Unable to format DVD

I'm trying to get DVDSP to write this DVD
All the compiling is successful,
but when the formatting begins the program gets stuck after the steps
"writing ISO 9660 directories
writing ISO 9660 directories
writing UDF 1.02 structures
writing files"
then I get a yellow triangle with no explanation,
and the DVD ejects and I see the message "formatting failed"
Any suggestions?
thanks....roger

Which burner?
What brand blank disc?
What size of the encoded DVD?
+ or - DVD R?

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