SVCD help needed with imovie, idvd, etc

[ruggerjvd]

Frankly I figured making a movie would be easier than this on the mac, but….

I have compiled a movie I took from my camcorder using imovie. I followed the various instructions here to try to make an SVCD. However, when I try to export from imovie3, using the idvd settings, it says imovie3 automatically exports to idvd, or something like that, so I never see the file. Where is it? What do I import to QT pro to manipulate further?

thanks

[tdogg4ya]

quicktime doesn't allow you to encode in mpeg-2. Even mpeg-2 plug-in for quicktime that apple sells is only a decoder, so you couldn't export as that. I would try ffmpegX to try and encode a mpeg-2 from a mpeg-1. I just usually do it on my pc, alot better tools for video conversion on pc. Then I just burn on mac. hehe

[galactica]

quicktime doesn't allow you to encode in mpeg-2. Even mpeg-2 plug-in for quicktime that apple sells is only a decoder, so you couldn't export as that. I would try ffmpegX to try and encode a mpeg-2 from a mpeg-1.

Not true. if you have DVD STUDIO PRO, there is a quicktime mpeg2 export. Its true the mpeg2 plug in is just for mpeg2 viewing, but there is also a mpeg2 export thats couple with DVD STUDIO PRO install.

I just usually do it on my pc, alot better tools for video conversion on pc. Then I just burn on mac. hehe

Intersting, even with all the "video conversion tools" for osx you still do your work on a PC??

[galactica]

Frankly I figured making a movie would be easier than this on the mac, but….

I have compiled a movie I took from my camcorder using imovie. I followed the various instructions here to try to make an SVCD. However, when I try to export from imovie3, using the idvd settings, it says imovie3 automatically exports to idvd, or something like that, so I never see the file. Where is it? What do I import to QT pro to manipulate further?

thanks

when it exports to iDVD, does it open iDVD? you should see the video in there, and depending on your setup, you can burn directly from iDVD as a DVD.

Now if you dont have a dvd burner, iDVD isnt going to open up. Therefore you wont see the expoert to iDVD.