DVD Studio Pro quits when encoding menus with video

Im using DVD Studio Pro 2 on a G5. Whenever I try to burn using either a menu template containing video or use a drop zone containing video, the software crashes.
I always use m2V video and ac3 audio created in FC4. Have tried usuing an existing file asset as my target with duration time set as well as separate imported files as the target. All imported assets are in the same folder
On burn, when it gets to the menu containing the video it crashes. If I remove the video from the menu its a smooth burn.
Any suggestions wouldbe greatly appreciated.

tomd63,
Before you read this remember I am new to FCP and DVDSP. I think I remembered why I couldn't burn the DVD. I did a video for a friend and when I was editing it I put in several markers. I then decided to send him a clip via email of about 30 seconds to see if he liked the theme I set. I did an "in and out" in FCP... made it into a QT then just dragged it into iMovie then sent it from there. Later I thought I would use that same 30 second clip in the intro menu.
My guess now ( having a little more experience) was that the chapter markers left in the 30 second clip screwed things up.
Rob

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29 com.apple.AppKit                   0x962fda26 -[NSApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 112
30 com.apple.prokit                   0x0047e414 -[NSProApplication sendAction:to:from:] + 127
31 com.apple.AppKit                   0x963dd255 -[NSControl sendAction:to:] + 108
32 com.apple.AppKit                   0x963d8d02 -[NSCell _sendActionFrom:] + 169
33 com.apple.AppKit                   0x963d7ff9 -[NSCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 1808
34 com.apple.AppKit                   0x9642d6ed -[NSButtonCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 524
35 com.apple.prokit                   0x004c321e -[NSProButtonCell trackMouse:inRect:ofView:untilMouseUp:] + 539
36 com.apple.AppKit                   0x963d6a4f -[NSControl mouseDown:] + 812
37 com.apple.AppKit                   0x963d4a58 -[NSWindow sendEvent:] + 5549
38 com.apple.prokit                   0x004a69f0 -[NSProWindow sendEvent:] + 264
39 com.apple.dspinterface             0x000afc63 -[DSPXDocumentWindowClass sendEvent:] + 777
40 com.apple.AppKit                   0x962ed60b -[NSApplication sendEvent:] + 6431
41 com.apple.prokit                   0x00481040 -[NSProApplication sendEvent:] + 1901
42 com.apple.AppKit                   0x96281253 -[NSApplication run] + 917
43 com.apple.prokit                   0x004813f6 NSProApplicationMain + 326
44 com.apple.dvdstudiopro             0x0000354d 0x1000 + 9549
45 com.apple.dvdstudiopro             0x00002cf6 0x1000 + 7414
Thread 1: Dispatch queue: com.apple.libdispatch-manager
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1   libSystem.B.dylib                  0x9062ca9c _dispatch_mgr_invoke + 215
2   libSystem.B.dylib                  0x9062bf59 _dispatch_queue_invoke + 163
3   libSystem.B.dylib                  0x9062bcfe _dispatch_worker_thread2 + 240
4   libSystem.B.dylib                  0x9062b781 _pthread_wqthread + 390
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• If you import an iDVD project with DVD-ROM content, DVD Studio Pro does not update the settings in the Disc Inspector’s General tab to reflect the DVD-ROM content. You must manually select the DVD-ROM layout and choose the folder to include.
• When you create a slideshow in iDVD, you can add arrow buttons to each still to provide viewers with an additional method of jumping to the previous and next stills. These arrow buttons are not imported when you import an iDVD project into DVD Studio Pro. The viewer must use the Previous and Next buttons on the DVD player’s remote control to jump between stills.
• The button highlights used in iDVD may look different when imported into DVD Studio Pro. In most cases, the text in the buttons is set to be included in the highlight. Additionally, buttons that use an underline in iDVD will not have an underline when imported into DVD Studio Pro.
• When you import an iDVD project, you may find that the button that is highlighted by default on some menus changes. During the project import, DVD Studio Pro numbers the buttons on each menu and highlights button 1 by default. You can assign any button on a menu to be the default button in the Menu tab in the Menu Inspector.
• If you import an iDVD project that contains a drop zone configured as a slideshow and has multiple slides assigned to it, DVD Studio Pro only shows the slideshow’s first slide in the drop zone.
Source: +DVD Studio Pro User Manual+

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