Error while encoding

Question

I get an error when I try to encode/burn my video. Heres what it says:
Error while encoding file:/Users/matt/Desktop/indian party video 2 (first part)
The problem is specifically with the video asset but I don't know what it could be. It's not the audio or anything else. The video asset won't even encode when I turn on background encoding. Instead of getting a green light I get this: "E:" with an empty bar next to it.
Heres the specs on the video asset:
Format: Quicktime video
bits/second (avg.): 5,500,000
width: 720
height: 480
closed GOP: yes
Frame rate: 29.97 non-drop
Aspect ratio: 4:3
Length: 00:45:26;06
Codecs: DV/DVCPRO - NTSC, Timecode, Text
The estimated encode size for the whole DVD is only 2 GB
Heres how I have the encoding set up:
Video standard: NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 4:3
Feild order: Auto
Encode mode: Two pass VBR
Bit Rate: 5.5
Max Bit rate: 7.2
Motion estimation: Best
anyone know whats stopping it from encoding?

Answer 1

Ouch Bob,
Have you tried deleteing your FCP preferences and submitting again. I always thought that the "can't connect.." error was only intermittent!
Can you make your movie out of FCP, and then directly take that movie into Compressor? If you can't there is a patch floating around which allows you to regain access to the mpeg export facility in Quicktime 7. When I think of the name I will post it for you.
Otherwise if you need to compile inside DVDSP, is your media on a firewire drive? If it is bring it back to an internal disk setup.
Good Luck