Help! Compressor reads unable to connect to background - lost FCP discs

Need to make DVD for presentation tomorrow noon. Suddenly, out of the blue, compressor brings up error, can't connect to background. Read some, checked Qmaster. It opens from a finder search page, but still the same message.
FCP 5.1.4 update off 4.5 I think. no idea where discs are after three moves and two computers later.
And suggestions a great help. Trying to compress out via FCP using h264 at 6800kbits sec and the will try to import to IDVD. But would prefer to use compressor as I know that I can pick a default and get a disc.
Help ! Many thanks

Try this:
http://www.digitalrebellion.com/compressor_repair.htm
A lot of features won't work on a version of Compressor as old as this but it's still worth a try.

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My compressor application became corrupted and showed 2220 hours to convert a FCP file of 65 min to a 90 min mpeg2. After re-installing Compressor every time I try to submit a file I get the error message "Unable to connect to background process"? I tried resetting the background as instructed in the manual but continue to get the same message?
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Ya I am also getting the same problem I asked here on forum.
some solution is here
http://www.kashum.com/rbf.pl?c=blog&i=1152611689&referer=r
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Do anyone have a working solution? Thanks

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Leopard only supports FCS 2 and FCS 1.5 (i.e. FCP 5.1.x) which explains why your problem wasn't fixed upon upgrading.
I used to have this problem with Compressor and solved it this way:
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Hello,
I am getting the dreaded "Unable to Connect to Background Process."
YES I tried the apple suggestion. I also tried the hostconfig suggestion (that one was a mistake!). Archive instal on the system then a re instal of Compressor & Q Master and no luck.
I did notice one thing in activity monitor "Compressord (Not Responding)" It is hung force quit it and re launch compressor again and it dose that.
Same is true on my PowerBook G4 17 and my New MacBook Pro 17 (Witch I migrated from the PowerBook)
I am use Compressor 2.1
Not sure where to go from here.
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Robert's suggestion above is the only thing that worked for me. I tried all of the other "fixes" on this and other threads, but nothing solved the problem until I did this:
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always worked for me. And Qmaster keeps running
until you reboot.
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I just bought a G5 and I transferd all my files from my G4
I'm using Compressor 1 to compress my self contained FCP movies for DVD studio...I got the dreaded "Unable to connect to background process" so I researched and found that I needed to get rid of 3rd Party Utiitys or Disk Utility..I did both and I'm still getting the warning after I re install Compressor???***???
I have spent all day tring to get this to work...and i'm about to throw
my G5 against the wall!!! What the **** am I doing wrong???
One thing I put my Apple Disk Utility in the Trash with out empting
it..Because I Can't figure out how to disable it?? can that be the problem????
I need to figure this out ASAP I have a dead line looming over me ..
My poor G4 is compressing fine ..But it will take 27 Hours to finish..
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A frustrated Apple user..

HI
The fix outlined here http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93234 didn't work for me, but here's what did...
I searched QMaster in Spotlight, then right clicked on all the folders and 'revealed in finder'. I then deleted the file/folder and emptied the trash until the only QMaster entry in Spotlight was the System Preference control panel.
I also deleted the compressor pkg in the library receipts folder as mentioned in the Apple link.
Then I repaired permissions and reinstalled Compressor and QMaster from the DVD.
Then I repaired permissions, restarted and did a software update. This updated QMaster for me.
Then I repaired permissions and restarted again.
Now Compressor allows a Batch to be submitted!
Hope this helps someone.
Lee

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I have read article 93234 and followed the instructions *TO THE LETTER* for Compressor 2. Still no change...same stupid message and Compressor refuses to work. I don't have anitvirus software or background disk utilities either.
I find it incredible that Apple hasn't issued an update to fix this. This is supposed to be their professional software...not some Windows crap.
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David Harbsmeier wrote:>So that leaves the probability that it is an issue with your system. It may be time for a clean install.
A point well taken, which I will investigate and try some basic maintenance first. My Leopard install was completely squeaky clean only about 9 months ago. Doing this again would be very time consuming.
I did try something else: I rebooted from a backup clone of my previous 10.4.11 system. And as I remembered, Compressor works flawlessly there! This at least gives me an option for using it at the moment.
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I have followed the instructions in the document http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=93234 .
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