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Going from Final Cut Pro to DVD Studio Pro using Compressor is the workflow that gets
the best results with Final Cut Studio.
Once your project is complete in Final Cut Pro, export a Quicktime reference movie.
By reference I refer to unchecking the Make movie self contained box, and exporting the
Movie.
I like creating a reference movie anyway, because it gives me a copy of my project that
is easy to access, but doesn't take up much space on my hard drive.
After creating the Quicktime, open it with Compressor, and choose an appropriate Mpeg2
& AC3 preset, or create your own. A safe bet is to use the DVD Best quality 90 minute
setting.
You can use a higher encode bitrate, but the chance of playback issues on lesser machines
also increases.
The next step is to choose where Compressor will put the new files. If you leave it as
Source, Compressor will place the file in the same location the Quicktime movie came
from, or you can go into the destinations, and choose a different destination.
To wrap up in Compressor select submit, and then submit again, and wait for the file to
process.
Once Compressor has finished, collect the audio and the video files, and simply bring
them right into a track in DVD Studio Pro, then delete the menu, and set the Track to
be the first play.
The only step left is to output. Choose Build/ Format, and you will able to name your disc
before selecting Bulid and Burn to actually start the output. That's it, simple right?
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