Problems with Qmaster and compressor

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gary Boland Author

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Problems with Qmaster and compressor

I have tried all the digitallrebellions downloads and instructions to fix compressor and Qmaster.

Now I get...

Qmaster - is not running

Compressor not properly installed

I have not tried the pacifist download. I'm to gun shy and frustrated at this point.

So my questions are, if I bite the bullet and purchase compressor 4 will this fix my problems?

Im still using FC Studio Pro 6.0.6

Will compressor 4 even work with FCP 6.06?

I really just want a way to encode my videos so that I can make cool HD DVDs with chapters and the ablity to make them loop for trade shows.

Having compressor back would be nice!

THNX

GB

Final Cut Pro 6, Mac OS X (10.6.8), Mac Pro - dual core Intel Xeon

Posted on Mar 13, 2013 12:20 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 13, 2013 12:28 PM in response to gary Boland

You do realize that HD DVD is a moribund format and that HDDVD players are no longer manufactured. BluRay is the way to go or export HD quicktimes or WMV's and play off a computer. Those are the 2 ways that it's usually done for trade shows.

Doesn't help you solve the qmaster problem. You might consider doing a clean install of OS and fcp. Here's the user tip about best practices for installation of OS and FCP

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2861

And once you've got everything working, clone your startup drive so you can get back to work if things go south.

https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-2494

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gary Boland Author

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Mar 13, 2013 4:34 PM in response to Michael Grenadier

Thanks for the quick reply,

I actually stumbled upon a simple fix for now.

I spent days of frustration and trying all sorts of solution, including installing Digital Rebellion's downloads and tried following their instructions. No luck.

Then I accidently I noticed that on one of my external drives that I had been previously running Macs back-up program “TimeMachine”. So I went back in time and grabbed the two applications before they stopped working and put them back on the start up discs in the applications folder and whala the programs work again. Go figure!

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