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Hi!

First post, btw

The last few days I've tried to export an edited video from Final Cut Express 4 to a descent quality movie, but have failed so many times that I'm about to throw the mac out the window!

All filming have been done with Panasonic GS400 in 16:9 format, it's all clipped together with some music, and it's total length is about 26minutes.

Now, here's the first problem. Whenever I try to export it, the size is either 300Mb and very poor quality, or 6GB and almost impossible to play, I guess it's too big to handle for the mac I have.

Then with the 6GB file, I've tried to compress it with another encoder, the quality is ok, but then there's a interlacing problem, showing vertical lines whenever there are fast movements. If I try to put a de-interlacing filter (in VLC), the picture gets even more disturbed.

So, here is my goals. An export setting that makes the movie around 1GB and with good enough quality to watch it on a "normal" TV (widescreen), and to solve the interlacing problem. (Like the normal Xvid, DivX, H.264 movies you can find everywhere)

If I'm not clear enough, or there are some information missing to achieve my goal, just ask and I'll answer

Thank you!