What is a Compiler File Error?

I'm getting this error message when I try to burn my DVD.
"Starting DVD Build ALLINTHEFAMILY...
Compiler File Error"
It happens right away. What's wrong?

I think there is a bug in DVDSP4 and Apple needs to address this ASAP. The workable fix is to delete the DVDSP4 preference files.
I was having the described problem, and I've seen numerous discussions of the issue on blogs and groups all over the net. In any case, when you have this "Compiler File Error" message, exit DVDSP, navigate to user->library->preferences->com.apple.dvdstudiopro.plist and toss that puppy in the trash. Empty the trash. Restart DVDSP and burn without further problems...at least until next time!
Hey APPLE! Wake up and fix this for us!!! Thank you!
In Service of Mankind,
-Ruth

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Thanks for the help all! Sorry I didn't think of using the search. I browsed through the first 5 pages or so, and didn't find what I was looking for, but it never occured to me to actually search for it... d'oh!
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Help ! ever seen this in DVD Studio Pro : 'Compiler File Error' ?

Help !
This is a strange problem :
Evertime I try to burn a disc, it says :
Starting DVD Build DVD_
Compiler File Error
Build cancelled
Formatting finished.
Building was not successful. See log.
Now I tried several different projects and it does it on multiple computers.
Only explenation would be something I did in my DVD menu, or assets.
If I burn it on my powerbook though, it works perfectly....
Harry Potter was busy, so please help me, I'm getting desperate...
Have the latest update, the latest OS, en DVD Studio Pro 4.2

Welcome to the boards.
Take a look at the log as it is compiling and see where the compile stops/crashes. Also download MPEG streamclip and open up the last VOB in the build folder in MPEG Streamclip. (VOB ares here, you will have different VOBs of course and numbers but look at the last one that has something in it) http://dvdstepbystep.com/vts.php It will show you the last part was compiled properly so you can look at the asset in the DVD SP project.
Some things to look for
1.) Gaps in the timeline in the audio or video. In fact I just had this happen. The project compiled fine in an older version of DVD SP (4.03) BUT would crash out at 4.2. Turns out there was a gap I had missed (doh!) somehow and cleaning it up would then cure then problem.
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Whenever i try to burn a DVD in DVD studio pro i get this error message:
"Starting DVD Build UNTITLED_DISC...
Compiler File Error
Build cancelled
Formatting finished.
Building was not successful. See log."
This occurs no matter how big my project is, how many files i use, or what format. I thought originally the video files i were using to burn were corrupted, but i have since tried many different video files and many different formats. This message continues to come up. I have even reinstalled DVD Studio Pro and nothing has changed.
I don't have any clue what's causing this message or how to fix it???
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Gabi Tillmann wrote:
Second thoughts:
Is it really worth using that so highly promoted FPGA on cRIO ???? We'll see.
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The FPGA provides you ns Timing, it gives you nativly true parallelism, you are directly programming the bahaviour of FlipFlops, LUTs, Registers and so on.
It gives you the ability to programm hardware without the need to understand complex HDL languages.
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