Making Custom Template in DVDSP

I have a DVD set up with two menus, connections, and a script. When I try to save it as a custom template it will only save a single menu and track.
Is it not possible to save a custom template with multiple assets? (menus, track place holders, and scripts)
I am trying to make a custom template for essentially "drag and drop" use for multiple projects.
Thanks in advance for the help and my version of DVDSP is whatever the most current is that came out with FC7.

I'm wondering if someone can help me.
I'm on SP 4.1.2, latest build of Leopard.
When I creating my templates, which are just enhancements of the Filmstrip versions, Sp crashes on me. Spinning wheel!
Using the filmstrip template, I end up having 2 pages.
1. the main page
2. the chapter selection pages (could be multiple of course)
So I set my menus up, then I go to the first menu, cntrl-click or right click (using a logitech trackball) and choose create template. I give it a name then click the box for self-contained.
When I press save, SP crashes hard, displaying the spinning wheel.
I have to force quit and of course, not changes were made
Any ideas?
I've reset permissions etc.. so I don't know that the problems is.
I do know this could save me some time. I could just use Apple's stock filmstrip project, but i don't like it enough. I transfer home videos for people and their DVDs are usually 12-18 chapters.
I'd like to have various templates set up for 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 (or more) chapters set up so I can just drop and drag to make all the connections.
Cheers and thanks in advance for any help.
Cheers,
keebler

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