AME fails to export as Quicktime H.264 each time

Hello all,
I'm having a problem.
I'm trying to export a project out of Premiere CS4, as Quicktime H.264.
Every single time that I try to export it, it seems to go though 99% of the process smoothly, yet on the last few seconds AME just stops and refuses to complete it (and can stand like that for hours). When I try to cancel the process AME freezes completely and force quitting it is the only solution.
I tried searching the forums but I couldn't find anything like this. Is there anything that I'm missing/doing wrong? A known issue? etc.
Using OS X 10.5.5 with all updates. Premiere/AME CS4 with all updates also installed.

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