Actually guys, I brought it by Mac Business Solutions in Gaithersburg, MD and they had a chance to look at it. They saw the problem and so far could not offer a solution.
The problem I have is that after the job has been submitted, it just sits there. The activity monitor shows it is using up a good deal of memory but it does not begin to compress. About one out of every ten tries, it does compress, but obviously I’m looking for something that works more consistently.
I’ve upgraded to Snow Leopard and I’m still using Final Cut Studio 2 but I’m considering upgrading.
Hopefully I’ll have this figured out soon. Compressor does a great job….when I can get it to work!