exporting an mpg2 with final cut pro ?

[Carlo G]

I recently had the same query. I found this old post to be very helpful:

https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/8/761677?&archive=T

Basically it seems that FCP has issues exporting to a combined mpeg2 format which is becoming, it seems, an industry standard for tapeless broadcast servers. Hopefully Apple will address this in the near future. Good Luck!

CG

[Rich Rubasch]

Do you need a muxed Mpeg stream with audio and video or just an MPEG-2 stream? If you have DVDStudio Pro 3 discs, remove DVDStudio Pro 4 from the apps folder and install DVDStudioPro 3. It will re-enable the MPEG exporter so you can export directly from the timeline or Quicktime Pro straight to MPEG-2. You will need to use MPEG-Streamclip (squared5.com) to mux an audio and video file into a system stream with audio and video.

Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media

[Rich Rubasch]

One more thing….after DVDSP 3 installs rename the app file with a 3 at the end and return DVDSP4 back to the apps folder.

Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media

[Tom Adams]

nope, i don’t have dvd studio 3 or 4. just want to be able to export a completed project from fcp or a simple plugin. as it is now, I have to export to tape, bring over to my silly little “shuffle” PC, digitize/import to the ulead videostudio application (has a really lame toy-like interface) and export as an mpg2. for such a cheezy toy-like program it actually has an incredible array of exporting options… sure wish FCP had the same options.

maybe with the next update??

thanks for your info though.

Regards,

Tom Adams – Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions

“cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
info@reelifeproductions.com http://www.reelifeproductions.com
Williamsburg, MA, USA

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OS10.4.8, 1GB memory
FCP 5.0.4, 850GB Graid external Firewire Drives
Panasonic DVX100a & EZ1

[Tom Adams]

Rich,

thanks…interesting…so there’s a way to export mpg2 from quicktime pro. I do need both the audio and video exported. little confused from your post though… do i need to have dvd studio 3 for any of this to happen? and do I need strreamclip / squared5.com do have both audio and video combined?

please clarify a little./ thanks again for the replies.

Regards,

Tom Adams – Director/Owner
Reelife Documentary Productions

“cool digital video stuff…not boring or dumb”
info@reelifeproductions.com http://www.reelifeproductions.com
Williamsburg, MA, USA

1.4Ghz DP mirrordoor G4
OS10.4.8, 1GB memory
FCP 5.0.4, 850GB Graid external Firewire Drives
Panasonic DVX100a & EZ1

[Rafael Amador]

Rich,
I’m not sure if DVDSTP could manage MP2 audio (MPG1 Layer II). I think only could work with PCM (.aiff,.wav) and AC3. I think that DVDSTP3 even couldnt use MPG2 muxes files. I think ffmpgx can do that audio and mux the files. Any way i think nobody use that format today. The audio is really low quality.
Tom,
I guess Apple still selling the MPG2Export Componet (used to be around 25$). But you can use it to export only video. In the end you gonna need other application to put the audio together. Any way if you have had problems with Compressor, I’ll recommend you to try again. From the Apple’s MPG2 transcoder is the best with a big difference. You can control all the process. Not in QTExpMPG2, nor in DVDSTP. Anyway Compressor won’t give you a MPG2 with the video and audio toguether. The most you can get is an MPG1.
cheers,
rafael

[Mike Weber]

Compressor does have the capability of making a muxed (audio + video together) MPEG-2 file. From the “Setting” list, select “New Default Setting >> MPEG-2”. Then double click the setting so that the Inspector window opens. Click the “Encoder” button (2nd one from left), and then select the “Extras” tab. Check the Multiplexed MPEG-1/Layer 2 Audio” box. Close the Inspector, and then hit the submit button.

A word of caution – This creates a Transport stream file, which not all decoder cards can read back. (Our 7 year old card cannot, and so we are in the process of buying one that can). Some cards (like ours) can only read Program stream files. If this is the case, you need to render out separate video & audio files, as you would for making a DVD, and then mux them together using software like MPEG Streamclip. This second step is very quick – for me it only takes about 30 seconds for a 30 minute show

Good luck
Mike