[MacDV] DVD STUDIO PRO - Video Bit Rate

[carlian]

I have a project ready to format and build in DVD Studio Pro 4.1.2  
which comprises 5 short films   totaling  4.0 Gbs.    I have run it  
through Simulator and things look fine.   However, when building it I  
get past the menu stage, but then as it starts to mux the first film  
it stops and advises me that the Video Bit Rate is too high.

I have preferences set to MPEG - 2 SD;  16:9 ;  Field Order : Auto;  
Two Pass VBR; Bit Rate : 2.2 Mbps; Maximum Bit Rate : 6 Mbps and  
Motion Estimation : Best.   I started the Bit Rate at 7.00 Mbps as  
advised previously and I am down to as low as I can now go.   I  
edited the films in Final Cut Pro HD, but exported them as Quick Time  
movies (DV PAL Anamorphic) The films' total was originally 129  
minutes long (one 14.5 minute film alone amounted to 3.6 Gbs.)   By  
exporting as SD I can then play the resulting DVD on our DVD player.   
My intention is to export the HD films in FCP back to the camera and  
store them on DV tapes
until such time as Blue Ray burners and media come down in price.

I seem to remember running into this VBR problem before and I finally  
gave up and formulated the project in iDVD.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Ian Tucker