Problem with making 16:9 PAL DVD

Hello!
I'm trying to make a 16:9 PAL DVD in Adobe Encore and everything is perfect untill I play the DVD on my TV (it works just fine on my computer). Two videos included in the DVD were made in Adobe Premiere and one of them works without any problems (it is just a slideshow), but part of the other footage isn't shown on the TV - the video is being played on the TV with no black lines around it, but it is like cropped. The video was made in 16:9 and I've also checked the settings on my DVD player, which look just fine to play a 16:9 DVD. I think that this problem had occured while making the DVD in Adobe Encore and I'd like to know how to solve it if anyone of you can tell me how.
Thanks for your help.

OK, the PrPro Project/Sequences are set to 16:9 PAL and Exported as that, into an Encore 16:9 PAL Project, right, or did you use Adobe DL for transferring the Assets over?
On a computer, the DVD plays fine, but part of one of the Timelines is black, when the DVD is run on a set-top player, hooked to a TV. The other Timeline is shown much smaller, with black bars around it. Is that correct?
Can you test the DVD on another set-top player, and another TV? Maybe stop by your local electronics store and ask them to play it for you. What happens there?
As there are differences in the setting of both players and TV's regarding wide-screen, it could be as simple as those settings. However, that would not explain why half of one Timeline is black. Now, poor choice of media, or too high a burn rate could account for some of that.
What media did you use, and what was the burn rate?
Good luck,
Hunt

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