[MacDV] Re: Various newbie questions

[Steven Rogers]

On Friday, December 27, 2002, at 10:09 PM, Paul Russell wrote:

>>
>>>  Is there a "how to" or FAQ somewhere that explains how to make a VCD
>>
>> http://www.vcdhelp.com/
>>
>
> OK - I've been browsing this site and trying to make sense of the 
> process for creating a VCD. Unfortunately most of the information 
> relates to PC users. Some questions:
>
> 1) How do I get from iMovie to MPEG ? I thought that when I'd spent my 
> $ and upgraded to QT Pro I would just be able to select MPEG 1 or 2 
> when I do an export to QuickTime from iMovie, but the only options 
> seem to be Motion JPEG A or B and MPEG 4. I think I'm right in saying 
> that I need MPEG 1 for VCD or MPEG 2 for SVCD - is that right ?
>
> 2) Do I need to export from iMovie in some other format and then use 
> some sort of conversion program to get to MPEG ?

I'm not sure about that one - there is an MPEG plug-in for QT which I 
know plays MPEG2, but I don't know if it supports export of those 
formats.

> 3) How can I get rid of a nasty border around my movie which is an 
> artefact from the Dazzle Hollywood (black border on top and left/right 
> edges and shimmering border on bottom edge, all about 4 pixels 
> high/wide) ?

You won't be able to see it on a TV because TVs cut the borders off. 
Sometimes that's a feature, but most of the time its just annoying.

SR