FCP Mpeg-2 program stream

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I use Final Cut Studio v2.
I need to output to a Mpeg-2 program stream tha tis viewable on a PC
I can output and play a mpeg without audio on a PC, but when I try to output with audio, it stutters horribly on the PC. (I use compressor to make the mpegs)
I think it may be the audio.
How can i fix this? I've read that I should convert the audio to a mp3 then mux it.
The problem is that I have NO IDEA how to do this!
What program (hopefully free) can I do this with??
step by step directions would be awesome
Many thanks

There are several different kinds of Mpeg-2 files. Sounds like you've been creating the one normally used for making DVDs. DVDs require "elemental" streams. That means the audio and video are separate streams, files. So it's doing exactly what you're asking it to do. I imagine you're choosing one of the DVD presents.
What you need to do is switch to a "program" stream preset if you want the audio combined with the video, assuming, of course, that you're not trying to make a DVD in DVD SP which would be counter productive.

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I made a sequece of 33 minutes on FCP. Main goal was to export the movie, just to view on my iMac. I have tested just about everything that the Compressor offers. At the end it appears that MPEG-2 Program Stream did a good job. I wonder why (almost) always is adviced to make a stand alone movie via Quicktime Movie or Quicktime Conversion. The videoquality is not better than Program Stream. Of course I also did the Quicktime conversion. Good result, but round the edges of moving objects sharp horizontal lines show up. I know that deinterlace can deminish this problem (jus a little bit). Downside is also that the filesize increases dramaticly.
The 33 minutes long movie made with MPEG-2 Program Stream was almost one third of the size of the Quicktime conversion movie. Considering that there is not much difference between the two concerning videoquality, I wonder why this kind of export is hardly adviced. Watching the Program Stream movie is also more pleasant to view, because the earlier mentioned horizontal lines are absent here.
I would like to know your opinion. Do you also have good experiences with Program Stream? Or maybe there are still other options than Quicktime that offer more or less the same qualitry that Program Stream gives?
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If you are only going to watch this on a computer I would de-interlace your footage. I don't usually make MTS mpg files unless they are requested. These usually are requested because they are playing back from a particular system that prefers MTS.
This is what we usually do to for playback:
export a quicktime movie of your sequence
-due to your length I would uncheck make self-contained(lower-left of the export window)
I prefer Compressor over QT for creating some files because Compressor will give me a better idea of what my exported file size will be(mostly based on data rate) and there are more controls for de-interlacing etc.
I would do tests with one minute of the most complex part of the video. When you get this to look good you will then be able to figure out how big your full video will be and determine what works best for you.
Turning on frame controls on(settings inspector window-under description line/3rd box from the left) in Compressor is a good place to start.
Set output fields to progressive. Start with everything else in default. If you are still having issues you can change settings to better or best but know that this will increase your render times greatly.

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50MB constant bitrate? I hope you meant 50 Mbps... hehe. Hmmm... 29 Mbps seems to be max, using Compressor.
To get a constant bit rate (CBR), choose One Pass CBR under the Quality tab in the Inspector.
I am not sure if Compressor can do I-Frame only, but it can give you an IP GOP structure. Setting the GOP Structure to IP, and the GOP Size to the lowest possible gives you the best possible quality, but also the largest file size.
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To make an MPEG-2 Program Stream, you need to use MPEG Streamclip (freeware).
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The title says it all, so I need to know am I able to export video from Premiere Pro CS5.5 in MPEG-2 Program Stream format?
I'm working on a ad spot for local tv channel and they only accept this format. Any help is appreciated!
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No, I don't. I'm not an expert what comes to details on all the different video formats, but I'm quite sure that Transport Stream or TS and Program Strean (PS) are two different things.
Currently I see four options in PR Pro when exporting MPEG-2 and choosing the multiplexing method: MPEG2, DVD, TS and None. Basically, I know that the three last choices are not what I'm looking for, but I'm not sure is the first one (MPEG) same as Program Stream. Or maybe I need to install a whole different codec...? Very confusing.

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stereo
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I use Final Cut Studio v2.
I need to output to a Mpeg-2 program stream tha tis viewable on a PC
I can output and play a mpeg without audio on a PC, but when I try to output with audio, it stutters horribly on the PC. (I use compressor to make the mpegs)
I think it may be the audio.
How can i fix this? I've read that I should convert the audio to a mp3 then mux it.
The problem is that I have NO IDEA how to do this!
What program (hopefully free) can I do this with??
step by step directions would be awesome
Many thanks

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I have Final Cut Studio 2 and have tried pretty much every possible compression configuration, but the sound seems to be stuttery or cut in and out. The server requires one of these file types: mpg, mpeg, vob, m2p, m2v, or mp2 and the video and audio must be contained in the same file. I have tried transport streams, program streams, and elementary streams which I tried to mux with MPEG Streamclip unsuccessfully. I wanted full HD res, but I decided to drop the size to NTSC because I thought maybe this was the problem and it still didn't work. Compressor's MPEG-1 setting looked terrible, but the audio played fine. Does the bit rate need to be changed?
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http://www.sictv.org/storage/LEIGHTRONIX_Tutorial_CreatingMPEG2_w.PremierCS4.pdf
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http://forums.adobe.com/message/4362715#4362715
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What are your sequence settings?
Are the source files that you are editing with in Final Cut muxed mpg files?
Final Cut has issues when you try to edit with H264 and MPG-2 files.
It can work but it can also create problems and is not recommended by Apple. I would convert these muxed files to ProRes 422 or if you don't have that try DVCPro50.
I have better luck with compression when I export a reference or self-contained QT(not Quicktime conversion) of my sequence to the desktop and then try using that in Compressor as opposed to sharing or using Final Cut to send files to Compressor. This is supposed to work well but I have had mixed results. Exporting my sequence always yields good results.

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