No text in iDVD

I created a project in iMovie '11 (720p) and then share to media browser. After completion I opened up iDVD, went to OneStep DVD From Movie under File.
After burning the DVD everything was fine except for the opening page. The title (text) was missing. Where did I go wrong?

It's best to use this workflow to avoid creating bad DVDs:
Follow this workflow to help ensure the best quality final product:
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 and launch DVD Player and play it. If it plays OK with DVD Player the encoding was 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.
OT

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Welcome to the Apple Discussions. Can you include some additional information on your setup, similar to what's in my profile? Also give your HD size and free space, exact version of the system and iDVD, the theme you're using and which text, title or button, that you're having the problem.
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First post in these subject forums. I am posting the same text in iDVD and iMovieHD which were from iLife'05, but I won't post there.
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No Disc Burning Drive Found
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Question #3: How are Video DVD's from the Hollywood Studios able to make DVD's longer than 2 hours?
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Klaus1, thank you.
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My guess.
You are using. Share/Export to iDVD from within iMovie. (iMovie will render)
Result
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• Original iMovie project is HARMED
Medicine
• Re-import Your photos and re-edit Your movie (SORRY I have no better tasting medicine)
• CLOSE iMovie
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• Import Your iMovie project
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1. iDVD 8 has three levels of qualities.
iDVD 6 has the two last ones
• Professional Quality (movies up to 120 min.) - BEST
• Best Performances (movies less than 60 min.) - High quality on final DVD
• High Quality (in iDVD08) / Best Quality (in iDVD6) (movies up to 120 min.) - slightly lower quality than above
2. From
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• iMovie’08 not meant to go to iDVD. Go via Media Browser or rather use iMovie HD 6 from start.
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(Dropping a PAL movie into a NTSC iDVD project
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DVD Studio pro can set Region codes:
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Peter,
Welcome to the iDVD forum!
Make sure all your iMovies have sound tracks.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=301876
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