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No MPEG2 export in default iMovie/QTPro
There was great information in this article but contrary to the author's assertion that iMovie 3 is perfectly willing to let me export as MPEG2 from the application itself I do not find that iMovie 3 has the option to export to MPEG-2 (or MPEG-1 for that matter). I suspect that the author has some QuickTime plugin to do the MPEG-2 export. Maybe this comes with iDVD? I have a vanilla installation of iMovie3(free) and QuickTime Pro 6.1 ($30). iMovie 3 can export to MPEG4 using the Expert Quicktime Export feature described by the author. While MPEG4 is a convenient way to export a near VHS quality QuickTime readable file that fits onto a CD, it is not useful for a VCD or a SVCD. Don't loose heart though. The fine program ffmpegX with its associated programs (mpeg2enc et al.) can do all of the work to make either a VCD or a SVCD directly from the .mov file that is in your iMovie3 project folder. As far as I know, you need Toast or a similar program to actually burn the VCD or SVCD format from the .bin/.cue or XA .img files created by ffmpegX. I would love to hear of a technique that uses DiskCopy to burn the image to CD-R. So far I have only experience making VCDs. As I write this I am using ffmpegX to make my first SVCD (time estimate ~4hrs on my hardware). My setup is a
Sorry, should have said: it is a QT Plug In
I exported to MPEG2 with the QuickTime Export Component (/System/Library/QuickTime/QTMPEGExport.component). This is a plug in that is installed when you buy DVD Studio Pro.
Plan B, as you point out, would be to use ffMpegX to do the mpeg2 encoding. ffMpegX is slower than the apple plugin, but may produce better picture quality and gives more options. Also, it's getting pretty close to one-click functionality when you use the presets.
Plan C is to use the BitVice encoder, which is a standalone MPEG2 encoder. This one's a commercial product, though.
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Your setup is quite similar to mine: |
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