Thanks for the memtest, Dennis.

Regarding export, if I export the project as a .mov file and then stick that file in Compressor, won’t I be compressing the project twice? Would that detract from the video quality, especially as the file will be compressed again when I upload it to Vimeo?

What do you use to stitch the parts back together after export?

I’ve been struggling to export a feature from FCP 6.0.6 to Compressor 3 on OS 10.6.8.

The project gets tantalizingly close to completion before crashing with a EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS) error.

I’ve read this can be due to either bad RAM, or a bug in the software.

Unfortunately I can’t open the Apple Hardware Test to check my RAM (nothing happens whe…

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Update: I was able to both shed the phantom render files and shrink the project to a reasonable 57mb by combining both suggestions above. Thanks again for those.

But the project still won’t export. When exporting to Compressor, the project gets tantalizingly close to completion before crashing with a EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS) error.

I’ve read this can…

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Thanks Andreas, if slimming the project file doesn’t help I’m going to install Pro Maintenance Tools and use its corrupt file finder.

Thanks Steve, I’ll try that next. Will I need to delete all the render files and completely re-render the entire project?

Thanks Andreas, I’ll give it a try.

I’ve been working on a feature for a very long time – so long, in fact, that I’m still using FCP 6.0.6 with Compressor 3 on OS 10.6.8.

I have exported previous cuts in the past without issue. Now that I have a final cut, however, I’ve hit a snag.

When I try to export, whether through FCP or Compressor, the project gets hung up.

I suspect that this is…

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