All I can suggest, is to verify that there are no "mistake" of hidden menu buttons. I'd use the view layers buttons in DVDit to verify nothing is lurking underneath. We assume you are not exceeding the legal number of buttons for each menu page...

I've had one case where something corrupted in the project structure itself. The only solution was to create a new project from scratch. Make sure any material you are using for menu backgrounds and buttons is available on the harddrive, not removable media.

The internet activation thing is becoming universal. Pegasus software ie TmpGe even pings its server monthly to renew the licence.

You can set up the timeline as mpeg2 ML or HL with interlaced, progressive, with a number of framerates, inc 24p, 30p, 60i, 50i.

One of my friends, a longtime Avid editor, picked up Liquid when it came under the Avid umbrella and was amazed at its Swiss Army knife capabilities, and has relied on it more and more. It would be a nice thought if the replacement product for Liquid was receiving contributions from the Avid engineering team as well as the former FAST coders. MC users

Audacity works well, there is also an app within the nero suite 'wavelab" I think its called, works well too.

I have no complaints with the speed of the DVD encoding within DVDit. For AVI to mpeg2 roughly a 1minute source media to output media rate. For HDV to DVD a 1:2 rate. With the 3/gig memory switch engaged, all 4 cores are well utilized. The slider set to highest quality, CBR.

Cinema Craft SP runs around $2k. Tmpge X4 sells less than $100.

You have the option of forcing a transcode or allowing pass-thru. DVdit does wav to either pcm 48khz /16 bit or Dolby Digital up to 348kbs 2 channel.

Dvdit will accept SOME mpeg2 files without transcoding, but only if the audio and video framelengths are EXACTLY the same. Things like motion menus and audio played during menus almost always force a transcode. Really, the only reasons for external encoders are very long clips where 2 pass VBR can help, or very high fidelity audio tracks, as DVdit is