Irregular DVD playback (freezing) after "successful" burning

Hi - mortified I gave several DVDs to family members recently only to learn the DVD freezes in multiple locations. I don't get it. I created it in iMovie (old VHS tape I uploaded via Elgato), added sound, labels and still photos. Very extensive project as you can imagine. I then shared it with iDVD and created chapters, etc. I burned it onto a dual layer DVD. (It's a large project.) I made multiple copies of it, each burned via iDVD one at a time. I must have made 30 copies. I watched one with my mom on her DVD player (probably a year old) and it was perfect. But I've heard from many family members that the DVD freezes, stops, won't play.
In case it matters, I did the burning in two settings (including quitting iDVD in between the burnings), but apparently this is impacting both batches according to early reports.
I will also say that last year I made another similar (albeit much simpler!) DVD in the same manner. Sure enough, it freezes up during one of the later chapters.
Is this something specific to dual layer DVDs?
What sorts of questions should I be asking myself to begin solving this problem?
I am using OS 10.7.4. iMovie '11 (9.0.4) iDVD 7.1.2
I'm afraid I'm going to become the joke of the family whenever I show up with a disk in hand to give as a gift...

Hi
mortified I gave several DVDs to family members recently only to learn the DVD freezes in multiple locations.
• Use to be due to - Use of cheap DVD brand e.g. Memorex, Noname etc. I only use Verbatim
• Type of DVD used - DVD-R plays on more and even older DVD-players
• Burn speed not set down - I set it to x2 when making DVDs to others (iDVD pref/Advance at bottom)
I then shared it with iDVD and created chapters, etc.
• I Share to Media Browser and as LARGE (or Medium if audio get's problematic) NEVER - HD or other resolutions as this will degrade the final DVD result.
I burned it onto a dual layer DVD.
• DL-DVD is much more problematic than SL-DVDs and most of them makes a jump when changing layer. Some DVD-players handles this better or worse
In case it matters, I did the burning in two settings (including quitting iDVD in between the burnings), but apparently this is impacting both batches according to early reports.
• I do split the process into two stages
1. Encoding phase - Save as a DiskImage - and test this to be OK
2. Burn phase - by using Disk Util tool (x2 burn speed)
30 copies
• Do not burn more than three DVDs in a row - but let DVD-burner cool down for 30 minutes then burn next set of three. It is very easy to Overheat the laser and this will be an un-necesary repair.
Is this something specific to dual layer DVDs?
• Yes it's more problematic
What sorts of questions should I be asking myself to begin solving this problem?
• Have no idea. May be
- Free space on Start-up (Mac OS) hard disk - I never go under 25Gb - other hard disks of No interests at all - as the space must be on this one
- What Video-codecs, Photo file formats and Audio file formats is used.
Very often this is the real problem makers as .mp3 audio, .bmp photos and .avi material are used
I am using OS 10.7.4. iMovie '11 (9.0.4) iDVD 7.1.2
• Me too (except Mac OS - I use X.6.9)
Good Luck - Yours Bengt W

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