Formats: mpeg2 - wmv - mov

A client requests that I send him a 4 minute composite video in the following formats:

mpeg2
wmv
mov

Having never done this before I do not know the process for rendering the three formats.

Does it require a third party software or can it be achieved directly from FCP?

I am using Mac OS 10.5.6 and all footage is in the SD format.

Thanks for your assistance.

MPEG-2 and "mov" aren't formats; they're whole families of formats. You need a lot more specific information.

Compressor will generate whatever Quicktime format your client wants. It might generate your MPEG-2, depending on what your client needs.

I don't know anything about WMV; sorry.

The client probably needs a program stream mpeg2. The easiest way for me is to use mpegstreamclip (it's free). Just export a self-contained quicktime, drop it in mpegstreamclips and export an mpeg with MP2 audio.
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for a WMV get flip4mac (it's not free).

As far as an .mov you need to ask the client specifically what he needs and what it will be used for.

-Matt

OK...thought so...you can do a program stream MPEG-2 in Compressor as well...

Thanks guys. This is the information and leads that I need.

Gotta keep the client happy.

For WMV and MOV you can use DV Kitchen:

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If the client wants H.264 MOV (is this for the web?) DV Kitchen is the best in the world at that.

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