Export to Quicktime Movie and end up with Final Cut document

Exactly this is happening. Yesterday no problem, today I can not export. Using Quicktime Conversion is also hopeless. How do I remedy this? Thanks, and please be simple--I am the Idiot for which the Idiot Books were written...

"today I can not export"
What happens when you export?
"Using Quicktime Conversion is also hopeless."
What happens?
Exporting to either Movie or Conversion produces a QuickTime file. The only difference is that a QuickTime Movie has Final Cut as the creator type. Both can be used in any QuickTime application on any Mac that has the appropriate codec.

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