I put out a question as I am at my wits end and I get this as an answer : There are a variety of issues with Encore and burning. Most of us don't use Encore to burn. Build to an image or folder and burn with Toast.
WHAT KIND OF SOFTWARE BEHAVES LIKE THIS - I HAD NO ISSUES OF THIS KIND WITH DVD STUDIO PRO
Premiere & Encore is great but waooh - its taking me a long time to master their huge differences from Apple software - and now this bombshell