Export as MPEG2 Option In Quicktime Pro 7.1.2

In older versions of quicktime pro there was an option to 'export -> movie to mpeg2'.
I'm on an intel core duo imac, mac os 10.4.7, quicktime 7.1.2, with Final Cut Studio 5 and the latest updates installed.
I am under the impression that the necessary quicktime mpeg 2 encoder is part of the dvd studio pro 4 install.
What am I doing wrong? I'd like to have the mpeg2 export right out of quicktime pro...am I asking too much? Does Apple just want me to run Compressor for all of my mpeg2 needs?
My 'Library -> Quicktime' does not have any "mpeg2" compenents listed...which I would have assumed would be installed with the DVD studio pro install. I try to re-install just dvdsp, but nothing.
Thanks in advance!

Grant:
It's no longer included in the Studio and as far as I know, there is no way to get it as standalone.

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