Hey All,
I'm a commercial producer in Gainesville, FL for the CBS/MNT/NBC affiliate. Just today my GM and Engineer stopped in my office and informed me that we would have the ability to begin to air 1080 quality video, for in-house promos, commercials and shows.

My engine, assuming I have a good grasp on everything he knows asked me if I can output MPEG-2 finished spots. In the past, I've not needed to. With FCP 5 and Compressor 2 I can edit HD footage and output a lot of ways (including MPEG-4, which I'm told is not good for broadcast). Can anyone steer me in the right direction or do I simply need to update to the newest version of Compressor, which my GM doesn't want to hear.

Thanks for any help!

You would need the latest version of FCP or you will have problems . I do consulting for NBC
in wpb fl . It took me two years to convince them to upgrade their editing computers . So sad that all stations are like this . Including your stubborn GM lol jus kidding


Doug tessler senior editor consultant Apple computer

Compressor does have MPEG-2. I'm just a retard. Nevermind.

Matt,
Considering that a software upgrade to the latest version of Final Cut Studio is not a significant amount of money for a Tv Station of even the smallest markets then I would think your GM is being penny wise pound foolish if that is all you needed to output Mpeg 2. On the other hand you might need to buy a new computer and harddrives and monitors eventually which could really become a noticeable line item.