Problems with Roxio Toast Motion Pictures Software

Question

I am trying to make a quicktime movie using the Roxio Toast Software "Motion Pictures" and Quicktime 7. This has worked fine for my up until today and now the error message that I am getting reads "QuickTime failure (-8970, LQMovieExport.m, line 252)'.". Any thoughts on how I can fix this?

Answer 1

It may be an issue with VBR (Variable Bit Rate) in the .mp3 files. Try this:
Open the .mp3 using QT Pro and then open a few of your image files (also QT Pro).
Select all (Command-A) then Command-C (copy) on one of the image files.
Switch to the sound file, select a portion of the file (letters i and o keys set in and points) and choose "Add to Selection & Scale". This will add your image file to the .mp3. Repeat to add the other images and then try to save the file.
Use Save As and name the file. Save to your Desktop and test the file.
Another issue is the true format of what you're calling an .mp3 file. Is it a song you've purchased from the iTMS? They are .m4p and are "protected". You can't export or share these purchased songs.