Green renders from Motion files?

I rendered a Motion 3.0.2 file using the Export using Compressor command. The Motion file was a 720p 23.98 fps HDV file. The render setting was the standard QT RS 422 preset. I rendered twice and got a lovely green screen. Any idea why this is happening? BTW I rebooted my computer.

I would suggest doing a standard render out of Motion by using the File > Export command. Just use the default settings that will create a QuickTime movie with Animation as the codec. You can then take that movie into Compressor and encode to whatever format you'd like.
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