Losing audio in iDVD 4

I recently upgraded QuickTime to the latest version (7.1.2) I can no longer burn Dvd's with audio when using iDVD 4.0.1 Do I need to upgrade to the latest iDVD program for this to work with audio; as it used to before I upgraded QuickTime.

Slewis,
Welcome to the iDVD forum.
Various iDVD glitches have resulted in my wasting at least 20 DVD blanks so far, and the process is far from transparent.
Stop burning DVDs until you get this worked out. Try Using "Save as Disk Image" instead. I know you said you've tried this, but keep trying until the images play fine on your mac before burning.
Also read this:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=303550
I know you have 6.0.2, but follow these steps anyway.
You should also check the audio to make sure it is 16 bit.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=61636
You might also want to go back to iMovie and use the "extract audio" command. This often helps.
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