Importing H.264

I'm delving into HD DVD. The DVDSP 4 manual states that one can import H.264 files from either Compressor or QuickTime. I can successfully import H.264 files created with Compressor. I am unable to import H.264 files created with Quicktime. When I try, I get an asset of type "Quicktime Audio". The file plays just fine in Quicktime. Any ideas?

how did you create the h.264 file.
are you sure a muxed transport stream, or do you mean a demux (elementary files) program stream.
if it is the former, with what app did you create it, or was it supplied to you.
i would highly recommend a nifty tool that i love to use when files are provided to me from manzanita
http://www.manzanitasystems.com/mpegid.html
i work with HDTV progrma stream files all the time, and it is quite different from the ones that compressor creates.
please let me know so we can help
Mikey M.

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