I am trying to convert a video I shot with my DV camcorder, I have made DVD's of it, and I have a qt mov on my computer. With the latest release of ffmpeg, I am trying to convert it for ipod. The file is 2.6 GB. I am using the ffmpeg ipod quick preset, but it never finishes, and I get the spinning beachball of death, the finder locks, I can't force quit, and I have to do a hard reboot. iSquint gives a similar reaction. Any suggestions on what could be causing this?

thanks.