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iDVD Multiplexer Error
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<blockquote data-quote="erivkin10" data-source="post: 1631114" data-attributes="member: 340428"><p>Thanks MightGem for the additional suggestions and Happy 2015.</p><p></p><p>Per the thread you shared, I added this to my preparation to try and</p><p>avoid the dreaded multiplexer error:</p><p>- delete library/caches/com.apple.idvd (folder)</p><p>- delete library/preferences/com.apple.iDVD.plist. </p><p>and reboot the Mac.</p><p></p><p>I also eliminated the External HD.</p><p></p><p>I was still getting the multiplexer error....</p><p></p><p>I finally solved the problem by working backwards. My iDVD project has 13</p><p>movies and iDVD estimated 124 mins duration and 4.04 GB required if Encoded </p><p>using Professional Quality.</p><p></p><p>I created a new iDVD project with just 6 of the 13 movies as a test. It burned to </p><p>disk successfully.</p><p></p><p>I increased the movie count on this new iDVD project to 10 of the 13 movies </p><p>and it bombed with the same Multiplexer error. I happened to notice that </p><p>iDVD was now showing that the project required 4.14 GB. This was higher than</p><p>it had previously projected for all 13 movies. Hmmmm.</p><p></p><p>Apparently the iDVD space required calculation isn't accurate for the </p><p>source movies. All but one of my movies are old 8mm MOVIE film converted</p><p>to digital with soundtracks added as background music.iDVD is blowing up</p><p>on me because the encoded movies were beyond the capacity of the DVD.</p><p>iDVD is initially underestimating the required project storage needed.I am</p><p>guessing that it isn't including the soundtracks in it's space calculation.</p><p></p><p>This is new news to me and I haven't seen this error cause on any of the forums. </p><p>That is why I am documenting it here.</p><p></p><p>So....I deleted one more movie and was successful burning the disc image </p><p>with 9 movies. The 9 consumed just under 4 GB on the DVD. There clearly isn't </p><p>room for the 10th movie.</p><p></p><p>I burned the remaining 4 movies on a second iDVD project.</p><p></p><p>This only took a week to figure out. Hopefully my post will save someone</p><p>a similar experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="erivkin10, post: 1631114, member: 340428"] Thanks MightGem for the additional suggestions and Happy 2015. Per the thread you shared, I added this to my preparation to try and avoid the dreaded multiplexer error: - delete library/caches/com.apple.idvd (folder) - delete library/preferences/com.apple.iDVD.plist. and reboot the Mac. I also eliminated the External HD. I was still getting the multiplexer error.... I finally solved the problem by working backwards. My iDVD project has 13 movies and iDVD estimated 124 mins duration and 4.04 GB required if Encoded using Professional Quality. I created a new iDVD project with just 6 of the 13 movies as a test. It burned to disk successfully. I increased the movie count on this new iDVD project to 10 of the 13 movies and it bombed with the same Multiplexer error. I happened to notice that iDVD was now showing that the project required 4.14 GB. This was higher than it had previously projected for all 13 movies. Hmmmm. Apparently the iDVD space required calculation isn't accurate for the source movies. All but one of my movies are old 8mm MOVIE film converted to digital with soundtracks added as background music.iDVD is blowing up on me because the encoded movies were beyond the capacity of the DVD. iDVD is initially underestimating the required project storage needed.I am guessing that it isn't including the soundtracks in it's space calculation. This is new news to me and I haven't seen this error cause on any of the forums. That is why I am documenting it here. So....I deleted one more movie and was successful burning the disc image with 9 movies. The 9 consumed just under 4 GB on the DVD. There clearly isn't room for the 10th movie. I burned the remaining 4 movies on a second iDVD project. This only took a week to figure out. Hopefully my post will save someone a similar experience. [/QUOTE]
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