.
*Multiplexing Error*
PART One.
Use of strange video/audio material eg .avi, .wmv, .mp3 etc.
I only use.
Video - StreamingDV (miniDV tape via FireWire) and
Audio = .aiff (as on audio-CDs) (else coverted to this .aff 48KHz)
*Using strange letters in video project name* eg +,/; etc. keep to a-z and 0-9
strange letters in project name eg +
as described by Donnyboy69. Does the title of your project have any symbols or decimal points in it. If so, that is why you are getting the error. I had a project that had a + sign which caused the same problem. I renamed it without the symbol and low and behold, it worked.
PART Two.
from Robert Modero.
"Multiplexing Error. Problem during initialization of tracks"
Simply remember to add subtitles to your Quicktime files and menu buttons.
Once I did that, I was back in business.
from Boise Jim
Do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on grey background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
I always makes a DiskImage first and test this so that it runs OK
I use only - Verbatim DVDs
I use only - DVD-R
I burn at an as slow speed possibly eg x1
This gives good DVDs
PART Three.
Multiplex Error
Chuck, Chicago 2/7/2009.
Back again. Here is what I have found to work. I also have and use a LaCie DVD-R/RW DL external drive and a LaCie external hard drive as well. Since yesterday I have tried a few ways to burn a themed iDVD project having four 56 minute movies on it, amounting to 226 minutes onto a DVD DL disc, capacity 240 minutes. Apple tech support really didn't know what to do but gave me a very good tip. I had two options left. Apple tech support's tip was to try disc image. One of the replies on a thread with this subject said not to, but my experience today is good. Put your project onto "Burn to disc image," under "iDVD, file." Yesterday encoding took me 23 1/2 hours. Overnight for iDVD disc image, encoding took 21 1/2 hours (again) while I slept. This morning I tried to copy/burn disc image to a DVD with Roxio Toast 7, and it stopped near the end of the burn with some kind of "error" message. So then I tried Utilities> Disc Utility> Burn icon, and followed it through. Be sure to click the DVD DL drive in the window "Burn disc in:". I had one other problem though. At the end of a 46 minute copy, it started to verify, and at the end of verify it rejected the burn. So I tried again, and when "verify" appeared, I clicked on "Skip." The disc finished burning and is doing fine and well. A long and tortuous process, but at last something works. I made several additional copies using Disc Utility. Best wishes. Chuck, Chicago.
2. Disconnect any other external devices not absolutly needed.
eg external USB/USB2 hard disks, other FW hard disks etc.
3 Chapter marks in transitions - minimum 2 sec from
FROM Bev.
(Not a 'guy' but I will answer!)
First, I do not think that mixing widescreen and standard makes a difference in iDVD.
Second, you should use a better brand of DVD disk. Also, many of us have experienced fewer problems on playback with DVD-R disks. Recommended brands here are Verbatim, Maxell and Taio Yuden. Memorex and TDK are not consistent and may not give you a correct burn. They apparently have fewer layers in the composition of the disk. I have always used Verbatim DVD-R disks and have not had any burn problems.
Also, choose a slower burn speed, 4x or less.
Third, to determine if the iDVD project will burn properly, create a disk image file (from within iDVD, go File->Save as Disk Image) and test it. Mount the disk image and then open DVD Player (in Applications) and view your project. If it plays correctly, you can then burn the actual DVD disk from the disk image file using Disk Utility.
From: Boise, Idaho
I did everything I've seen suggested, but a friend (who used to be an Apple Genius) suggested that I do a safe reboot (by holding down the shift key until you see the spinning gear on grey background, then release, then restart when your start-up screen appears).
It worked, and I got a clean burn from iDVD.
Hopefully this can help other people.
by dheb0422
Well, I finally got it, and it was odd enough to post here incase anyone looks this topic up again. Many things were tried, including burning the uneditited film, the edited film without titles and chapter markers, abbreviating the chapter markers in case length was the issue (remember the old iMovie used to truncate them when moving to iDVD?). In the process, I noticed that one, and only one, chapter marker was on the same line as the title marker. All the others were on the line above. The only way I seemed able to change that was to clip a few seconds of film. After that last clip, the offending marker took a place on the line above, as were all the others. That run published, compiled completely and burned. That's one for the books.
Yours Bengt W

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This quote is from another topic in this forum, that helped me:
"Quit iDVD and check to see if there are any third-party (non-Apple) plug-ins in /Library/QuickTime/ and ~/Library/QuickTime/ (the tilde "~" character represents your Home folder). If so, try temporarily disabling these items by moving them to another folder. Open iDVD and try burning your project again."
I had the same problem and I found that removing (or temporarily moving) any non apple quicktime plugins from the Library>Quicktime Folder, helps avoid these errors. Once you are done with your DVD burn. Move the plugins back into the folder.
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Your friend in Mac OS X,
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How do you fix a multiplexer error that occurs during an iDvd burn process?

I "shared some slideshows from iPhoto 09 which included stills and some video.
I "shared" some movies from iMovie HD (version 06), and I tried "sharing" 2 movies from iMovie 09. After reading some of the previous posts, I tried a few other things, including:
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2)exporting the 09 movies as quicktime movies to the desktop, then dragging them back into the dvd. (After deleting project assets and starting fresh.)
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**Note: I don't have any chapter markers in anything, nor do I have any titles with characters.
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