Creating mpeg2 file from a quicktime file

I have a laptop with quicktime 7.1.1 pro and I can export to mpeg2. My new G5 with quicktime 7.1.2 pro no longer has that option. I've been all over the internet trying puchase a 3rd party conversion software. Since apple compressor does not embed the audio into the mpeg file. it seperates video from audio.
I've tried mpeg Streamclip, mccoder from main concept to no avail.
Is there any hope?

I am not sure he ends up with an .mpg file in approved MPEG format with this method, succinct as it is. Also your directions starting with a VOB mean he is starting with an already compliant MPEG2 file in which case he can just edit in Streamclip and save it as an MPEG file.
There is a solution however - use Toast.
Add just about ANY format of video to the Toast video tab -on the left you are selecting make DVD Video. Toast will tell you if you have some oddball codec it will choke on. QT is fine.
In preferences you should also select the option to only manually delete coverted items (e.g. MPEG assets). MOre later.
Make a DVD with even one file, select a bit rate in the 5Mb/s and up range. Use CBR or VBR.
Save the .disc file then select save as disk image, which makes a .toast file that Toast will mount as a DVD. Mount that and rip the VOB to the desktop - you can rename that to filename.mpeg as it is an MPEG2 file and open in MPEG Streamclip to trim etc., and resave as an MPEG as well.
In the Roxio Converted Items folder you will have an M2V and .ac3 audio file of the converted clip which come in handy as well should you need them.

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