Compressor suddenly won't start a project

Question

I read in a post that it may be necessary to "Reset background processing" if one is experiencing slow process speeds. So I did just that and now when I submit a project the process never starts and the time remaining remains at -:--:--
Wassup?

Answer 1

It seems to have been an issue of a number of projects running in the background, most of which finished successfully by this morning. To answer your question though;
- My source footage is all QT files originally shot at 1920x1080p and then exported out of FCP via the Quicktime Movie export tab.
- They are stored internally on a separate drive just for video footage
- I am not sure where I am "encoding the source to"
- The destination is YouTube
- On "This computer"
- Version 3.5.2
While these latest uploads do look a bit better I am still very frustrated with the quality of the video once uploaded. I have read numerous discussions on YouTube uploads and have followed what seems to be sage advice yet my results are less than stellar, and I'm being paid for stellar, not mediocre. Here's an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B5ObenfLjs
The opening shot in particular is grainy and pixelated and it just drives me nuts.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!