I'm using my iMAC running High Sierra 10.13.3 and iDVD 7.1.2 and I'm having trouble getting a disc image to complete. It shows that it rendered 415 photos and 414 transitions and then freezes and goes unresponsive. Any suggestions?
iMac, macOS Sierra (10.12.3), 21.5" display
Don't use a theme with a drop zone. They have become more unstable with each system update. Use an older non-animated theme.
To get a disk to start immediately when inserted into a player bring up the Map view
and drag the slideshow into the bin on the far left of the Map view window:
That will create a video DVD that will start immediately when inserted into a DVD player.
Nothing unusual there. Could the stall point be where you're changing from one audio track to another? Did you try removing that one slide and see if it will get by that?
Also try the following:
1 - duplicate the project.
2 - open duplicate and delete the last 210 slides and half the music and see if you can create a disk image.
3 - duplicate the original project again, delete the first 215 slides and associated music and test again.
Made some changes in the program by making sure the project was on boot disc and tried to create a disc image again. It processed 415 photos, 414 transitions and made it through 26 renderings before freezing. Better than before.
More info: I have photos and audio in first drop zone, the title zone because the recipient needs a DVD that starts when inserted in the DV Player. More suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks, Jim
What's the total playing time of the project?
How much free space do you have on your boot drive?
What transition are you using?
Any music added? If so from where, how many tracks and what format?
Try removing photo #416 and try again.
The program is about 20-21 minutes long. I've got almost 700GB of free space on the boot drive. I'm using a dissolve transition, about 25 minutes of music loaded from iTunes in mp3 format.
Problem creating disc image in iDVD
