Using Compressor mpeg2 in DVD Studio Pro.

I exported a 2 pass MPEG2 out of Compressor without audio.
I place it in DVD Studio Pro as a track, set the first play to that track and loop it. When I select 'Burn" I get the error Compiler File Error, Building not Successful.
Also I selected Build/Format, I am not even giving the selection option to proceed with this method.
What gives...anybody have any advice?
Thanks!

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