10.5.1 Broke DL Burning Option in iDVD

[Heb1228]

I don't have a dual-layer drive, so I was surprised when iDVD '08 had been letting me select dual-layer as an option lately. (Of course I couldn't burn the disc, but I could save an image or VIDEO_TS folder.) But after upgrading this afternoon, this seems to have been 'fixed' (?). I created a new iDVD project and wanted to select dual-layer because of the length of the video, but the option was grayed out.

I know it was the 10.5.1 update because I had a bootable backup of 10.5.0 and I booted into that version, opened the same iDVD project, and the option was alive again (not grayed out). So I selected dual-layer, rebooted back into 10.5.1, and the dual-layer setting is preserved, but the option to change is still grayed out.

Does anyone have a good way to get this functionality back? Its almost like I need to fool iDVD into thinking I have a dual-layer burner somehow.

 

[John01021988]

First: Post what drive do you have ( Under About this mac, More Info, Burning)

 

[Heb1228]

I have a 2x Superdrive. Here's the info from About This Mac:

MATSHITA DVD-R UJ-816:

Firmware Revision: DXJ3
Interconnect: ATAPI
Burn Support: Yes (Apple Shipping Drive)
Cache: 2048 KB
Reads DVD: Yes
CD-Write: -R, -RW
DVD-Write: -R, -RW
Write Strategies: CD-TAO, CD-SAO, DVD-DAO
Media: Insert media and refresh to show available burn speeds

 

[John01021988]

why do you want to fool iDVD when you dont have a DL drive, leopard .1 fixed this small issue, so I dont think there is a way to fool iDVD unless you go back to .0

 

[BigTRQ]

So your SuperDrive can't burn DL DVD's, yet you want the option to be there for you to select? Interesting. Seems as though Apple fixed a bug with 10.5.1.

 

[Heb1228]

So your SuperDrive can't burn DL DVD's, yet you want the option to be there for you to select? Interesting. Seems as though Apple fixed a bug with 10.5.1.

Exactly, so there has to be a way to fool it again. I just wanted to know if anyone knew of an easy way to do it.

Obviously, I want to be able to save the disc image so I can burn it later when I do have access to a DL drive. Its a good thing you guys aren't detectives for a living.