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Author: Topic: Please Help
KennyBoy1
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Posted: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 04:38PM
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Ok guys, I'm Kenny and a newbie to FCP3. Can anyone tell me if I need Quick time pro if I eventually finish a FCP project and want to burn it to a DVD disk using i-dvd ?? I'm using OSX 10.2.8,FCP3 and i DVD.
Can I get MPEG 2 comp with quicktime 6.5.1 or do need to go pro??

please help if anyone knows

cheers Kenny
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RickYoung
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Posted: Sun, 04 Jul 2004 07:24PM
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KennyBoy1,


Final Cut Pro 3 comes with QuickTime Pro. That's assuming it's a legitamate copy.

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chris.roberts
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Posted: Mon, 05 Jul 2004 08:55AM
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KennyBoy1,
You don't actually need QT Pro to use FCP. Apple just seems to bundle it together with FCP as a "pro" package. You will be able to do everything you need export-wise via FCP 3. Handy if, for example, you want to unlock the potential of Qt Pro on another system to that running FC...
You will not be able to get the QT MPEG2 component unless you 1) pay for it or 2) have either FCP4 or DVD SP which ship with Compressor. I'm not sure if you have to unlock QT Pro to use the component, but you will have an unlock key anyway.
In answer to the question of burning disks with iDVD, you don't need either QT pro or MPEG2 component. Simply export from FCP3 as a Quicktime Reference movie, drag into iDVD and let iDVD do all the work for you.
Hope this helps
Chris
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