New Everything, but compressor doesn't open all the way at DVinfo.net

Benjamin Eckstein · February 20th, 2008, 01:54 PM

Yesterday was Mac Build day as all my new stuff was in. New Mac Pro, new upgrade to FCS 2. New everything.

Final Cut seems to be doing great. Went to export via compressor from FCP and Compressor says its open, with the Compressor menu bar up top, but I don't see any Compressor windows. I exported a QT movie and tried to get to compressor that way and again it doesn't completely open. Same thing if I just open Compressor from the finder.

Everything is up to date! Any ideas please. Thanks.

Paul E. Coleman · February 29th, 2008, 12:50 PM

that's all I can think of to try.

When researching a problem with Compressor 2, I found what to delete on the Apple website. There's a few versions of instructions, some including use of terminal, which I'm sure is a deeper cleaning than just dragging items to the trash.

I was searching on Google: "Cannot submit Batch: Unable to connect to Background Process" and found a few links to different ways to remove Compressor and QMaster.

If you find a solution please repost.

Thanks.

Meryem Ersoz · February 29th, 2008, 01:01 PM

the interface is different, is that the issue? you don't automatically get to see the file progress bar...click "batch monitor", then click "this computer" -- you need to go through three layers of windows to see the file progress bar. not sure if this is your issue...but it is a little confusing to folks used to the old interface...

James Brill · March 1st, 2008, 10:43 AM

I don't want to scare you but I was never able to find a solution so I re installed Tiger.

Peter Wiley · March 1st, 2008, 11:09 AM

Compressor has issues about windows when FCP is running. I frequently have to open Compressor windows directly from Compressor's window menu when going back and forth between Compressor and FCP.

Benjamin Eckstein · March 2nd, 2008, 09:02 PM

I got it working soon after I sent this post, on Leopard and all. Can't find the site now, but this seems to be a known problem and some guy has good directions for using Pacifist to re-install Compressor and now it works great.

Thanks,
Benjamin

February 20th, 2008, 01:54 PM	#1
Benjamin Eckstein Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 380 Images: 1	New Everything, but compressor doesn't open all the way Yesterday was Mac Build day as all my new stuff was in. New Mac Pro, new upgrade to FCS 2. New everything. Final Cut seems to be doing great. Went to export via compressor from FCP and Compressor says its open, with the Compressor menu bar up top, but I don't see any Compressor windows. I exported a QT movie and tried to get to compressor that way and again it doesn't completely open. Same thing if I just open Compressor from the finder. Everything is up to date! Any ideas please. Thanks.

February 29th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#2
Paul E. Coleman Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 42º 12' N, 72º 32' W Posts: 88	try re-installing compressor that's all I can think of to try. When researching a problem with Compressor 2, I found what to delete on the Apple website. There's a few versions of instructions, some including use of terminal, which I'm sure is a deeper cleaning than just dragging items to the trash. I was searching on Google: "Cannot submit Batch: Unable to connect to Background Process" and found a few links to different ways to remove Compressor and QMaster. If you find a solution please repost. Thanks.

February 29th, 2008, 01:01 PM	#3
Meryem Ersoz Wrangler Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Boulder, CO Posts: 3,015	the interface is different, is that the issue? you don't automatically get to see the file progress bar...click "batch monitor", then click "this computer" -- you need to go through three layers of windows to see the file progress bar. not sure if this is your issue...but it is a little confusing to folks used to the old interface...

March 1st, 2008, 10:43 AM	#4
James Brill Major Player Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Goleta, CA Posts: 299	I don't want to scare you but I was never able to find a solution so I re installed Tiger.

March 1st, 2008, 11:09 AM	#5
Peter Wiley Major Player Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Lewisburg PA Posts: 752	Compressor has issues about windows when FCP is running. I frequently have to open Compressor windows directly from Compressor's window menu when going back and forth between Compressor and FCP.

March 2nd, 2008, 09:02 PM	#6
Benjamin Eckstein Major Player Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 380 Images: 1	I got it working soon after I sent this post, on Leopard and all. Can't find the site now, but this seems to be a known problem and some guy has good directions for using Pacifist to re-install Compressor and now it works great. Thanks, Benjamin