Unable to Burn (Backup) Library to DVD

Hello,
Recently I have been receiving the following message when I attempt to backup my library using iPhoto," The burn to the PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-K04L drive failed. The device failed to respond properly, unable to recover or retry."
I have performed this operation in the past. I recently even tried formatting my drive and reinstalling all software.
Any suggestions?
Many thanks,
Chris
iMac G5 2.0GHz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

i thought id provide you with results of my effots this may or may not help you.
firstly what i have noticed is that when you select to burn the dvd, ie share > burn > you will then get the burn disc options, if the speed is set to 1x and is greyed out, then this will fail.
i was attempting to burn a whole dvd, with under 100mb free on the final dvd. my work around was to choose a small folder / album you wish to burn, folow the above step, ensuring the speed of the dvd burner is not greyed out, do not burn at this stage, cancel the burn, select some more folders, go back to the option, just making sure it is not greyed out, continue this until you have selected all the album you want to backup and the option is still selectable. i did this in three steps selecting 1.5gig each step. it has worked for me, on this occassion, but i now have another 2 problems, not related to this issue, i hope.
ill keep you posted with developments, although i dont expect many on this issue now, due to the other issues.

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