Using iDVD with PB G4 and Ext. burner???

Marc P. · Jan 7th, 2006, 03:16 PM

Hi,

I have a PB G4 12" with a combo drive. I don't want to (actually, can't) spend a fortune on getting an apple branded DVD burner installed inside my PB.

So, are there any alternatives??? Despite what Apple states, is it possible to get the OS and PB to think that an external DVD Burner is compatible with iDVD??

Thanks for any info.

Marc P.

Marc P. · Jan 7th, 2006, 08:31 PM

No one has a clue??

MP.

HowEver · Jan 7th, 2006, 08:42 PM

A search would yield:

www.patchburn.de

Solved.

mr.steevo · Jan 8th, 2006, 01:32 PM

http://homepage.mac.com/geerlingguy/...dvd_other.html

s.

MacDoc · Jan 8th, 2006, 01:41 PM

Not so quick However

	Quote:
	PatchBurn is a tool to patch existing CD/DVD-drivers (under Mac-OS X 10.2.x) or to generate and install new device profiles (under Mac-OS 10.3.x and later) It allows many, otherwise unsupported burners to be used directly with Mac-OS X, iTunes and DiscBurner.

not a peep about iDVD externally.

steevo has it right.

HowEver · Jan 8th, 2006, 02:22 PM

Okay, thanks, I use patchburn for everything else, I guess.

btw MacDoc I sent you an email about a small piece of hardware, or several.

DP004 · Jan 14th, 2006, 10:51 PM

[QUOTE=MacDoc]
not a peep about iDVD externally.
QUOTE]

I am also looking for an external DVD burner I intend to use (through a FW) with iMovie 6 and iDVD.
I did not expect tool patches to come in the picture and will simply not go there.

MacDoc, what is the meaning of your sentence?

I am trying to get as much info as possible in order to avoid an expensive mistake.

Derrick · Jan 15th, 2006, 12:20 AM

One of the items mentioned with respect to iLife 06 is support for external DVD burners.

http://www.apple.com/ca/ilife/idvd/

CanadaRAM · Jan 15th, 2006, 02:35 AM

	Quote:
	I am also looking for an external DVD burner I intend to use (through a FW) with iMovie 6 and iDVD. I did not expect tool patches to come in the picture and will simply not go there. I am trying to get as much info as possible in order to avoid an expensive mistake.

Apple, historically, has not supported external burners directly from the iApps at all.