Idvd freezing before it starts encoding audio

Hi everyone, i was wondering if someone could help me with a problem i'm having with idvd. Everytime (6 times so far) my dvd is encoding the video it will suddenly freeze just before it starts audio encoding. What does this mean and is there any way to prevent it?

This question is frequently asked!
iDVD is probably not 'hanging'. Disregard any messages that iDVD is not responding. It is. Do not force quit.
Encoding audio is the slowest part of rendering, and can take many hours. Great patience, even an intermittent alternative hobby, is called for.
Make sure no other application is running, make sure you have not set the hard disk to go to sleep and that the screen saver will not come on. Leave it overnight, or have a 36 hole game of golf.
Sooner or later iDVD will finish!

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