Export to DVDSP4 from FCE 3.5?

Hi All,
I'm using FCE 3.5. I'd like to export a short segment to DVD SP4 in the same way that I can export from motion (and can later edit) so I can edit withiut disrupting the structure of my Dvd project. Any ideas?

That's not possible. You can't do that with FCP either. When you export you're sending a QT file of some sort not a project file the way you can a Motion project. That's only possible with a Motion or a LiveType project.

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