How do you export an mpeg 2 from final cut timeline

[Lee Berger]

There is no direct MPEG 2 encoder in the Quicktime Export in FCP. You can export directly to Compressor and then encode an MPEG 2 in Compressor. Or you could export to a “by reference” (smaller file size) or “self contained” (larger file size) Quicktime movie and then use Compressor or some other MPEG 2 encoder such as Squeeze.

Best of luck

Lee Berger
http://www.leebergermedia.com

[Peter Ralph]

i have mpeg2 export available in fcp – using qt7.03 – not as many options as compressor
I think it was installed by dvdsp3

[Rich Rubasch]

I also have the MPEG 2 export option in FCP5 with QT7.0.2. But i think the reason I still have it is that I hid my 6.5 Quicktime app when i installed QT7 and then dropped it back in the apps folder afterwords. Not sure if this is why I still have it, but I prefer it over doing the compressor route.

I have not been able to fix my Batch Monitor. Compressor is fine, but as soon as I submit the batch the batch window is empty but the batch is actually encoding. There is no way for me to see what is happening. I have even reinstalled the entire Pro Studio package and it didn’t fix it. Compressor is useless to me and I loathe the interface. I believe too many users defend the app, but it is one that I wish Apple would rewrite…

So for now I enjoy exporting straight to MPEG 2 from the timeline, but not everybody has it…and I don’t exactly know why I have it!

Rich Rubasch
Tilt Media