FCPX Quicktime 50 Error

This just started within the last 30 days or so.
I am getting repeated Quicktime 50 errors when I try to export a project.
The footage is shot using an Atomos Ninja / Samuria using ProRes and edited in FCPX. I have done over 50 videos prior the exact same way and now I have this error which prevents me from exporting my work.
When it first started I completely changed hard drives doing a complete clean install of the system. (minimist install) I have completed two projects prior, now again, I am getting the error.
Everything is up to date, I have attempted to find any corrupt files, of which there are no corrupt files to found.  I threw out a quick teaser yesterday, flawless, today the completed project and won't export.  I get 19% and it errors.
I have read the posts from the past and nothing seems to work
I am pretty invested in FCPX and at this point it is becoming unuseable to me. 

Have you tried everything that's on this list?
Go to Preferences and turn off Background Rendering.
Select your project in the library and in the File menu, click on Delete project Render Files; choose All when prompted. Select your event and do the same with the event Render files. In the project use the range tool to select a short section. Try to export that as a test. Don't render before you export.
If that doesn't work, copy the project and paste it into a fresh project. Try another export test.
If that doesn't work, create a new user account.
Russ

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