Incomplete Export w/Compressor

I'm new to Compressor. Everything makes sense except the export is acting odd: I am exporting several separate projects (under 15:00 minutes) directly from FCP to Compressor 2.0.1, for DVDSP. The shortest project (5:00) exported fine but only a portion of others export or they don't export at all.
I've tried to start over by renaming the projects in FCP and setting new destinations but no files show up - instead the modify date/time on my original export if updated. I have 5GB+available on my drive which seems like plenty of room. Am I goofing up or is there something buggy with my software? thanks!

The first thing is that you should really update Comressor to at least 2.1 (currently 2.3) as there were some major improvements over the version you are currently using.
In FCP make sure that all the media is available to the project (nothing is offline).
As a test you can Export a QT reference move:
File > Export > QuickTime Movie
Leaving the "self-contained" checkbox deselected.
Then import that movie into Compressor and apply your preset.
BG

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I surely do not take it personal. I have learned that you folks in this group are the best resource I have. I know I am in way over my head. I truly do not know about codecs.
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Hi FCP gurus! I need your help!
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I even try a sequence a exported as m2v on Monday, but today is not working.
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Q2 see above
Q3 There is no such thing as uncompressed. It's just a different codec rather than a perfect copy of your timeline.
Q4 lots of reasons for making a conversion, but none of them are valid for making DVD's
Q5 Nothing wrong with letting DVDSP make the encoding-- just be sure to get into the preferences for DVDSP and set the destinations to a folder for the project, so you don't overwrite any other projects. Depending on how long the project is, you can let it encode in the bg while you set up your project, build the buttons etc. It's all the same encoding engine, whether is is done in compressor or dvdsp. I find it much faster to use compressor then to take to dvdsp becaue you can use quickcluster.
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duh
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