Keep Getting Muxer Bitrate Too High on Burn

What does this mean? I tried to reset my bitrate down, down, down, but made no difference.
Thanks.
Michael

I didn't start this post, but I'm encountering the same issue and I don't understand whats going on, so I'll post some details.
Running DSP 4.02 under OS 10.4.3
All compression done in Compressor prior to importing into DSP 4
The project contains the following assets:
1 42 min MPEG-2 stream (6.5 ave, 8 max) = 1.76GB
1 42 min 128kbps AAC audio stream = 39.51MB
1 7 min MPEG-2 stream (6.5 ave, 8 max) = 221.39MB
1 7 mmin 128kbps AAC audio stream = 6.49MB
1 49 min 128kbps AAC (second channel audio for above vid assets) = 46MB
2 JPEG images = 10.5MB
Menu audio, AIFF = 8MB
Interstitial (12 seconds MPEG-2 + AIFF) = 44.1MB
Menu & transition - DSP estimates it at 68.1MB
TOTAL = 2.196GB
The project is set up to have one main video assett with 2 seperate audio tracks (different languages). Presumably this is how DSP constructs the DVD as well, with one vid and two audio tracks. But even if it were to encode the video track twice, that still only 3.95GB - well within the 4.3GB ceiling.
If I remove the second audio track (46MB) from the project, it compiles and builds succesffully and the resulting .img is only 2.64GB.
I'll take any advice at this point as I'm stumped.

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Eric Pautsch1 wrote:
It means your bitrate is too high Keep your bitrates for DVD below 7.6 mb/s if you can. What did you set it at? Also use AC3 audio since its takes up over 1mb/s less bandwidth than PCM audio.
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Hello thinkfinkinc and all others
Did you solve your problem? if yes, what did you do?
I have the same problem. And it´s when adding more than one audiostream that it fails.
My case:
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Message was edited by: ErinSayHi

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