Final Cut + Lion + Quicktime Export = no video?

Ever since upgrading to Lion I cannot export video from quicktime. No matter what settings I use, it only produces an audio file.
Oddly this only happens with movies exported from final cut. After effects renders using the same prores codecs export normally as well as do generic qt files.
It seems that this is Isolated to Final cut.
I can still produce a small enough file for online client review using quicktime conversion or compressor in the FCP export process, but the render times are exponentially longer. Rendering from FCP and then reformatting via Quicktime export was a Crucial part of my workflow.
I've came across a few posts from people having the same issue, but have not been able to find any resolutions. I had hoped this would be resolved with apple's latest release (10.7.2) but no luck.
Any advice or workaround solutions would be welcome.

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2491

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I have version 10.0.09 and Ive tried every setting in the export settings to try and save the video as something other than Quicktime. This is because when I go to play my exported quicktime video, it comes up with "QuickTime Player can't open "*******" because the movie's file format isn't recognized." I need to send the video to a client but I myself can't view it and fear they won't be able to open it either..
What export settings can guarantee me to view the video?
I also need the video under 2GB and it tells me at the bottom it is at 3.18GB est. When I save it as AppleProRes 442 it comes up as 103MB in the info on my documents so I assume that's not a problem. But I still cannot open the file to view once exported.
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Choose your project (or a compound clip in the Timeline - in either case while in the timeline, put the playhead at the start and hit "I" then move to end and hit the "O" key. Now select the corresponding Project in the browser:
choose share/e-mail/settings/ Small. This will give you the smallest QT file that you MAY be able to put into an e-mail. If you want a larger file:
share/export file/settings/Format:Audio & Video/CODEC:H.264/open with QT Player/Roles as a QT File.
You can adjust as needed - in export file if you choose settings/format:Apple Devices/Codec: H.264 Better Quality/Open WITH/ QT PLAYER, click on the tiny TV icon with a check in it next to the file size & will always show you which devices it is optimized for. EVEN IF IT IS A MPEG_4 FILE... Quick Time will play it as will a PC.
Experiment with the settings of each setting in Export File. Stay away from MASTER and do not send Apple Pro Res it will be too big and they may not be able to play it.
Choose Codec h.264.
This is very basic stuff, I hope this helps, tho.
Her is a link to some tutorials you need to learn:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12692
http://fcpx.tv
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Just wondering if anyone can help me - I have created a 15minute piece - everything is working & looking fine in Final Cut Pro - I export it into a .MOV file via the Quicktime compressor - then watching it through at about 10 minutes the footage appears to 'cut' and from then on the sound is out of synch...
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Hello everyone.
I intend to purchase my first Apple Mac soon. It will probably be the Aluminium Macbook with 4GB RAM.
I am an avid photographer and use the Canon EOS 5D Mark II. I can handle all the processing of the still photographs without a problem but I would like to take advantage of the cameras HD video capability. I know nothing about video editing but I have read that Final Cut is about the best video editor out there. My PC struggles to even play the movies from my camera, let alone edit them.
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1. Will the standard Macbook with 4GB RAM be able to handle and edit the large video files (1.2GB for a 5 minute video clip)? I would prefer not to buy the Macbook Pro if possible. The computer will only be used for video editing occasionally. I will not be making 90 minute Hollywood style productions... just 5 minute short films once in a while.
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Will the standard Macbook with 4GB RAM be able to handle and edit the large video files (1.2GB for a 5 minute video clip)?
Yes. You have a lot of hard-drive space with the Macbook Aluminum, so that shouldn't be an issue but you might consider using an external hard-drive to store your media if you ever start making longer movies. To tell you the truth, the Macbook with 2GB of RAM would probably work just as well. I recently upgraded mine and it didn't make much of a difference. Either way though, the Macbook should work fine with Final Cut, mine does. You might consider getting the one with the 2.4GHz processor, I have the feeling that will make more of a difference when editing than the extra RAM.
Does the cheapest version of Final Cut (Final Cut Express) handle files from the Canon 5D2?
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Sound: +Uncompressed Stereo 48kHz+
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format :H.264, 1,280 x 720 AAC, 48000 Hz, Stereo (L R)
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data size: 1.23 GB
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Just turned off background rendering.
I'm not certain what you mean for specs in a specific point in the video, but here are the specs for the entire edit I initially received:
Dimensions: 1920 X 1080
Codecs: H.264, AAC, Timecode
2 Audio Channels
Total bit rate: 12,083
Size: 951,735,770 bytes (951.7 MB on disk)
Here are the specs for the exported video that has the audio issue:
Dimensions: 1920 X 1080
Codecs: H.264, AAC, Timecode
2 Audio Channels
Total bit rate: 12,274
Size: 966,817,082 bytes (966.8 MB on disk)
The video is 10:28 minutes long and the audio leaves at 5:57.
If that wasn't what you were looking for, just let me know. I'm not very good with technical stuff sometimes so may have misunderstood.
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