Media offline...can't be!

I'm trying to export a short clip. The clip plays on the timeline. The clip plays in the Export Settings box, both in the Source side and the Output side. But when I complete the export I get the 'Media Offline' error on the clip. The media can't be offline, it shows up on the timeline.
Premiere CS4 on a MacBookPro. Footage is from an XDCAM EX-3. File>Export; Export Settings are quicktime format, codec is H.264.
A title on the timeline does show up over the Media Offline error.
What now?

Nope, download from Apple. That way you'll have the latest.
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
This is usually wrapped up in Updates (under the "apple" menu) but going to the link above will allow you to update just QT without others that you may or may not want.
MP

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