Use QuickTime Pro to compress iMovie projects
Dec 27, '03 05:03:00PM • Contributed by: schneb
When your final masterpiece has been completed in iMovie and you wish to compress it for posting, do not use iMovie to do this, use QuickTime Pro instead. For some reason, QuickTime Pro does a much better compression job. Do this by exporting your final-edit movie using the Custom selection, and choose the DV Stream codec. This is good for two reasons. First, it exports quickly because it is the native format of iMovie. Second, it is a great way to back up your movie in case your iMovie file becomes corrupt.
Now take this new DV Stream movie and open it in Quicktime Pro, export and choose your codec and size output.
[robg adds: I can't confirm this one at the moment -- if anyone has any comments regarding why (or even if!) this works, please post them...]
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