Compressor: Failed: QuickTimer Error: 0

When compressing with Compressor I get error message: Failed: QuickTime Error: 0
This happens when I am exporting from Final Cut Pro HD (photo Jpeg video), and also when I am compressing from Final Cut movie file (with current settings and not self contained).
Does anyone know what this error message means?
Cinema Craft encoded same files without problem!
Powemac G5, dual 2Ghz, 1.5 GB ram, 150 gb free disk space, OS X 10.4, all software with latest updates (freshly installed on formated drive)! I have even tried to turn off one processor with CHUD tool.
On G4 dual 1Ghz, 768 MB ram, OS X 10.3 works OK.
Thank you!

Use the System Profiler to review what is in the system and console logs. You may find a message or error there that will tell you more about what is happening. Note, there will almost certainly be other warnings or errors in these logs, that's fairly normal, you want to look for something that is related to QuickTime or Compressor (et.al.) or one of the files you are trying to process.

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