Transport with AC3 Possible

Not well versed in Compressor. First attempts have yielded no success in building a Transport Stream Mpeg2 file with AC3 audio. Can someone detail how I achieve this?
Seth

MPEG Streamclip has no option at all for MPEG2 output...
In case, I didn't give enough information:
I have Quicktime Files (and other file types).
Need to Create MPEG2 Transport Files that have AC3 Audio.
Compressor Can do MPEG2 TS Files but won't let me change audio from mpg to AC3.
StreamClip Can read QT Files but cannot export MPEG2 Files at all.
HandBrake Can Read MP4 Files but cannot export MPEG2 Files at all.
Trying Episode Encoder Trial to see if it does it.

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