Apple Final Cut Express HD - Manual (Page 977)

Chapter 69 Exporting Sequences for DVD 977
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Exporting QuickTime Movies for iDVD
iDVD only imports standard QuickTime movies as video sources. This means that if you
intend to use iDVD as your DVD authoring application, you only need to export a
QuickTime movie from Final Cut Express HD. iDVD automatically encodes the video and
audio sources to be DVD-compliant. The video is encoded as MPEG-2 at a quality
controlled by a preference setting and the video length. The audio is encoded as
uncompressed AIFF.
To export a QuickTime movie for use in iDVD:
1 In Final Cut Express HD, choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie.
2 Configure the Save dialog as desired.
In most cases, you will leave the Include pop-up menu set to Audio and Video. If you
have created any markers, choose DVD Studio Pro Markers in the Markers pop-up
menu. iDVD can use either self-contained or reference movies, allowing you to decide
whether to make the movie self-contained based on other requirements (disk space
and so on).
For more information, including detailed information on settings, see Chapter 72,
“
Exporting QuickTime-Compatible Files ,” on page 995.
3 When you’re ready, click Save.
See the iDVD documentation for information on importing the movie and adding it
to your DVD.