After you've edited your movie and put on your Chapter Markers, now you will encode
MPEG-2 file, which you will be able to import into DVD Studio Pro.

Using Compressor:

See Chapter 5 in The DVD Studio Pro for Macintosh OS/X: Visual QuickPro Guide for a
detailed description of this software.

Resources:
To access the Apple Service and Support webpage, go to:
http://www.apple.com/support

To access the Compressor support page, go to:
http://www.apple.com/support/compressor

To access the Compressor discussion page, go to:
http://discussions.info.apple.com/compressor

 

Compressor is an essential part of the video compression process. It makes compression
fast, efficient, and convenient, giving you more options in your choices of compression
presets, settings, and output formats.

With the ability to view and experience media content in many different ways (such as
on websites, CD-ROM discs, and DVDs), content authors need a quick and easy means
of converting their material so that it can be conveniently distributed to a variety of
playback devices.

Whether you want to create high-quality movie trailers that can be opened and viewed
over the web within seconds, or you just want to transfer a video clip to a CD or DVD,
you need to compress media files so that they fit into limited space and are readily
available for viewing. Compressor is a high-speed video and audio encoding tool that
provides an efficient way to convert content for any of these methods.

In addition to the variety of viewing methods, there are also a variety of output formats
to consider. You may need to compress the same media file into different output
formats just to accommodate different media players and uses. With Compressor, you
can select different output formats for use with the various distribution models.

The program Compressor ships with both DVDSP and FCP and uses the same encoding
engine as QuickTime Pro. However, it allows you to expand the settings and encode your
video files in batches with different settings. Compressor allows you to transcode
(encode) your files into the following settings: CD-ROM, MPEG-4, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, AIFF,
AC3, QuickTime format.

Exporting Directly from Final Cut Pro

Although Compressor is a standalone software program, you
can use it to convert sequences or clips to one or more file formats from
within other applications, such as Final Cut Pro.

This integration with Final Cut Pro and other applications makes transcoding (the
process of converting files from their original format into output files ready for
distribution in another format) faster and more convenient, and also saves hard disk
space by eliminating the need to export the media files before processing them. It
also leverages the video processing technology of the other applications to do much
of the work (therefore maximizing the quality of images that are encoded), and avoids
degradation that can occur from multiple compression and decompression steps.

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