MPEG-2 with audio

Is there a way to export an mpeg-2 file with audio?
Thank you for any help.

You can try Compressor3.03, in the inspector window, click extras tab and check the Mutiplexed Mpeg-1/Layer 2 Audio, select "Program stream".

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    I am not familiar enough with the different streams to give you a breakdown of what they all mean, but I have encountered similar issues. The .m2t file will play on systems that recognize the format, unforunately the Mac doesn't seem to recognize it natively (and yet it created it!!) The .mpg is probably what you are looking for but I remember having problems building it in Compressor 2 so you might want to consider the upgrade. Worth it for Compressor alone in our shop!
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    I have a 2 minute HD 720p sequence created in FCP. I'm supposed to convert it into an MPEG 2 File with audio, NTSC 4:3 Letterboxed and no bigger than 45MB.
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    What are you going to use your MPEG-2 file for?
    If you want an MPEG-2 .mpeg file with both video and audio, you need to make an MPEG-2 Program Stream. Exactly what did you do earlier when making m2v with audio earlier? Maybe you included the an audio preset too, from the DVD presets folder? That is the way you do it if you want to author your DVD using DVD Studio Pro. Then you want a separate video and audio file, to bring into DVD Studio Pro.
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    Message was edited by: Mikey M.

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