A small black fleck appears on burned DVD's

All right. In the realm of problems, this is not a big one. Nevertheless, there is a small (and I do mean small) black fleck in the upper left quadrant of idvd burned projects. Is this dust on the burner (does such a thing happen?). Can't be playback, because other dvds are just fine. What's odd is that it will appear and disappear, which makes me think, oh, who knows what it makes me think.
Any ideas?

Could be. But when played in imovie full screen there's no black fleck. And perhaps I understated the problem a bit. It's definitely noticeable when viewing.

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Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 06:22:44 -0700
From: [email protected]
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Subject: Titles on linked Pr sequence not appearing on Encore DVD?
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