Problem with a burn

I created a project in iDVD that looks great while previewing in iDVD. I tried to burn it several times and it gets to the end and gives me a multiplexing error (something about progress error). The movie I've got going in is a .mov file from First Cut Express. Really frustrating to wait 20 minutes 4 different times to get the same result.

Hi
a. How did You go from FinalCut to iDVD ?
I do. In FCE/P Export as QuickTime.mov
NO - QuickTime Conversion
NOT - Selfcontained
b. How much free space is there on Your internal (start-up) hadr disk
Mine have a minimum of 25Gb when working with iDVD. IMPORTANT
c. What brand and type of DVDs did You use.
I only use Verbatim
Only DVD-R
d. Burnspeed ? The one on the DVD pack (auto selecting)
I do set it down to x1 but may be x4 is OK - x16 gives to many errors on my disks
Else read.
*Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows:*
• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk if it is less than 10Gb should rather have 25Gb
• Hard disk is untidy: Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool)
• Delete iDVD pref file - *or rather start a new user/account* - log into this and re-try
• Program miss-match: iDVD 5.0.2, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK - DON’T work under Leopard
• Program miss-match: iDVD 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• Program miss-match: iDVD’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.5.5 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• iDVD (08) v7 Locate theme folder. Move out iDVD1, iDVD 2 and eventually iDVD4 folders to desktop - re-try
• Try a Cleaning CD/DVD that cleans the laser lens on the DVD burner/player
iDVD 6.0.4 and iDVD 7.0.1 are compatible with Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
iDVD pref file resides: Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences and is named:
com.apple.iDVD.plist
While iDVD is NOT RUNNING - move this file out to desk-top.
Now restart iDVD.
Last resort: from Craig: Solved the problem!! Finally!!
I deleted every iDVD application and folder from my boot drive,
emptied the trash and then installed iDVD 08 using the customize option
and I am up and running.
Yours Bengt W

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