• Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

  Brain Freeze-MPEG2 export

  Posted by Roger Lansing on August 22, 2007 at 2:25 pm

  I am suffering from a serious case of brainfreeze on this…. haven’t had to do this procedure in some time, but I don’t remember it being this difficult. Here goes:

  I need to export a FCP sequence as an MPEG2 multiplexed file for use in a museum interactive kiosk. When I did this last (early this past year), it was a simple case of Exporting Using Quicktime Conversion, using the MPEG2 setting options and exporting. I would then use MPEG Streamclip, import both the audio and video files, and convert to MPEG2 with MP2 Audio.

  Now I don’t have the MPEG2 setting option in FCP (currently using FCP 5.1.4) and its driving me batty trying to figure out what I need to do. I know that the solution is probably very simple, I am just not seeing it.

  Thanks for you help.

  Roger C. Lansing

  Multi-Media Production Coordinator
  National Baseball Hall of Fame

  Cooperstown, NY

  Roger Lansing replied 18 years, 9 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Jeff Coleman

  August 22, 2007 at 2:55 pm

  I think you want an MPEG2 transport stream.
  In FCP, File/Export/Using Compressor
  In Compressor, under Settings/New Default Settings/choose MPEG-2.
  In the Inspector window, choose the “Extras” tab and check the box “Multiplexed MPEG-1/Layer 2 Audio”.
  Note the “Extension” change to .m2t from .m2v.
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  Roger Lansing

  August 22, 2007 at 3:00 pm

  Thanks. It took me awhile to remember what a great source of knowledge this forum is. After posting, I did a search to see other posts of the same subject and found answers to my problem. I really appreciate the rapid response and I have already used what I found here to solve my temporary brain-freeze.

  Again, thanks to all the COWers. It’s great having this forum at our fingertips.

  Roger C. Lansing

  Multi-Media Production Coordinator
  National Baseball Hall of Fame

  Cooperstown, NY

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