DVD sp4 problems importing/viewing assets

Help!
I'm trying to import an mpeg 2 file into DVD Studio Pro 4. The file is a 22 minute video created in FCP 5 with frame rate 23.98 and 16:9 aspect ratio. The video was exported to and compressed by Compressor 2 into an mpeg 2 file. I believe I have set all the setting in DVDSP4 accordingly...
Once imported into DVDSP4, the asset appears in the asset's tab as if everything is fine... the status shows green, and all the proper information about the file is present. Furthermore, if I drag the asset into track 1, all the correct chapter markers created in FCP appear. However, when I attempt to preview the asset, a green screen appears instead of my video. Also, the thumbnail screen in the asset inspector is completely grayed-out and rendered useless. What is going on!!!
Please help
Thanks
Deeds
G5 2.7 Mac OS X (10.4.5)

Chris and David,
I re-exported the file using the 23.98 setting. Now, the new asset works fine in dvd studio pro.
What puzzles me is that the QT player info of the problem file stated that it was at 23.98 fps. Doesn't that mean that the 23.98 setting in compressor was fine?
The only other factor that I changed on the last export was to drag my film in FCP into a new sequence with the same settings. I did this to make sure that compressor did not attempt to update the last export. This way I figured i would start on a clean slate... do you think this might have something to do with the success?
In any case, now it works. Thanks for your help. You guys are awsome!
Deeds

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