.mov files not exporting from FCP

Hi.
I was working from the client's computer in FCP 5.0.
I encoded a 10min video via compressor for a client. It took 2hrs to compress which was the first sign that something was wrong. Once brought into DVDSP, I noticed that the .mov file of the opening & closing animation was not there - just black w/ audio.
Any ideas? I have to redo the clients DVD on Monday & I'm hoping I'll know how to fix this problem by then.
Thanks in advance!
Heather

Heather:
It took 2hrs to compress
I dpoesn't mean too much with no other info from yuor project.
What format is your sequence?
How long in minutes?
What do you mean with exporting to a mov file? You need to encode your movie to MPEG2 video and AC3 audio to use in DVDSP, or export your sequence as a Quicktime Movie, same settings, and use that as source and let DVDSP encode it.
Come back with more info !!
Hope that helps !
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