iDVD & external drive dual layer

Hi rdelupi,

It seems to work for Kevin and Paul in this thread for their external DVD burner. I don't know why yours didn't work. Make sure you follow all the steps in the website. Also read through this entire thread.

Hello Hui Cheng i dont really get the directions for teh french patch could u help me.

iMac G5 17'' 1.6GHz Mac OS X (10.4.3)

...i dont really get the directions for teh french patch could u help me.

Here are the steps in another thread: Topic: Double Layer?.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

how do u unstuffit

how do u unstuffit

The downloaded file is a "compressed" file, normally you should have the Stuffit Expander already installed on your system (if not, download it from here. When you have it, you simply double-click the downloaded MBiDVD4ALLDUAL.sit, and it will expand to its original file.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

It worked thank u so much just one question what does vendor support mean

Both Kevin and Paul use LaCie external burners, that are supported by Apple (at least unofficially). I have a NEC burner, unsupported. I can assure you, I went through all the steps described in the French publication, but iDVD does not show the option of extending a project beyond 4GB for me.
The problem is definitely with iDVD; my System Profiler recognizes the NEC burner and shows it able to burn R+DL type. What's more, iDVD also recognizes the burner and I can burn standard (single layer) disks with it. It just refuses to do DL, not even for a disk image.
Finally the email from Lionel, who published the hack, shows that it was not intended for external burners.

... what does vendor support mean

What that means is that a drive profile has been provided by the drive vendor.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

I have a NEC burner, unsupported. I can assure you, I went through all the steps described in the French publication, but iDVD does not show the option of extending a project beyond 4GB for me.

That is just too bad. Sorry. I don't know if others have same problem as you.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Sorry to add to an already long forum but I have a question....I have installed the french patch but iDVD stil says 4gb limit....when I look in Project>Project Info there is no box for media type...what am I doing wrong...I dont have a DL burner connected as I was hoping to burn a disc image then borrow a LaCie DL burner, is this possible??...or am I just being a little thick! all help gladly received!
I have also tried removing the folder as instructed but this made no difference

Cheers

Gareth

Hi Gareth,

I dont have a DL burner connected as I was hoping to burn a disc image then borrow a LaCie DL burner, is this possible??.

No, you must have your DL drive plugged in even though you are only saving a disk image, not burning to a DVD. Otherwise, the system does not know you have a DL burner, therefore, disable the DL capability.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)

thanks for that.....looks like i'll have to borrow the burner sooner than i thought!

I was so happy to find this post. Thank you so much for detailing the steps to overcome this problem. I burned my first DL disc out of iDVD yesterday and it works perfectly. What a relief! I was so mad when I found out you needed a newer G5 with an internal superdrive. My LaCie is kickin' butt now!. Thanks again.

hello.

i have tried to apply this patch to a mac mini i am using temporarily and a la cie D2 DL drive

i ran the patch...and took out the lacie drive and none of it work.

but what bothers me is that when i try to save it as a disc image i get an error saying "your project exceeds the maximum allowed contect duration...." and this is trying to save it as a disc image so i can burn my project (4.8gb) using toast.

someone help me. PLEASE

Hello Black Muscle,

i ran the patch...and took out the lacie drive and none of it work.

I assume you have followed the instructions given in website and read through the info in this thread. You need to have the LaCie drive plugged in while you are using iDVD, otherwise, the system doesn't think you have a DL drive.

Power Mac G4 (QuickSilver) Mac OS X (10.4.3)