Time remaining problem

I've tried using Compressor twice in the space of an hour, when my jobs get to about three quarters the way through the time remaining bar doesn't move any more and the job is at a stand still.

Maybe its just me that needs a little more clarification but are you trying to take VIDEO podcasts and put them onto your player without any conversion? first I don't know how you are doing it because every video i have tried NEEDS conversion because they are usually the wrong size bitrate etc... are you putting these onto your memory card or right onto your player. now to my side.. i have podcasts well over 8 hours and my countdown works fine.. I am also in process of converting 300 the movie onto here and it needs a conversion ( im kinda lying im converting it just to make sure but didnt try to add it before doing so) anyway I think its a slight problem with your player... . if you didnt upgrade your firmware try it( i hate saying these things because these usually NEVER solve the problem)2.try searching the forums for a common problem or check your other mp3, videos to see if it does the same thing3. try converting one file. for instance the one that is suppose to be 90mins and see if it shows correct countdown4. transferring a regular mp3 podcast not video should show the correct time because it really doesnt need conversion unless you are not using zencast5. i havent done any long video podcasts just movies so im not quite sure that may be a small limitation..
anyway take care hope i helped a little...(most of the ideas were just my common sense) hehe

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Problems Downloading TV Show - Time Remaining Increasing

I recently bought a 2.45 GB TV show episode off of the iTunes store. Unfortunately, it is taking an extremely long time to download. After downloading for several hours it has only accomplished about 100 KB, and it shows no signs of speeding up. Even worse, the time remaining keeps increasing, and is currently surpassing 2,000 hours. Once it reaches around 10,000 hours, it resets and begins increasing once again. Past TV episode downloads have gone smoothly and efficiently. Can anyone help diagnose this issue and possibly solve it?
Thanks very much in advance!

Thanks for your response. The TV show and Movie's sizes seem to correspond with how large they are supposed to be (as stated on the iTunes store).
I have been able to download songs normally, but I havn't attempted any new TV shows/movies.

I created an iCloud account and also had to get more space after I have done the purchase, I am unable to backup my phone! I have a stable wifi connection at home and all I see for hours and hours is "Backing Up .. Estimating time remaining"!!!!! Plz help

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Problem description:
Mac running slow after installing Yosemite
EtreCheck version: 2.0.6 (91)
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Restart the router and the broadband device, if they're separate. Any change?
Run Software Update and install all available updates for OS X or the computer's firmware. Any change?
Are you connected to Ethernet as well as Wi-Fi? If so, disconnect the Ethernet cable or adapter and test.
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I just got an iPhone 5 32GB and i have backed up my old 3GS 32GB via itunes (20GB of data on there) and it is taking a very long time to restore to my iPhone5. Its taken more than 20 hours and says 12 hours remaining. The text "Time remaining" flickers.

I just got an iPhone 5 32GB and i have backed up my old 3GS 32GB via itunes (20GB of data on there) and it is taking a very long time to restore to my iPhone5. Its taken more than 20 hours and didnt complete.
The text "Time remaining ... hours" flickers.
I set it to start restoring from the 3GS backup yesterday at 1pm and the time remaining kept on increasing. I left it overnight and at 9am this morning the progress bar hadnt moved and it said 12 hours remaining.
I don't know why its taking so long. I unplugged it and it just set up as new phone. So i did a factory reset and tried again at 4pm and it is now 12am and it says 4 hours remaining and my computer occasionally flickers. (Its not a bad computer, 2 months old, i7, 6GB RAM, Heaps of HDD space). It also messes with google chrome and i cannot browse the web at all while it is trying to restore my iphone.
I have tried restarting my laptop and should i reinstall itunes? I simply dont see why it should take longer than 20 hours to copy over 20GB of data!
Can anyone help me?
Thank you

I'm having this EXACT same problem with my iPhone 4, and I have the same computer stats (I have a Samsung Series 7)

I tries to backed up and storage on iCloud but its just shows down below "Estimating time remaining" but theres no time remaining !!! And i connect to the Wifi already and i buy a storage capacity !!! But its not backing so what should i do in that case !

