Quicktime -50 Error

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Quicktime -50 Error

Compressor has been acting buggy on me today. It's freezing and quitting unexpectedly etc. Now all of the sudden in the middle of encoding it will cancel the process with a "Quicktime -50 Error"

I haven't changed anything on my system that I can think of in the past few days that would trigger a red flag. Does anyone know what this error is? I poked around the forums for a bit but couldn't get a clear answer.

Thanks!

Mac Pro 2x 2.8 Quad Core Intel Xenon, 8GB Memory 4 TB HDD, 30" Cinema Display, Mac OS X (10.5.8), Final Cut Pro Studio 6.0.6 - QuickTime Pro 7.6.2

Posted on Feb 17, 2010 8:01 PM

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Answer 1

Feb 18, 2010 3:28 AM in response to kdengs

Are you sending a sequence from FCP directly to Compresso? If yes, what are your sequence settings? Do you have any large still images in your sequence? Do you have any video clips containing a different codec than your sequence settings? This is most likely some image/clip in your timeline that is causing problems.

Also be aware of this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3079
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1099

Please provide some details about your source media going into Compressor. That would make it easier to help.

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Answer 2

Feb 18, 2010 7:27 AM in response to kdengs

A -50 error means "Error in user parameter list". There's a problem with the settings being sent to QuickTime from Compressor.

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Answer 3

Feb 18, 2010 8:52 AM in response to Jon Chappell

I don't know if Compressor 3 has this (I'm still using 2) but see if there is a "Reset Background Processing" option under the Compressor menu in the application. If so, click that and see if the problem still happens.

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