Video before Main Menu

Hey,
I want to have a simple video prior to my main menu. I have set the video to First Play then end action my video to my Main Menu. I clicked on the project preview, and it played smoothly into it. However, when I build the DVD, the video is missing and it goes straight into the main menu. Please help.
Thank you in advance.

If you are viewing on a computer, this may be a problem with the DVD player emulation.
To test, burn to a disk and play on a DVD player.
Edit: your workflow sounds right; you might post a screenshot of your flowchart to make sure it doesn't show an issue.

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