FotoMagico Codec For FCP

Hey Y'all,
I have been reading the boards about Slideshows and it seems that many recommend FotoMagico.
I played with it for a few hours and decided it was pretty good and now I have purchased it.
My question is, what timeline preset should I use for the best quality, if I will be compressing it and sending it to DVD?
Thank you so much for any help.
Susan

If I remember correctly, ProRes422 (LT), aka ProRes LT, was introduced with FCP7.
If you are running FCP6, the best choice is regular ol' ProRes422 - not ProRes (HQ)
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no, at least not last time I looked.
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http://www.avid.com/content/7952/Avid%20CodecsLE120Macpkg.zip
sme tips quoted from http://dvinfo.net/conf/archive/index.php/t-78006.html
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Hi sir im using fcp 7 for video editing in i mac, how can i edit mts files in fcp 7 without log n transfer, is their solution for fcp 7?

>No, you are not right.
Going to question the biggest contributor to this forum? (Yes, my ego is talking). OK then...
>Install the QT-Plugin, restart your Mac and you will be able to import and use .mts files in FCP 7.
Sure...yes, that makes it POSSIBLE to read the files natively in FCP...if they come from a Panasonic camera. BUT...just try working with those files. Right away the system won't be nearly as responsive as it would if they were ProRes. First...there are no sequence settings for that format...so you'll have to use ProRes and have a green render bar. BUT, that's no big deal. The big deal is trying to work with the AVCHD format, which is VERY processor intensive...inside an application that doesn't like to work with much outside of the FCP editing codecs.
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