Transistions in won't play correctly in Quicktime on a DVD

Ok, I get all the movies and set the transistion and click points. I export it to idvd and burn the movie. The transitions (when you hit play) work well until the end where they go nutty. Not sure what to do? For example a transition witll work well or only go halfway.???

Welcome to iDVD Discussions.
I've been asked to create a custom DVD that will be sold
Oh boy... Here we go again. These recordable DVDs are not the same as commercial DVDs. You need to have the DVD replicated by pros, where they use pits not burning dye.
As far as your current DVD:
I recommend a disk image burned to Verbatim DVD-R at 4X or slower using Toast or Disk Utility.
David Pogue also recommends Verbatim on page 356 of his latest book:
iMovie HD & iDVD 6: The Missing Manual
Quoting David: "Cheaper brands don't use the same amount of organic dyes and are more likely to suffer premature deaths."

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