Exporting for ipod

Ok, so I have my film in FCP 5 and I want to export it for ipod and apple tv. I tried to use compressor, (first using the ipod setting) although when I brought it into itunes it did not keep the 16:9 setting, and the quality was extremely poor. What am I doing wrong? Anyone have any ideas?

It doesn't really matter how you export in FCP - you're still going to have to convert it using iTunes. Obviously you want to get the best quality you can going into iTunes, so I would suggest using Export>Quicktime Movie>Self-contained. Then, using the subsequently created file that has pristine quality, take it into iTunes and convert.
There might be a better way to do it, but that's the only way I know. I do know that the best quality you can get out of FCP is to export it as a Quicktime Movie. That's the first thing you want to do.
Have you checked in the iPod forum?
jesse.
p.s. Have you tried Compressor? It has settings for exporting to iPod. I haven't tried them, but that might be something to look into.
Message was edited by: Jesse Koepke

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