Write times

I've made great progress on my initial project -- and couldn't have done it without this forum.

I'm now burning 50 copies of a 3-minute video, with one simple menu, using an inboard Sony DVD-writer. It seems to go very fast for the first 193.5 MB of 194.09 -- until the process hits something called "lead-out" writing. This "lead-out" stage takes about ten minutes -- longer than the other stages, and resulting in each DVD taking almost 20 minutes.

Is this normal? The finished DVD-R's themselves run perfectly and look fantastic -- a relief after years of watching my video turn to crap through the wonderful medium of VHS.

Still haven't figured out why the DVD-R's move crisply from timeline to menu, while the DVD+R and DVD+RW's take 14 seconds.

Thanks again for all of your help -- and I'm not complaining, I'm just worried that I may not have enough time to finish my 50 copies.

-- Bob