Compressor 3.5 Stuck

Hey,
I am trying to out put using the Share commant in FCP 7. The video is about 6 minutes long, and I am using the YouTube setting. It's been exporting now for about 20 minutes, and the time remaining keeps growing. In Batch Monitor the progress jumpped quickly to 10%, but has remained there sense. I have tried multiple times and tried running Compressor Repair from Digital Rebellion. It still gets stuck each time I send it. I do have FCP X and Compressor 4 installed on this same system, and I am wondering if that is creating a conflict, or if anyone else has another idea why I can't get this to export.
Thanks.

I'm going to asume that your "QuicktTime with Great Qualty" is Pro Res 422, which used as a source file in Compressor can produce very good DVD encodes for DVDSP.
You may not need to adjust your settings at all. If your 16:9 mini dv was HDV, then you already have experience in going from HD to SD. However, if your tape camera shot SD anamorphic, you may find at least one adjustment helpful that wasn't necessary with an SD source. Specifically, activate Frame Controls and set the Resize Filter to Best.
Good luck.
Russ

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