iDVD crashes when using 7.0 themes

I am using iDVD for a school project. I was using the theme "Revolution", put all my videos and slideshows. I used preview to check it and the main menu came up. I clicked for one of my submenus and the transition started. My computer showed the beach ball and then froze. Everything, from the dock to the program itself. I had to hold the power button to restart.

I opened iDVD again and tried going to the submenu first then using preview. I now had the submenu in preview, I clicked a button to go back to the main menu and same problem.

Next I tried to burn a DVD to avoid preview and while rendering the menus it froze again.

I decided to switch to a 6.0 theme and everything worked fine, even burning a DVD. When I decided to use a different 7.0 theme the same problem occured. I believe my 7.0 themes are corrupted and iDVD does not recognize they are.

Does anyone know how to fix this problem? The 7.0 themes are much nicer for the project I am doing. Can I download the 7.0 themes from somewhere?

P.S. I tried reinstalling iLife and iDVD several times as well as updating and no progress.

Macbook Pro (Intel Core 2 Duo), Mac OS X (10.5.1)

Posted on Nov 25, 2007 12:22 AM

56 replies

Len Goff

Level 6

17,911 points

Jan 26, 2008 9:33 PM in response to Crayons15

+i really hope we get a fix soon.+

Tell Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/idvd.html

Jan 26, 2008 10:21 PM in response to jrod07

can we tell them more than once? lol cause i sent one a few weeks ago

Jan 27, 2008 2:46 PM in response to jrod07

I don't know if this is just a coincidence, but setting Energy Saver so the computer (and monitor) never sleeps seemed to get me past an iDVD crash. So it's worth a try -- please post if it helps you or not!

I've had iDVD crash on 2 of 6 burn attempts, though each was a slightly different project. I also noticed that, while everything on the computer was frozen except for the cursor, I was still able to connect and access files on the computer from another (networked) computer.

Jan 27, 2008 5:46 PM in response to jrod07

i am usually at my computer when i'm attempting to burn though up until the point it freezes...so it's not actually falling asleep and neither is the monitor. so will setting it to never sleep help me at all then? my computer is already set to never sleep but my monitor isn't

Jan 27, 2008 7:10 PM in response to Crayons15

Since changing the settings on my computer I've burned two big discs successfully. Perhaps it's just a coincidence, or perhaps my problem is different than yours. Just hoping it might help...

Jan 27, 2008 7:27 PM in response to jrod07

oh ok, well in that case i'll give it a shot then! thanks 🙂

Feb 11, 2008 10:22 PM in response to jrod07

10.5.2 update + Leopard Graphics update resolve rendering menu problems.

Len Goff

Level 6

17,911 points

Feb 11, 2008 10:35 PM in response to aleksandar.vacic

"10.5.2 update + Leopard Graphics update resolve rendering menu problems."

Let's hope that solves the headaches of MacBook Pro/Leopard users!!!

Crashkup

Level 1

0 points

Feb 12, 2008 11:33 AM in response to Len Goff

It does! I've been burning Vintage Vinyl 7.0 theme -- which was impossible until I installed both the .2 update and the graphic update.

Len Goff

Level 6

17,911 points

Feb 12, 2008 12:14 PM in response to Crashkup

Good to hear that it's working outside of Serbia too. 😉

DGtlRift

Level 1

11 points

Mar 20, 2008 5:48 AM in response to Crashkup

So what's the solution for 10.4.11 users?

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