Easy Setup

Hello,
I'm trying to figure out which easy setup format to choose. I initially had a dvd with vhs footage. Via Toast I converted it to an mpeg-4 format(640x480). 29.97 fps. In the drop down list I don't see mpeg as an option. I've been constantly rendering the clips. Fun!
Thanks for your help
Cue

Hello, and welcome to the Apple Discussion forums.
You need to convert the DVD video to QuickTime using either +Apple DV/DVCPRO NTSC+ or +Apple Intermediate Codec+ compression. I do not believe Toast can do that. And in any event MPEG4 is not the right kind of video to edit in FCE.
Most people in this forum use MPEG Streamclip (free) to convert DVD video for editing in FCE. (Note: you will also need the QuickTime MPEG2 Component if you do not already have it on your Mac. $20, downloadable from the Apple Online Store.)
With footage that was originally VHS, you probably have standard 4:3 aspect ratio video (ie, not widescreen), in which case +QuickTime - Apple DV/DVCPRO NTSC+ would be the proper conversion in MPEG Streamclip. In FCE you would use the +DV NTSC+ easy setup for this video.

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