Bridge CS5 DVD burn with cache...how?

Working in CS5 on a Mac Pro 10.6.x. My workflow is such that I burn images to archival dvd for off-site storage. Images are converted to DNG, tagged, rated, applied metadata, and then I build the cache... Tools->Cache and select build 100% previews and export cache to local folder.
I have it so that I see hidden files in the Finder, which it seems the cache files are created as... .BridgeCache and .BridgeCacheT.
Even when I include these files when burning a DVD it seems to me that browsing the finished DVD in Bridge that it still goes through the arduous work of extracting thumbnails and rebuilding a cache. Doesn't it just read the cache file on the DVD? Would be a hell of a lot quicker in giving me a view instead of waiting for the extracting routine.
Am I missing something?
Thoughts?
--doug

Doesn't it just read the cache file on the DVD? Would be a hell of a lot
quicker in giving me a view instead of waiting for the extracting routine.
Am I missing something?
Sadly enough you are not missing anything, cache has been a problem from day
one Bridge appeared. The theory you are mentioning is correct, in practice
it does not work. First there where different types of cache for different
versions of Bridge, so earlier saved cache was useless for newer versions.
Now the cache files are the same type but it does not seem to work
flawlessly for all kinds of workflow.
Your workflow with DNG and exported cache means very big hidden cache files
that still need to read its content when pointing at the devices in Bridge.
Specially when having DVD or CD it can take a long time.
I long time ago abandoned the export cache option (also have a very rare bug
that let's me only write a Cache T file without problems, the second times
it gives me a fault warning that it needs to be overwritten).
However, when you are using DNG files all the metadata and rating is kept
within the DNG file itself, your exported cache only contains the build
thumbs and previews (especially 100 % can take a lot of space and reading
time).
Don't know how many times you have to use those files but you can consider
to use the prefer embedded preview method using the little checker board
icons top right in the Bridge Path Bar.
This lets you quickly show the content and when you need a better look you
can select the wanted file and let it build while pointing at. This is a
quicker workflow to my opinion.
Downside is you have to reset the preview method to HQ when returning to
normal workflow with central cache. Having opened multiple windows in
Bridge, this setting affects all the open windows instead of only the active
window.

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