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  • Exporting mpeg 2 from FCP

    Posted by Tina Mascara on October 1, 2007 at 4:26 pm

    I have a client who needs me to export an mpeg2 file from FCP using compressor. When I do this, I get an m2v extension, instead of mpg extension. They edit on Adobe Premiere, and cannot open my file with this extension. They said that there should be a way to make it work witih MAC – exporting from compressor with mpg extension.

    I do not have a lot of experience doing this, so if someone could explain all steps for me to accomplish this, I would appreicate it!!!! Also, in Compressor there are many options to choose from – ALL, AUDIO, and MPEG 2. I need the video and audio to be together. Which setting is best?

    Thank you again.

    Christian Coslar replied 18 years, 7 months ago 5 Members · 9 Replies
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  • Jerry Hofmann

    October 1, 2007 at 4:47 pm

    In compressor, choose the setting you’re doing now, and in the inspector tab, select the options to turn it into a “transport stream”.

    Jerry

  • Tina Mascara

    October 1, 2007 at 6:59 pm

    Jerry,
    Do I don’t see the inspector tab in my compressor. Is this option available in compressor or would I need 2 or 3?
    Thanks.

  • Tina Mascara

    October 1, 2007 at 7:07 pm

    I am trying to export mpg2 files to upload to a ftp – for broadcast purposes. I need the extension to read mpg, which I find I can do, just by changing the extension from m2v to mpg.

    In compressor I choose mpeg 2 high quality encode – then I chose ALL.
    At this point, the audio and video are seperate files. How do I put them together?
    Is there an option that would automatically do this in compressor?

  • John Pale

    October 1, 2007 at 11:32 pm

    Jerry already told you how to do it. Go into the Inspector tab and select to create a Transport stream, which is an MPEG file with interleaved audio.

  • Tina Mascara

    October 1, 2007 at 11:37 pm

    I do not think my version of Compressor has this setting. I am using an older version. Do I need to be using compressor 2 or 3?

  • John Pale

    October 1, 2007 at 11:49 pm

    Its easier in Compressor 3, because there is a preset for it, but you can also do it in Compressor 2.

    In the Extras tab of the Inspector, select Multiplexed MPEG1 layer 2 audio

  • Andrew Timms

    October 3, 2007 at 10:18 pm

    Failing setting the option in compressor – you can always use something like MPEG streamclip to multiplex the files.

  • Christian Coslar

    October 9, 2007 at 9:31 am

    I have the same problem as Tina.
    I checked the “multiplex audio/transportstream” option in the extras tap in Compressor2, but I still get a .m2t file, not a mpg.
    Do I have to “route in” the audio in an other option tap…?
    Thanks for your help guys!

  • Christian Coslar

    October 9, 2007 at 2:52 pm

    Ok,
    I realised that I now get a .m2t file (transportstream WITH AUDIO) and not a .m2v.
    I can convert that into an .mpeg with MpegStreamclip – no problemo.
    But why that extra step?
    Is FCP really incapable of outputting a mpg file?

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