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Error during rendering/encoding

I'm having the following error when trying to burn a dvd made in iMovie.

There was an error during rendering/encoding of the menus/slideshows. The burning process has been canceled.

Please advise...

Thank you,

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.5.2), Apple life

Posted on Jun 24, 2008 9:49 AM

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Jun 24, 2008 10:42 AM in response to Daniel Stanton

I'm assuming you have successfully shared the iMovie to iDvd'08 but that when you attempt to burn the iDvd then you encounter and error in burning ..... correct?


If so, check iDvd's Map View button and see what warnings you have and where they are located. Each warning sign will need to be addressed prior to burning to DVD-R Media (Verbatim is recommended here, that and burning a disc image to the desktop to lower the burn speed to 4x or lower)


Hope this helps but if not just come on back.



http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1583?viewlocale=en_US



http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006



p 31-32 of Getting Started pdf in iDvd'08 states the following:





Checking Project Files
All the items you added to your project appear in the Media portion of the window
with the path to their locations on your hard disk or elsewhere. If you don’t see the
table below “Media,” click the disclosure triangle to show it.
The Type column indicates whether the item is a picture file, audio file, or a video file. A
checkmark in the Status column indicates the item is present and therefore accessible
to iDVD. If you moved the file from its original location, you can see at a glance that it’s
missing because the checkmark will also be missing. This means that iDVD won’t be
able to access the file. If you notice an item is missing from its original location, you can
do one of the following:
 Locate the item on your hard disk or connected server and return it to its original
location.
 Remove the button that linked to the item.
 Locate the file when prompted the next time you open the project.
Checking Your Project for Errors
If you begin to burn your project without checking it, a dialog appears, indicating if
there are errors in your project. This prevents you from creating a DVD that can’t be
played. However, it’s a good idea to check for errors before you begin to burn a disc.
The most thorough way to make sure your project works properly is to click the
Preview button and use the iDVD remote control to click all the buttons, view all the
menus, and view every video and slideshow. If your project is very large, this could take
some time. You can spot-check your project in less time using map view.
To check for errors:
1 Click the Map button to view your project in map view.
2 Look for warning symbols like the one below (they look like yellow yield signs) that
indicate a problem with a menu or with media you’ve added to you project.
3 Move the pointer over the symbol to see an explanation of the error.
4 Make the necessary correction and return to map view to see if the warning symbol is
gone.
5 To save your work, choose File > Save.
Burning Your Project to DVD
When you’re finished with your iDVD project, you can burn it to a DVD for viewing on a
TV or on a computer equipped with a DVD-reading drive. Burn a disc only when you’re
sure that you’re finished with your project. You can use the following media types to
burn a disc in iDVD:
 DVD-R: Can be used only once
This is the recommended media for iDVD because it’s compatible with most DVD
players and computers. These discs holds about 4.38 GB.
 DVD+R: Can be used only once
These discs hold about 4.38 GB.
 DVD-RW: Can be used more than once
RW stands for “rewritable.” These discs hold about 4.38 GB.
 DVD+RW: Can be used more than once
These discs hold about 4.38 GB. They may not be viewable in all DVD players.
 DVD+R DL (Double Layer): These discs store almost twice as much content as
single-layer discs, but they can’t be viewed in older DVD players.
To burn your DVD:
m Click the Burn button, shown below. When prompted, insert a blank disc into your
computer’s SuperDrive or an external burner.
iDVD burns your disc.
The time it takes to create the disc depends on the amount of video on the disc and
the speed of your computer. Depending on the size and complexity of your project, it
could take a few hours or up to several hours.






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Message was edited by: SDMacuser

Oct 20, 2008 3:15 AM in response to kmegal

Saw this in a post by randijim:
Follow these steps:

+1. Open the menu where you are having audio problems+
+2. Click on the drop zone icon to open the drop zones+
+3. Move the music (the iTunes music notes) that you've placed here out of the menu box+
+4. By getting the music icon out of the way, you will reveal a tiny black sound/audio icon+
+5. If you strain your eyes and look real close you will see that there are no sound waves coming out of the sound icon+
+6. Click on the icon and tiny black sound waves will appear+
+7. You have now "unmuted" your menu+
+8. Drop your music selection back into the menu drop zone+
+9. You now have sound!+

Nov 4, 2008 3:06 PM in response to Falk Gottschalk

What worked for me was "un-muting" the sound on the main menu of the DVD. This was a difficult setting to find however. As mentioned in a previous post, you need to:

1. Open the menu where you are having audio problems
2. Click on the drop zone icon to open the drop zones
3. Move the music (the iTunes music notes) that you've placed here out of the menu box
4. By getting the music icon out of the way, you will reveal a tiny black sound/audio icon
5. If you strain your eyes and look real close you will see that there are no sound waves coming out of the sound icon
6. Click on the icon and tiny black sound waves will appear
7. You have now "unmuted" your menu
8. Drop your music selection back into the menu drop zone
9. You now have sound!

Once the sound has been restored or "un-muted" on the main menu, try burning again. This resolved my issue.

Good Luck,

Meegs

Nov 11, 2008 11:24 AM in response to Dimo77

Hello, Dimo77,
Welcome to the discussions.

What are you trying to burn? Movies, slideshow? How did you put that into iDVD?
Have you followed all the instructions given in SDMacuser's post?

Anything here that relates to you?:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8102734&#8102734

Post back with more information about what you are trying to burn so that we can better assist you.

Nov 18, 2008 11:37 PM in response to Beverly Maneatis

I am trying to burn a movie. Its in mp4 format, im not sure if that matters or not. Anyways, I cut it into scene selections, I added portions of the movie to the title screen and scene selection screens, and there is also music playing. It works when I preview it on the preview button, and once I press BURN and it finishes the first part, it says there is an error and it has to quit burning. I cant figure out why it wont work? please help! thanks

Nov 23, 2008 4:12 AM in response to Dimo77

Do you get any message other than 'error'? Does it say at what point the error occurs? From what you wrote, it sounds as if you get through the encoding, but it fails at the multiplexing and burning stage. Is that correct?
Are you using iMovie 8? How long is your movie? Did you set iDVD's preferences to 'Best Performance' if your movie is less than 60minutes? or did you set it to 'High' or 'Professional Quality' if it is 60-120 minutes? Post back with a bit more information so we can best help you.

Just a couple of thoughts, you cannot rely on the preview to determine if you will have any burn errors. Most of us recommend that you do a 'save as disk image' from your iDVD project. This looks like the burn process, and your project is encoded the same way, but you end up with a disk image file, not a burned DVD disk. Saving your project as a disk image allows you to discover errors without wasting DVD disks. If the image is created successfully, your disks will burn fine. Also, you will now have a completely self-contained file that you can use to burn disks in the future, so you can safely delete the iDVD project and the original iMovie(unless you need the footage in something else) to save drive space.

Re: the sound. There is no 'mute' button or marking of any kind. The only thing you may see are the wavy lines coming from the little microphone icon in the audio well. Frankly, I never saw anything, I just clicked on the audio icon and my sound worked from then on.
The link in my other post had some different solutions.

Nov 25, 2008 2:40 AM in response to Daniel Stanton

i managed to fix my problem following the last reply on this thread
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=7219924

clearing these 2 folders.
*Home-Library-caches-com.apple.idvd- (get ride of ride of it all)
*Home-Preference-(get ride of com.apple.IDVD.plist)

once they are cleared, i'm able to save the idvd project.
burn to dvd works as well

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