IMac shuts down when burning DVD

I'm trying to burn a dl DVD for the first time. I have ~3700 items taking up 6.5GB to send to a friend.
Twice when I have tried to do this my iMac has just shutdown, like pulling the plug. It seemed to happen just a little after it displayed "writing first track." Twice it gave me a message that the drive wouldn't do this (yes, I forgot to write it down, it was late).
Any suggestions

Gday Aaron,
Sounds like your machine might be overheating for some reason? Maybe try quitting all applications but the burning application and set the burn speed lower to get the job done? If your mac shuts down with no warning it may mean its protecting itself from overheating. If it continues you may want to have an Apple Service Centre look at it. Hope this helps.

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