AIFF audio level too high on DVD

Hi,

I have seen many posts relating to this but no solution to remedy.

I want to use uncompressed AIFF audio in a project. levels are fine in FCP, but when I create a DVD using DVDSP, the audio is too "hot" and there is clipping and some distortion

It is known that when encoding ac3 audio in Compressor (2) that the audio level tab should be attenuated approx 30dBf for the finished DVD audio to match the FCP audio level. No such control exists when you choose AIFF format in Compressor.

Is anybody using AIFF in projects without the DVD audio levels up highter than normal?

Thanks

dan

I have not used an .aiff file in DVD Studio for years, since I learned that Dolby .ac3 is such a much better asset for a DVD.

Why fight the obvious? Other than pulling down the levels in Final Cut before encoding, there doesn't seem to be another fix.