Hi,

How do it get it solved in CFX Post?

buying software is out of the question,they won't allow that in college.

then why is there a mpeg option in CFX?

when it cannot create one properly?

It works fine here. Be sure to have the correct codec installed before viewing the files. I think the MPEG format is MPEG-II, which is the same used on DVD's. Otherwise you can use virtualdub to convert it to an other format.

CFX-Post works fine with me either. Suppose that you're working whithin a resolution of 1280x1024. I suppose that the main window of Post is maximized. If you also maximize your Viewer window you'll have, at least, a picture with about 900x800. I'm sure that in this resolution you won't be able to see your mpegs using the microsoft media player. Reduce the Viewer window and you won't get this problem anymore.
However if your problem is in the mpeg generation I'll suggest you to take a look on the tutorial provided by CFX-5.

Regards, cfd guy