from FCP to DVD

is it really needed to go thru Compressor?
I have always (3 projects so far) burn my projects from FCP --> iDVD without Compressor

thanks

Last I checked, you can't use Compressor if you're using iDVD. iDVD accepts QuickTime movies, not MPEG-2s from Compressor. Unless, of course, I'm way behind in iDVD specs, which is entirely possible considering I hate that program.


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I don't use iDVD, nor do I know anybody who ever has, but I think Derek's right. Compressor is not part of that workflow.

The standard way of putting together screener DVDs or whatever is to export a Quicktime master, run it through Compressor, then drop it into DVD Studio Pro. Why three steps? Because in a production environment these three steps are carried out on no fewer than two and often three different systems, by a minimum of two different people.