-
MPEG-2 Export
I’m using FCP 4.5 on a MacG5. I recently upgraded system software from 10.3 to 10.4, and when I went up to 10.4.9, experienced difficulties capturing, as well as other problems. So I went back down to 10.4.8, everything seemed to work fine, except my MPEG-2 export option is missing from “export with Quicktime Conversion”. Any help in getting the MPEG-2 exporter back would be greatly appreciated.
-
2 Replies
-
you remove the DVDSP app from the apps folder, then do an install of DVDSP 3 you will get the export to MPEG-2 function back and DVDSP 4 will work fine. Just rename DVDSP 3 to something you’ll remember and bring the DVDSP 4 app back in again. The DVDSP 3 install reinstalls the export module.
All our systems are configured this way. This is ideal for us because we use the straight export to MPEG-2 for quick approval DVDs for the client and compressor for the final multi-pass variable bit encodes. Don’t forget that you should still use APack to encode your audio, so you still have to do a two step. I export the AIFF audio track (after a mixdown) then start the MPEG-2 export (single pass CBR arond 6.2 mbps) then I launch APack and do the AC3 encode while the MPEG-2 is cooking. After the AC3 is done I launch DVDSP 4 and by the time that loads the MPEG-2 is usually ready. Otherwise I build a quick menu in Photoshop while I wait.
I am doing all this on a Dual 1-gig G4 machine….my old faithful….this machine is going to be the first piece of hardware to end up in the Tilt Media museum…it has been an awesome run!
Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media -
I loved my Dual 533… it was a workhorse. Nice tip too!
Jerry
Apple Certified Trainer
Author: “Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4” Click here
Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D
Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up