Creative Communities of the World Forums

The peer to peer support community for media production professionals.

Activity › Forums › Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy › FCP 5.02 and ORIGINAL MPEG Encoder

  • Apple Final Cut Pro Legacy

    FCP 5.02 and ORIGINAL MPEG Encoder

    Posted by Craig Ernst on September 13, 2005 at 4:40 am

    Hi,

    I just upgraded to FCP5.02 and cannot use the original MPEG encoder that came with DVDSP to export MPEGS. I like that MPEG encoder because it is fast and easy for simple client viewing. Any suggestions???

    Thanks,

    Craig

    Dual G4 800
    1.5 RAM
    OSX.4.2
    QT 7.01 PRO
    DecklinkSP
    AttoUL3D
    FCP5.02

    Craig Ernst replied 20 years, 7 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
  • 2 Replies

  • Walter Biscardi

    September 13, 2005 at 1:42 pm

    That goes away with FCP 5 and DVDSP 4.0. You have to use Compressor to make an MPEG-2 now, yes it’s a bit annoying, but that’s the way it is.

    The best way to do this is to export a reference Quicktime movie from FCP. Quit FCP, then launch Compressor and do the compression. If you use the Export To Compressor function in FCP, compressor will run extremely slow as FCP is kept running in the background.

    Walter Biscardi, Jr.
    Creative Genius, Biscardi Creative Media
    https://www.biscardicreative.com

    Now in Production, “The Rough Cut,” https://www.theroughcutmovie.com

    Now editing “Good Eats” in HD for the Food Network

    “I reject your reality and substitute my own!” – Adam Savage, Mythbusters

  • Craig Ernst

    September 13, 2005 at 3:52 pm

    Hi Walter,

    Please describe the simple steps to export a reference quicktime movie.

    Thanks,
    Craig

    PS. I assume DVDSP 3 and 4 has a way to burn a simple “straight play” DVD as in DVDSP1.5. No menus, just play.

Reply to this Discussion! Login or Sign Up

We use anonymous cookies to give you the best experience we can.
Our Privacy policy | GDPR Policy