OneStep DVD cuts end off of my video

Hi, I'm trying to dub some copies of a 45min video I did with iMovie. I'm using iDVD OneStep. I've used it before and had no complications, but this time it cuts off just before the end of the video. I checked my video to see if I had in some way left a space that might have indicated the video was done, but I hadn't. And my master tape from my camera plays exactly as I have produced it. Any ideas? I would appreciate any input. Thanks, Kate

Okay, first: Nope, there are no chapter markers at all. If I put in a chapter marker it would be about 30 mins in to separate the video from the video slideshow.
Next: Oops, I looked at the wrong video. Just the video-no menu or any thing is 5gigs. I just added that to show I had at least twice the space on my hard drive as the video...
I used AIC because thats what was suggested in iMovie '08 & iDVD, The Missing Manual. I've only been using a Mac for about 6 months and this is my first video, hence the book. I can try the other format though and see if that works.
That is correct, the entire movie processes correctly and the only thing getting cut off is the final rolling credits screen. I set the credits to music so its a couple mins long. The video plays all the credits except the final 60 second scrolling credit-just a white box. However, the final frame of the movie/credits, which does not scroll, shows up on the screen just fine.
Okay, here's something too: I tried the export using QT again-and made sure no other programs were running. I checked the video BEFORE I imported to iDVD and it has the same problem. So perhaps I should repost this in iMovie instead? If I should, sorry for the hassle.

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