From Quicktime to MPEG 1 ?

I need to convert a quicktime-compatible movie to a bog-standard mpeg 1 format. What's the best way of going about this task, can anyone help?
Cheers, B

Toast 7, use the make VCD setting. The converted VCD files in Roxio Converted Items folder ( set preferences not to delete them) are demuxed MPEG 1 audio and video files. You can try to remux them but it is easier to rename the AVSEQ##.DAT files (the ones on the VCD) to something .mpg as they are in fact MPEG-1 files.
Then edit /trim and re-export to MPEG with Streamclip.
If you use the make a disk image function in Toast you don't even waste a CD .

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