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Been working on this for days now and it's driving me nuts. I'm trying to export a 22-minute long sequence. These are my export settings:
FCP 7
File -> Export -> Quicktime Conversion
Format: MPEG-4
Options:
File Format: MP4
Video:
Video Format: H264
Data Rate: 25,000 (approximately - it might be a little more or less to get it to 2GB)
Image Size: 1280X720
Frame Rate: 29.97
Key Frame: Every
Frames: 3
Video Options:
Restrict Profiles to: Main
Encoding Mode: Faster (unless you want to spend a couple of days rendering)
Audio:
Format: AAC-LC
Data Rate: 320
Channels: Stereo
Output Rate: 48.000 kHz
Encoding Quality: Best
I keep getting a General Error message. I've tried everything. Settings are kosher, I've rendered every single clip, full timeline renders perfectly well, I export just small segments and that works, don't know what to do.
Suggestions?

Yeah, it has to be a settings issue. Just won't let me export something that large. I threw in the quicktime file of the last portion into the timeline with the rest. General error once again at 80%. So I know it's not something in the actual sequence.
If it exports as a quicktime, and then it exports in three broken up segments without a hitch, there must be something that's not allowing me to export a file that large.
Any clues?

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