Export for the web fails

I am using QT 7.5.5 and keep hitting the same problem trying to export for the web - to make a movie for the iPod - I get the Error message "Export Failed - the operation could not be completed". As with other people I resort to MPeg Streamclip or Compressor but I really liked the ease that this command gave, three different size movies in a folder. Very neat but now, Fail and no explanation.
I've tried different size movies and different types or formats too; all fail.

I'm running QT 7.6.4, and am experiencing a QT issue I can't resolve. Have exported from FCE (settings: best quality, H.264, 720x486 4:3 NTSC). Movie plays fine in QT, but when I use the Export for Web setting, the Desktop version terminates with a"failed export process terminated unexpectedly (11)" message. (iPhone version continues w/no problems.)
I've used these same settings many times and never had a problem. I've tried re-exporting older QT files and they still work, so I'm guessing there's something corrupted in this file...but I've re-exported it from FCE and still same issue.
I've tried this on two different Macs...repaired permissions on both...still no love. I've trolled the web for solutions, none found.
Any input welcome. Thanks.

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A common approach when offering digital video is to provide two formats to choose from and then within each of those two formats a few versions of the video for different bandwidths.
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For better or worse, YouTube.com has allowed video content creators the realistic expectation of creating a digital video file that is viewable on "most computers". But, the video is unavoidably tied to that web site.
When it comes to online distribution of video, it's still very open ended.
Also, computers are not all that's out there. Mobile devices are a huge market and you'd be hard pressed to create a single digital video file that will play on all mobile devices (iPhone, iPod Touch, Palm Treo, Sony PSP, etc.) either from local storage or from a mobile browser.
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