Is Firewire Target Disk Mode Fast Enough for iDVD?

applenutapplenut
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in iPod + iTunes + AppleTV edited January 2014
I created an iDVD project on my Powerbook using 3.0.1 since it doesnt require a burner. and now I'm trying to burn it on my G4 tower. I have it hooked up via firewire disk mode but before I burn and potentially waste a disk i want to make sure its fast enough.



What does a 2X DVD burn equal in MBs?





I tend to think the 1X burn limit on powerbooks is due to slow hard drive speed

Comments

  • Reply 1 of 4
    cubedudecubedude Posts: 1,556member
    Why don't you just copy the file over to the G4 and go from there?
  • Reply 2 of 4
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by CubeDude

    Why don't you just copy the file over to the G4 and go from there?



    it screws up the reference files since iDVD apparently makes links to the media.





    so after 2 failed attempts i transfered everything including folder structure to my G4 tower and am attempting again right now.





    cross your fingers
  • Reply 3 of 4
    ast3r3xast3r3x Posts: 5,012member
    I know it's fast enough for toast, I would hope that iDVD has buffer underrun protection though.



    Edit: *Note - When I did this I did it from G4 to G4 though.
  • Reply 4 of 4
    applenutapplenut Posts: 5,768member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by ast3r3x

    I know it's fast enough for toast, I would hope that iDVD has buffer underrun protection though.



    Edit: *Note - When I did this I did it from G4 to G4 though.



    yea, iDVD is crapping out on me bigtime. I guess laptop hard drives are too slow for 2X burns.... maybe





    I'm also using it on unsupported systems (G4/400 tower)



    so, whatever. still havent burned a successful disk and it takes about 3-4 hours to prepare every burn.



    I'm buying Apple media today, the Maxell sucks
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