Hello,

check this situation:

I imported some material from miniDV, cut 10seconds in Premiere, import that 10 seconds in AFX, applyed effects, exported again in Microsoft DV.
Then I opened DMF2 , choose DVD PAL,CBR 6000, checked DO NOT CONVERT MPEG2 compliant files, etc,
and imported next:

1. first play-my independant video from project (my logo etc) converted in MPEG2 using TMPGEnc plus and marked it as i said as first play-this is my only MPEG2 file in project,

2. those 10 seconds intro i exported in MicrosoftDV from AFX,
3. and, captured 1 hour from miniDV.

The problem stated like this:

when I wabted to edit chapters, on my 10 sec video (AFX edited), couldn't change tumbnails,but on PLAY button in preview window I could see the video, my trying always as result have black frame,

on 1 hour vide everything was OK.

In preview, window, where you check how DVD will look like when I press PLAY, I see: my first play, then back to main many, and two tumbnails,
INTRO-black picture,when click on it video is playing, and main movie also works.

BUT when I burned that project on DVD, then when I put DVD in my standalone DVD player, the first play was OK, main movie was OK, but my 10 sec video was sound OK but no picture-just black screen.

This was second time that I have this problem.

first case was that my first play was edited and exported in AFX and the result was the same-sound ok But no picture, while everything else which was not edited in AFX worked fine.

NOW I found what helps: whatever I export in AFX in MicrosoftDV, I have to import in TMPGEnc and then encode it in MPEG2, only then I can edit chapters and everything will be ok in DMF2.

I want to know, is any chance to make DVD with AFX edited project without re encoding it using TMPGEnc.

Thanks a lot peoples,