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I've got a problem. I exported my film from Final Cut Pro HD as MPEG-2 and AIFF audio with the same encoding settings. However, when I import them into DVD Studio Pro, the video is about half a second ahead of the sound, even though they are the same length. I can't re-align them, as I cannot place the video after the audio in the timeline.
Can anyone explain this at all, or help me out?
It is in sync if I import it as Quicktime movie, however, on burning the DVD the picture skips frames like crazy. However, with MPEG-2 and AIFF it is out of sync! What to do?

Welcome to the forum, John.
When you say you exported from FCP as MPEG-2 and AIFF, did you use Compressor to create both files? (In other words, did you use Export->Using Compressor from FCP?) If so, some people run into audio sync problem using the AIFF files that Compressor creates. Export the AIFF directly from your FCP project and that should cure that problem.
However...
on burning the DVD the picture skips frames like crazy.
This is possibly a related problem. Depending on the video bitrate you used, when you add uncompressed audio like an AIFF, you could be pushing the limits of what a DVD-R disc can manage. Skipping during playback is one sign of going too far. You are probably better off compressing that audio with A.Pack (DVDSP2 or 3) or Compressor 2 (DVDSP4) and using a Dolby Digital soundtrack.

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