Interal Muxer Error (Again)

So I'm trying to build a rather large DVD and I'm getting the dreaded Internal Muxer Error. I've read through the other threads asking for help with this problem and turned up nil so far. Hopefully someone can help me ASAP as I'm fast approaching a deadline.
The backstory...I had 23 DVDs that were submitted for a film festival. My job is to create one DVD melt that can serve as a screener for the judges. I used Cinematize 2.0 to extract the .m2v and .aif files for what was to go on the screener. I converted the .aifs to .ac3 with Compressor. Each is about 10 minutes or less. The total size of all the files is 8.69 GB when viewing info in Finder.
When added to DVDSP the total disc size actually says 9.5 GB. I have 2 tracks, with each having about half the clips, so 14 clips and 11 chapters in track 1 and 12 clips/12 chapters in Track 2. I have two menus that link to each of the chapters. Two VTS folders each with a menu and the track it links to.
I know I can't fit the reported 9.5 on a dual layer disc (i have the proper media and drive) but I wanted to create a build of it and then use DVD2oneX2 to shrink it down so it would fit on a Dual Layer DVD+R. Since my build keeps cancelling at about 14% I haven't even gotten this far. I tried eliminating all the chapter markers and that didn't help. Have dumped the PAR folders, nada. Fix invalid markers on build is checked in Prefs. Assets on external firewire, have built to both external and interal with same results. Here is the log:
Starting DVD Build AXE_SCREENER...
Compiler Initializing...
Precompiling Project AXE_SCREENER
Compiling VMG Information...
Created 7 PGCs in VTSM1
Created 6 PGCs in VTSM2
Created 8 PGCs in VMG.
2 Menu(s) will be created...
Compiling Menu PGCs...
Compiling Menu#1 (Menu 1)...
Writing VIDEO_TS.VOB
Compiling Menu PGCs...
Compiling Menu#2 (Menu 2)...
2 VTSs and 2 Titles will be created...
Compiling VTS#1 (Track 1)...
Muxing VTS011.VOB
Internal Muxer Error
Build cancelled
Please help! Thanks in advance!

I've begun the process of eliminating assets to find a potentially corrupt one. So far I think I've localized it. It cancels on the 4th chapter, which is the 5th clip in the timeline. After that everything builds okay, so I know there are no problems in my second VTS.
What's the best approach to fix my problematic asset? Hopefully after I do that there won't be other corrupt assets further down the timeline that I find out about. I guess I could add all the other ones in there and see if it builds okay, then I would know if it was completely isolated to that asset. Will try that now and hope it works! I'll be up all night, so if anyone is around, please chime in, thanks!
EDIT: I put my other assets in, minus the 4th one which I think to be corrupt, and it gave me the error again. Now I think that perhaps its not that asset, but anything beyond that certain point on the DVD. What kind of problem might I be having in a specific point on the Track? I know I read earlier something about faulty GOP structure/boundaries and an easy way to fix them. FWIW, the point in the timeline that the build can't seem to get past is around 00:30:48:07. I know frames are irrelevant in DVD spec, but the more info the better I guess.
EDIT #2: Ugh, I just tried making the track ~equal to the length of the failed build, but only using the assets that were in the timeline that built successfully (AKA known to not be corrupt). It cancelled. This gives credence to the idea that its that particular point in the timeline causing the issue and maybe not the assets afterall. Hopefully I've narrowed it enough for someone to swoop in with a fix. hopefully.

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