iMovie export to MPEG2

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iMovie export to MPEG2

Simple question.

How do I export iMovie project to MPEG2?

Thats all I want to know.

Mac OS X (10.5.6)

Posted on Sep 16, 2010 2:47 PM

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Answer 1

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AppleMan1958

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Sep 16, 2010 8:07 PM in response to sirNemanjapro

iMovie will not export to MPEG2. I would suggest that you render in h.264 for best results, although you could also choose Apple Intermediate Codec or DV.

Use iDVD to encode the h.264 file as MPEG2.

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Answer 2

Sep 17, 2010 3:38 AM in response to AppleMan1958

So there is no direct export to MPEG-2? 😟 That is not good I guess.

I heard of this go-around between iMovie and iDVD. I will try it.

btw.
Is there possibility to buy an MPEG-2 encoder plugin for QuickTime or iMovie so I eventually could export files directly from iMovie in MPEG-2?

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Answer 3

Sep 17, 2010 4:36 AM in response to sirNemanjapro

sirNemanjapro wrote:
.. Is there possibility to buy an MPEG-2 encoder plugin for QuickTime or iMovie so I eventually could export files directly from iMovie in MPEG-2?

No.
mpeg2 as an export-option was never supported by Apple apps, due to no need for that (=mp2 is usually inside a .ts structure on videoDVD => authoring apps) ..

Compressor, part of the $$$$ FC/pro suite allows conversion to .mp2

what for you need a 'naked' mp2?

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Answer 4

Sep 18, 2010 7:10 AM in response to sirNemanjapro

Thank you for your help.

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