Many may know this already, but here's a tip anyway for those who are 
working with iMovie3 (or 3.0.1) and iDVD3:

Apple discussion groups indicate than an update for iDVD may be on the way, 
but for now that is a problem burning a DVD that runs longer that 15 minutes 
(approx.).  I burned a DVD with a running time of 50 minutes.  (Apple 
suggests no more than 60 mintues for best quality.)  I had busted the movie 
into three chapters:

Chapter 1:  35 minutes (run time)
Chapter 2:  10 minutes
Chapter 3:   5 minutes

When playing the DVD, no matter which chapter I selected, it would start 
only at Chapter 1.  Also, trying to "fast forward" would cause the playing 
DVD to lock up.

Solution (until an update):
Bust the movie up into smaller chapters.  This was suggested by someone else 
at an Apple discussion board.  It seems to work just fine.  I reworked the 
movie and busted it up further... six chapters this time... each one about 
8.5 minutes long.  I'm guessing the computer gets an easier grip on the 
encoding/writing with smaller chapters.  The 2nd DVD project plays and works 
just fine.

I hope this info reaches someone who is having the same problem I was.  Have 
a great day, everyone!

Troy


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