Dvdsp authored dvd really quiet in a Mac only - fine in set-top and pc

i've gotten a test dvd back from the replicator and there's a strange thing happening with the audio: in a set-top player and a PC the audio on the disc is fine; when played in a Mac - I've tried 3 different machines - the audio is so low it's barely audible.  Anyone have this problem in the past or have any suggestions?

I've edited in FCP and exported with compressor with all the appropriate settings, to mpeg 2.
Double check to make sure that you edited in Anamorphic and also encoded as 16:9 video not 4:3 - also make sure you set the Track to 16:9 Letterbox in DVD SP.
What encoding rates did you use for the video and audio? Sometimes if the rates are too high it can cause drifts.
On the audio side, did you export the FCP as self contained and make the audio AC3? Also you can try just exporting the audio as an AIF and encode that as an AC3.
How did you burn the DVD (Speed and Media used?) Sometimes bad burns/media can cause issues.
Also look at these threads
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=3131142&#3131142
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1872235&#1872235
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1363574&#1363574
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=1086775&#1086775

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