Recurring rendering error "an output module failed. The file may be damaged or corrupted"

From today onwards I've been getting this error whenever I'm exporting to Quicktime mov (at least H264 and DXV). I've been reading a lot about it and it seems to be an ongoing issue, related to the QT32 server (whatever that is). I haven't been able to find a satisfactory solution yet. One thing's for sure, it's messing up my workflow.
Some additional info:
System:      Mac
OS:             10.9.2 (Mavericks)
Adobe:        Adobe CC
Quicktime:  Version 10.3
One other weird thing is, whenever I quit and restart AE, it renders fine once. After that it breaks.
Hope you can help!

AE version:     CC 12.2.1.5
Updates:        Yes, everything is updated to the last version.
Mac OS:         10.9.2 (Mavericks)
Hardware:       Processor:   2.8 Ghz Intel Core 2 duo
                        Memory:      8Gb 1067 MHz DDR3
                        Graphics:     NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512Mb
                        #Cores:        2
                        Harddisk:     Samsung 840 EVO 500GB
                        External HD's:     None
Drivers:            CUDA: Installed the most recent version 3 weeks ago, tried finding the
                        version.. Sorry I'm a real nOOb when it comes to this stuff
3dparty hardware:     None
Source footage:        See previous post
Error message:    
I can replicate the error again and again. I can predict that it will work fine the first render, second time it breaks.
I've done this a million times in CS5, and it worked fine in the CC trial. As soon as I went to 'full', it broke.
I REALLY hope this is sufficient information!
Tnx for taking the time to help me out

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