Best way is to load up 3d studio max/bryce and do a little logo. It's simple enough to make some text and a changing light source or something, then output to avi at whatever framesize you need (or just do a standard one and resize per rip). Compress it to Xvid, then use nandub's "append avi segment". Easy peasy.
If your not a 3d person. Load up Paint shop pro, create an image presenting your info at the framesize of your rip (or just do a standard one and resize per rip). Next boot up animation shop, import your picture/pictures, then save as an avi and append in the same way
) However, the initial save should be an uncompressed avi since as u say, it often spits out errors. If that fials, e-mail em to me and Ill save it for you... I've saved sequences of images as avi before 