ASpect ratio not supported by DVD... WHY???

So I've been tearing my hair out over this problem. I'm using Adobe Encore CS3, and attempting to build a DVD. I've made tons of DVDs using these files before, without a problem, and now I seem to be having issues for an unknown reason.  My files are all 16:9, and I've made sure to interpret the footage to 1.2 pixel aspect ratio. Everything seems to be working perfectly, but when I try to build, I get an error:
PGC "(timeline)" has an error at 0.4004s. The aspect ratio of this file is not supported by DVD. -PGC Info: name = (timeline name), ref = HApgc, time = 0.4004s
I've tried conforming the footage to all the different aspect ratios, but nothing seems to work. Help would be much appreciated!  Oh, and just so you know, my files are all .mpg, and I have no button animations, just regular text buttons. I used Sony Vegas to render the original files, and I've never had this issue in Encore before, and I've done nothing differently as far as rendering and setting up the project goes.

The PGC error is deadly.
Have you moved your media or project files, or your project folder? 
Have you overwritten any of the media files with newer versions?  If you
can answer yes to any of these questions, then you may well be out of
luck with this project.  Often with the PGC error, starting a brand-new
project from scratch is the only solution.  You can try saving the
project under a different name, then closing and launching En and
opening a different project.  From there, go to Edit | Preferences |
Media and clean the media cache database.  Then re-open your re-named
project.  It probably won't work, but it's worth a try just in case it does.
-Jeff

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