Option to choose DVD or Bluray optical drives

Does "DVD Studio 4" have any way of selecting which optical drive to use for a burn? I have a DVD burner and Bluray burner. I can't get it to always pick the DVD burner when I want it?
any help would be appreciated seeing as I paid a grand for this suite of products
thanks

Welcome to the Boards
DVD SP 4 will not make blu-ray discs (the newest Studio has some limited ability to do blu-ray, but not DVD SP 4)
What you should be able to do is go to Format in the drop down to target it
Take a look here
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=11287697&#11287697
Have you tried that?

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http://www.maciverse.com/install-os-x-snow-leopard-from-usb-flash-drive.html
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User Kappy posted these tips:
Kappy wrote:
Five ways to eject a stuck CD or DVD from the optical drive
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