Maintain alias when burning a CD

I'm trying to burn a CD for a Director project and I have aliases at the root level that point to different folders within. The problem is that OS X automatically changes the alias to the actual file when I burn the CD. Does anyone know how to keep the alias?

No the OS does not change the alias to the actual file. The actual file is burned to the CD/DVD but the alias is still present in the burn folder in case you want to make another copy. I At least that is how it works for me.

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