New DVD's no longer playable

My latest project using iDVD 5 will make discs that play in any Apple computer, but will no longer play in a set top player. I can open an older project, burn a copy, and get it to work, but any new project will not play. I've not made any software additions or updates, and won't need to panic until tomorrow. Can anyone help me avoid tomorrow's panic?

This issue has been resolved although I am at a loss to explain why the problem exists as it does. The new projects that were not working were on one of four external drives. By moving the project to another external drive or to an internal secondary drive, the newly created DVD would play after burning. The "bad drive" actually seems fine in all other respects.

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