How can i get videos created in Prem Pro to work in iDVD?

Question

Hi,
I’ve just burned my DVD and the videos I included are consistently missing a large strip off the left hand side.  The videos were created in premeiere pro (mac version) and the dvd in iDVD.  Premiere pro setup details copied here (I'm based in the UK).
H.264 format
PAL DV – 720x576, 25 fps, lower
AAC – 192kbs, 48khz, stereo
VBR – 1 pass through, Target 3, Max 6
Multi-plexing MP4, Stream compatibility – Standard.
I tried using an MP4 converter – and whilst iDVD no longer throws up an encoding error, the left hand side of the videos are still being shaved off.  I've also tried creating an image before burning.  No luck there either.
Supposed to be delivering this DVD Saturday afternoon!  All help welcome.
Many thanks.

Answer 1

I've sort of shot my wad on this particular subject but there are two users who are really the experts on formats, PAL, etc. that should be able to help:  Bengt Wärleby and Klaus1. I'll see if I can contact them and get them to drop by.
In the meantime there might be a workaround that you coud try:
1 - create a slideshow in iDVD.
2 - drag the video file into the slideshow.
3 - select any slide duration except Manual. Do not select any music or transition.
4 - in iDVD's Slideshow preference pane check "Always scale slides to TV Safe Area".
5 - follow this workflow to help assure the best qualty video DVD:
Once you have the project as you want it save it as a disk image via the File ➙ Save as Disk Image  menu option. This will separate the encoding process from the burn process. 
To check the encoding mount the disk image, launch DVD Player and play it.  If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding is good.
Then burn to disk with Disk Utility or Toast at the slowest speed available (2x-4x) to assure the best burn quality.  Always use top quality media:  Verbatim, Maxell or Taiyo Yuden DVD-R are the most recommended in these forums.
Play the disk image with DVD Playter to see if this will display the full video or not.