I tries to backed up and storage on iCloud but its just shows down below "Estimating time remaining" but theres no time remaining !!! And i connect to the Wifi already and i buy a storage capacity !!! But its not backing so what should i do in that case !!!?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
First check that your device is correctly connected to the wifi/internet (settings > wifi)
If your back up continually fails, you might try turning off back up on your mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup) and then deleting the backup file from iCloud by swiping the backup file on the mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup > manage…) and then turning back up on again.
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Media encoder time remaining stops decreasing and processor drops to zero. Time elapsed keeps going up! File won't complete!

Please help anyone who can.
Firstly I know I have very little RAM on my system, only 4GB but I've been rendering the same kinds of files for weeks with no problems until the last few days.
They biggest issues is as follows:
My timeline in Premiere Pro CC 2014 has 1080p 50mbps MXF footage from a Sony PMW 200 and some similar footage replaced with an After Effects comp for green screen keying.
The clip, approx 2min, starts with a linked comp from after effects, then cuts to the mxf footage and back to a linked comp at the end.
I am exporting via media encoder to h264 1080p. The file rendered fine for about 40min with the processor at 50% approx. The processor then shot up to 99% for 10 mins and the render progress bar
went up to almost 90% complete.
Then the progress bar stopped, the processor dropped to 0%, time remaining is steadily climbing and so is time elapsed. I've tried pausing and un pausing the render que and nothing else is running in background.
I need these files rendered tonight!! I've tried this a few times and this problem keeps occurring sometimes with the remaining time shooting up to 74 hours!!
Can anybody tell me what I'm doing wrong?!
Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)
Dell Precision workstation 690
Intel xeon X5365 3ghz (x2)
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Sounds exactly like what is happening to me. This is frustrating because it was a 30 hour encoding process and the place where it is stuck is right at the very end of the sequence on the 2nd pass, although there is still about 12% of the progress bar remaining. I guess that this is where it takes all its work and puts the separate files into the single video file. I really don't want to go through this again. The final video file is showing up though and is shown having the size that I am expecting it to be.
Any workarounds to somehow get this unstuck? I am hesitant to just try and open the file. I am going to try a couple of things and if I am successful at getting this to finish without restarting then I will be sure to post it here.
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I was incorrect above as to the actual problem. I paused the queue encoding that was stuck, then opened up the project again in Premiere Pro only to discover that there was an offline still image which I stupidly had renamed during the day. So I renamed the file back to its original name, reconnected the picture, saved the PP project. Then I started the encoding back up and still no luck.
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Each time I try to compress a file, the time remaining reads "unknown time remaining" and it doesn't move. When I send files to compressor from Final Cut, FCP and Compressor both lock up when I click submit. I have tried all the solutions listed in other post such as deleting the preferences, using compressor repair, uninstalling compressor and the entire final cut studio, but none work. I have reinstalled leopard done multiple times and it will work for a while, then I get the same problem again. I have tried to do Time Machine restores to backup taken while it was working, but it will not work when I restore it. Without compressor, I have great trouble making DVD out of my footage shot in HD. Help Please!
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Just as an addon, I found a fix offered by Digital Rebellion in another post somewhere in here. They have a (free) compressor repair utility, amongst other things on their website. I just ran it and now my Compressor works again. Thanks Digital Rebellion!
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While downlaoding any type of file instead of showing the file size 'unknown time remaining' is showing?

While downlaoding any type of file instead of showing the file size 'unknown time remaining' is showing? Please suggest solution to these problems?

I followed ALL the Above suggestions to NO AVAIL!
When I start a download, if I then Click PAUSE, it WILL NOT CANCEL & IT WILL NOT RESUME, just sits there stating "unknown time remaining"
and I CAN'T GET RID OF IT!
It would seem that Something Changed with the latest Firefox Beta Update that is causing this Anomalie.. Please FIX ASAP as I find this Very Annoying.
With ANY Download in Limbo the Firefox Taskbar Icon displays a Partial Download Progress THAT NEVER CHANGES and I can not tell what Other Downloads are doing - It also Warns me that X-Number of Downloads are Still Pending when I go to Close Firefox, but as I stated, these Downloads are DOING NOTHING & CAN'T BE REMOVED!
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Compressor 3.0.5 stays on unknown time remaining

