Every time i convert an AVI to DVD using CCE 2.70 and then try to author with TMPGEnc DVD Author 1.6, this message pops up:
The combined bitrate of the clip exceeds the upper limit for a standard DVD.
The combined bitrate of the video and audio is exceeding the upper limit for a standard DVD.
The current bitrate is video: 9800kbps, audio: 256kbps, combined: 10056kbps.
The combined video and audio bitrate can be no more than 9.848Mbps (9848kbps).

I checked my clip in GSpot, and sure enough, it says the bitrate for my video is 9800.  I don't understand why this is, since i encoded with CCE with the following settings:
MPEG 2 for DVD
Multipass VBR(4 passes), V/C=24
Min Bitrate - 500
Max Bitrate - 9000
Avg Bitrate - 6085

Some info on the AVI clip i was trying to convert to DVD:
Codec= XviD
Size= 700MB
Bitrate= 953kbps
Framerate= 29.971
Aspect Ratio= 4:3
Resolution= 512x384
Length= 1:29:50

What could i be doing wrong to get a final resulting file with a bitrate of 9800kbps?