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Problem/Issue:I have been doing some large complex projects in Adobe Encore lately and have found I can get some rendering errors.  My footage is imported as quicktime reference files, using an Avid HD CODEC.  The menus are quite deep and involve some multiple audio files.

I found that pre rendering the QT ref files to .m2v first could help but this goes against my normal authouring principles, but to get the job out I did what I had to do. Also I found that the longer the project extended over time, i.e. days back and forth, checking previews etc, that the problems became worse.  Sometimes I had to individually render each file.  Oh and also if you haven't updated to the later software update the renders you have completed may disappear too.

Solution: Create your menus and timelines test and use the interface then save them as templates. Start a new project, clean, use the templates and very quickly rebuild your DVD, remembering all the features etc you put in your first "draft". This wont take long the second time. Then burn. Result, DVD burns fine (hopefully).  Also try converting all your reference files to mpg first, seems to help especially with large HD files. 

Reason: I suspect its to do with the hundreds of render and other files created as the previews etc are made, some or lots of these are corrupt and Encore "looses" links or something.  The "clean" project seems to eliminate these problems.