H.264 not readable in DVD Studio Pro

I'm using compressor for a massive DVD Yearbook. The setting I am using is the H.264 For DVD Studio Pro. However, when importing the converted videos into DVD STudio Pro, the software gives an error saying, "This format is not readable by DVD SP." What gives? If it says H.264 for DVD Studio Pro, why will the program not read a file created specifically for it?

The only format that DVDs read is mpeg 2. H.264 is a great compression, but not DVD compatible.
You can take the original full quality .mov and compress to mpeg2 from that. It'll give you better quailty than compressing an already-compressed file. "Export using compressor" option in FCP is the best choice -- then choose DVD presets when compressor opens.

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