Compressor 3.0.5 stays on unknown time remaining and I am not able to export video or audio files. I tried reinstalling the whole FCP studio 2 it works for a bit and then same problem occur. Can anybody help?
Thanks,
Scott

Just as an addon, I found a fix offered by Digital Rebellion in another post somewhere in here. They have a (free) compressor repair utility, amongst other things on their website. I just ran it and now my Compressor works again. Thanks Digital Rebellion!
Here's the link: http://www.digitalrebellion.com/compressor_repair.htm
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best,
-alf

I'm having probs backing up iPhone 5 to iCloud - just sits on the backing up screen with message 'estimated time remaining....' But goes no further and doesn't back up - wifi is fine and definitely enough storage spaces. Anyone have any ideas plea

I'm having probs backing up iPhone 5 to iCloud - just sits on the backing up screen with message 'estimated time remaining....' But goes no further and doesn't back up - wifi is fine and definitely enough storage spaces. Anyone have any ideas please?

You might try a forced shutdown to begin with, hold down the top and home buttons together until the device shuts down, then restart it.
First check that your device is correctly connected to the wifi/internet (settings > wifi)
If your back up continually fails, you might try turning off back up on your mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup) and then deleting the backup file from iCloud by swiping the backup file on the mobile device (settings > iCloud > storage & backup > manage…) and then turning back up on again.
If this doesn't help, try turning off some items for back up in a pattern to try to establish if your problem is being caused by specific data on your device.
Being able to back up to the cloud can be very useful, especially if you don't have access to a computer or have infrequent access to one, however unless you specifically need to use iCloud for back up, you will find backing up to iTunes significantly more convenient and possibly more reliable.
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When watching an item ending in ebay/firefox, the time remaining doesn't count down.

When watching an item ending in ebay/firefox, the time remaining doesn't count down. However I'm sure it used too.

Just an update...
I took my computer into the Apple Store and they gave me a new battery (again). I also erased my hard drive and reinstalled Lion. I am still having the same problem with my battery icon not counting down (when i have the power cord unplugged). Another thing I may have not talked about is when I unplug my power adapter from my MacBook the screen used to dim slightly, It no longer does that. Hmm. And yes I have checked the power settings.
I am seeing a big difference in my new battery though. The 6 month old battery I was using before my replacement wasn't lasting but maybe and hour before completely turning off my laptop. SInce I got my replacement battery I am back to a regular battery life. Maybe a couple issues going on here...
As a fix, I purchased Battery Guard from the app store and placed the icon on my tool bar. It actually counts down my battery life as a percentage. So its a huge help. I just don't know why the native Mac icon isn't working properly?? One thing I have noticed is the 3rd party app will only count down using a Percentage. But, like the native Mac icon it will not count down using time. Something else to add... After using my battery, and I plug my MacBook back in, the battery icon will count up. Kinda strange that it will count up but not down.
Dstppy, any luck at the Apple Store?

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It lasts longer (previous battery would die after just a few minutes). But it (still) displays erroneous info. It often lapses into "calculating… remaining." And even when it shows the time, it's usually wacky. Like "254.15"… then "75.35"… then "3.54" — just all over the place.
The OS is a complete reinstall since I got it back from my daughter. I've done the PMU reset (multiple times) and the PRAM reset… and even deleted the powermangement .plist file. Nothing has solved this issue.
coconutBattery says…
original capacity: 4400 mAh
current capacity: 4200 mAh (I didn't run it the first day, but this battery has only been in this Mac for two days)
battery loadcycles: 0
If I pull down the battery menu several times (even in quick succession), the reading is different every time First time, time remaining: "130.42"; second time, time remaining "4.20"; third time, "calculating…"; fourth time, "17.30", etc.
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If your "time remaining" is showing erronious numbers and you have already reset the PMU and PRAM you may have to " Recalibrate" the battery.
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=86284
If that does not help you will probably need to take it in for service considering you have had issues with a few batteries.

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