Problems replacing m2v assets

i regularly run into a problem when i try to replace an existing m2v asset in a dvdsp project in that the new asset is not properly loaded, it only displays a black screen.
the new m2v file is created using the exact same presets as the original file
also the duration hasn't changed
i can open the m2v file in mpeg streamclip without a problem
and dvdsp doesn't warn me that assets have changed or throw an error message at me ....
a little stumped at what the cause is
usually i solve it by re-encoding the file - with the same preset again, but using a slightly different name
oh and deleting the PAR folder doesn't solve the problem either ...
anyone else run into this problem?
any solutions/suggestions/workarounds?
thanks

Funny you should ask...I posted about this on Sunday and figured out the problem (my thread is here: http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=535301&tstart=30)
Here's what I discovered...
Basically, there seems to be a bug in DVDSP where it will still reference the old file (it seems to be in the PAR folder, and that it doesn't parse the new asset but references the old still). The main problem seems to be when you are using/referencing the old file in motion menus or something else.
What I found I had to do was this:
1) Move the original asset to another location
2) Make sure the new asset is named differently than the original file
3) Delete the original PAR folder
4) open DVDSP and the project
5) use the re-link function to replace the missing asset with the new one
By doing this, it creates a fresh parse file and substitutes the new asset with the old in every instance that the old was used (this seems to be the big 'bad' in getting that blank screen.

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