Movie file corrupts when added

I have been adding different movies successfully to the menu on iDVD, but one file corrupts when added. The file will open and play outside of iDVD with no problems. Any suggestions?

Hi
iMovie and iDVD are very picky on what they can or can not use for VIDEO CODECS !
To find out what a specific video file has for CODEC
- open it with QuickTime player (can open so so many more)
- press cmd+I (turns on inspector)
- read - video formatted as: nnnnnnnnnnnnnn
and frames per second: YY.yy
What does they say ?
Yours Bengt W

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