QT saving files as 100x actual size

[fuzzquake]

Hi,
Thaks for your help. I'm running a 2GHz Intel Core Duo Imac w/ 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, MAC OS X 10.4.8, and Quick Time Pro v 7.1.3, a 230GB HD w/ about 60GB used. I have encountered this error several times recently. Here are the steps I went through.

Open QT
Open saved "ABC.mov" approx size less than 25MB.
edited w/ 'trim to selecton'
save as: "ABC.mov" as self contained movie. est file size 5 MB.

Error:
Cannot save "ABC.mov" as "ABC.mov"
also sometimes get error: startup disc is almost full.
hit cancel
Finder shows original file "ABC.mov" as being roughly 128GB when it is really less than 5MB.
Attempt moving huge file to trash
Finder freezes in process of moving file to trash.
try to relaunch Finder, still unresponsive
Hard Restart

Any ideas?
Are there any settings on QT that can prevent this or is it some other error?

Thanks.

 

[richparsnips]

Try saving the modified file under a different name then renaming. Another option is to choose Export which allows you to save with modifications. I have the "Pro" option so not sure what exists in the QT standard.

There could also be a problem with your disk induced by the restarts and problems. May be worth checking as follows:

Boot with your install disc (insert disk, restart holding down c). When you get the first dialogue, don't answer just go to Utilities at the top of the screen and run Disk Utility. Run Repair/Verify disk to check it. May need to repeat if there are errors. Restart from the Apple menu.

Before doing any of the above, back up your data (which I suspect you do already

Good Luck.