Loss of sync in iDVD 6

Question

I am experiencing a tremendous shift in audio sync only AFTER I burn a DVD in iDVD 6. When I double check the file in both Final Cut Pro and iDVD, the audio appears perfectly in sync. When burned, however, the audio on the DVD shifts dramatically from the beginning of the program to the end.
Someone suggested that I export the audio seperately from the video and then combine them together in iDVD. However, I cannot seem to find a way to do that in iDVD!
Can anyone offer help on this? Much appreciated.

Answer 1

If I 'extract audio' as suggested, how do I then get the audio on to the dvd?
Extracting audio doesn't get rid of it, it just puts it on a separate audio track, so you will still have sound. This often helps fix sync issues.
Also, I keep using up dvd's and can't reuse them. There is no way of checking whether the audio will be synched on the dvd until I have watched it all the way through (getting a bit boring) is there?
Well there is a great way to check and avoid wasting DVDs! Use "Save as Disk Image" in iDVD. This creates a virtual fully encoded "image" of your DVD as a file. You can double click on it to mount as a virtual drive, and view your DVD using the Apple DVD Player (in your applications folder). Use the fast forward (set it to 16X or 32X) to see if your video stays in sync near the end. If everyting is fine, then burn the disk image to DVD using Disk Utility. I always use this method 100% of the time.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=164927
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93006
One more thing - I can't find the final edited version on imovie after I have saved it to dvd!!! Der - this is getting a bit hard.
Try using Spotlight......
John B.