[Ari Feldman]

Yea, I still notice things like that on rare occasions. There are a few wrinkles that still haven’t been ironed out even in FCP 7, but they’re harmless.

They remind me of times gone by 🙂

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

Yikes, that one slipped RIGHT by me!

Thanks for setting me straight Andy.

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

I think you’re going to have to make a custom mpeg 2 setting.

In the upper righthand corner of the Settings window is a button with a Plus Sign (+) and a downward facing arrow.

That is the button to create a custom setting.

Click it, select mpeg 2, go just to the right in the Inspector window and have at it!

The Compressor Manual is your friend.

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

It depends on which version of Final Cut Pro you are working with. We used to be able to export an mpeg 2 right from FCP, but I don’t think the program has had that function for a few years.

The current manual doesn’t list mpeg 2 as an export option for quicktime conversion.

Compressor comes with Final Cut Studio. If you have the discs I suggest you install compressor.
It’s really simple once you get the hang of it.

Here’s a post from 2006 from someone with a similar issue:
https://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/8/908315

Someone triple check me on this. David Roth Weiss are you out there???

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

I think you’re better off using Compressor. It’s a good interface for specific conversions like this.

In Compressor you can make a setting to fit your exact compression specs and use it whenever you want without having to recreate it.

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

You beat me to the punch, Shane. I was just about to post this:

https://forums.creativecow.net/faq/applefinalcutpro#47

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

Do you want this to be a playable DVD or do you just want to use the DVD to store the Quicktimes?

If you want the former, send it to Compressor and make the mpeg 2 for the DVD

If you want the latter, export it through Quicktime Conversion as a H.264.

Of course that all depends on what you want the FINAL PRODUCT to be.

Cheers,

Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

If you right click (control click) on those red boxes a menu will appear with choices to “Move into Sync” or “Slip into Sync.” Try “Move into Sync” and see if that works.

The FCP manuel does explain this in a section called Getting Clip Items Back in Sync which is under the larger heading of Linking and Editing Video and Audio in Sync.

https://documentation.apple.com/en/finalcutpro/usermanual/

p.s.
An old man once told me “you’re as old as you think you are.” He was drunk, but I think there’s some truth to that.

Ari Feldman
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

“Even when I unlink and link again, the video separates from the audio when moved along the timeline.”

Does that mean you linked and unlinked the actual clips (command-L) or turned Linked Selection on and off (shift-L or the button next to Snapping on the timeline)?

Ari Feldman
Apple Certified Trainer

[Ari Feldman]

There is a group of 5 buttons at the bottom left corner of the timeline. The 5th button from the left is the Timeline Layout Popup menu. Select it and click on Show Audio Waveforms.

or

The keyboard shortcut is Command Option W.

Ari Feldman
Apple Certified Trainer