Apple Final Cut Express 4 - Manual (Page 1047)

Chapter 68 Exporting Sequences for DVD 1047
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Using 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. iDVD automatically encodes the video and
audio sources to be DVD-compliant. The video is encoded as MPEG-2 video at a quality
controlled by a preference setting and the video length. The audio is encoded as an
uncompressed AIFF file.
For more information, see “ Exporting a QuickTime Movie for DVD Use ” on page 1047.
See the iDVD documentation for information on importing the movie and adding it to
your DVD.
Exporting a QuickTime Movie for DVD Use
This section explains the process for exporting your movie as a standard QuickTime file
for use in iDVD for creating a DVD.
To export a QuickTime movie for use in iDVD:
1 In Final Cut Express, choose File > Export > QuickTime Movie.
2 Configure settings in the Save dialog.
In most cases, you will leave the Setting pop-up menu at Current Settings and include
both audio and video. 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).
3 When you’re ready, click Save.
For more information, including detailed information on settings, see Chapter 66,
“
Exporting QuickTime Movies ,” on page 1013.