FotoMagico to FCP

Hi everybody,
Please can any FotoMagico user tell me what export presets they use in FotoMagico for use in FCP.
I currently have FotoMagico Express edition and use the export to DVD preset. However, when importing to FCP the quality is really poor. I have achieved much better results key framing in FCP but it takes me forever and doesn't ease in or out as smoothly.
I really appreciate how easy to use Fotomagico is in comparison and am now wondering if upgrading to Pro would make any difference to the quality.
Many thanks.

Hi David, thanks for the reply.
I am a real novice when it comes to all of this. I have Express but I'm afraid I don't see the 'export to QT and MPEG4' feature.
Before buying Express, I checked the Express vs Pro comparison page which clearly states that Express does export to both QT and MPEG4 as a separate preset. I was really disappointed then when I bought Express and discovered the only presets available for export are:
Standalone Player
DVD
Web Movie
YouTube video
iPod Movie
iPhone Movie
AppleTV Movie
Screen Saver.
Within these presets there is very little if any customization.
Up until now I have selected DVD and imported the resulting dv file into FCP but the quality is very poor and I'm wondering if Pro would be any different.
Thanks again.
Best wishes.

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If I need to edit the content, I just go back to the project file, make the edit, and export.
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Hi David, thanks for the reply.
I am a real novice when it comes to all of this. I have Express but I'm afraid I don't see the 'export to QT and MPEG4' feature.
Before buying Express, I checked the Express vs Pro comparison page which clearly states that Express does export to both QT and MPEG4 as a separate preset. I was really disappointed then when I bought Express and discovered the only presets available for export are:
Standalone Player
DVD
Web Movie
YouTube video
iPod Movie
iPhone Movie
AppleTV Movie
Screen Saver.
Within these presets there is very little if any customization.
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Thanks again.
Best wishes.

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