How do I split a clip in iMovie 09?

"+From Streamclip, I usually export as Apple Intermediate Codec+."

I don't see this option for export under the "FIle" menu, nor do I see under the "Export to other Format?

Lee

In Streamclip, select File/Export Using QuickTime. Apple Intermediate Codec is an option there.

You still need iMovie to edit. Once you have created your clips in MPEG Streamclip, do a FILE/IMPORT/From File in imovie ti bring them in.

Once they are in iMovie - I don't understand what I would need to do besides send it to iDVD or Toast. What am I missing?

iMovie is an editor. MPEG Streamclip works on one clip at a time. Toast is not an editor. You can do gross level edits in EyeTV such as chopping out commercials, but you cannot easily move clips around or change the order, add titles, photos, music, etc.

I don't plan on editing anything beyond splitting up the initial imported eyetv file into a series of dv/aic clips - no music, photos, animations, etc.

The final product I'm looking for is a DVD with a simple menu that shows a pic for each clip, and a long term solution to store the DVD image as an iso.

I think I can get to the point where I've imported the video through EyeTV, and chop the file into a series of clips either using EyeTV or Streamclip, but after that I get confused as what to do in iMovie and iDVD/Toast.

Thx for the support

Not being able to rapidly split imports from old tapes is a pain. Something light the Beat marks would be wonderful.

I'm using FCP to capture DV, then quickly make a ton of sub-clips. These I batch export using Photo-JPEG. (I've changed my mind on converting DV to Motion-JPEG as Photo-JPEG works better.)

I'm using FCP to capture DV

FCP works, but editing DV clips with iMovie 06 is so easy it's almost 'Brainless' and no need for other software.

iMovie 09 uses 'single field processing' meaning every other horizontal line of the video is thrown out, which reduces the sharpness of the footage. iMovie 06 uses ALL of the image to form the video.

Your primary workflow is editing DV clips and making DVDs, so iMovie 06 is better suited. Your movie will arrive at iDVD in DV format, which is an ideal match for making a DVD: same resolution, same pixels aspect ratio, and original quality. If you share your movie from iMovie 09, it gets re-rendered at 640x480 or less, and then iDVD upscales it back to 720x480. The end result is obviously not as good.

iMovie 06 and iDVD 09 is a "lossless" combination.

"+iMovie 09 uses 'single field processing' meaning every other horizontal line of the video is thrown out, which reduces the sharpness of the footage. iMovie 06 uses ALL of the image to form the video.+"

Is this documented somewhere?

TIA for your help.

Lee

The quality problems with iMovie 08/09 are well-known.

Just Google; iMovie "single field processing"

From PC World review. "The way iMovie '09 handles video internally is mostly unchanged from the previous version (iMovie 08): interlaced DV and HDV footage use single-field processing to improve performance, which means iMovie is throwing out every other horizontal line of information."

"Apple has deliberately made a tradeoff between performance and image quality for some footage."

http://www.ecoustics.com/pcw/reviews/159090

I like to use iMovie 09 to share simple videos on the Internet. But for DVD's many find iMovie 06 far superior. I also like the 'Final Cut' like Timeline of iMovie 06.

I use both iMovie 09 and iMovie 06. But when I need better quality I use iMovie 06.

Thank you for your reply, and the link. Interesting read. 😟

Lee

"FCP works, but editing DV clips with iMovie 06 is so easy it's almost 'Brainless' and no need for other software.

iMovie 09 uses 'single field processing' meaning every other horizontal line of the video is thrown out, which reduces the sharpness of the footage. iMovie 06 uses ALL of the image to form the video."

Since iM 06 was never a very good editing program and is now both obsolete and unsupported -- talking about it as a SOLUTION is a waste of time. Why go backwards? (I keep wondering why those who don't use iM09 spend so much time trolling iM09 postings.)

As has been posted many times, there is a process by which the "single-field" processing of iM 09 can be overcome. This also allows ALL FX to be used. And, with the correct export procedure, DVDs with great quality can be burned.

In any case, iM 06 isn't going to help with old movies (VHS, SVHS, Video8, Hi8, etc.) that were recorded to DV without breaks. FCP has a powerful function to very rapidly break an hour into sub-clips. (Don't know if FCE can do this.)

PS: You CAN rapidly use a keystroke to split long clips in a Project. Then delete the unwanted.

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Thanks,
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I use, _and like_ both iMovie 09 and 06. Depending on what I'm trying to do, each has its strengths. Which version of iMovie I use depends on what I want to do. For me, Want a DVD, use iMovie 06. Want YouTube, use iMovie 09.

Since iM 06 was never a very good editing program

Many users and professional reviewers would disagree, some would argue that iMovie 06 was the best video editor Apple ever made for the non professional.

and is now both obsolete

iMovie 06 works perfectly with my newer Mac Pro, iDVD 09 and the latest Mac OS. When iLife 09 is installed, all of the old iLife applications are automatically deleted EXCEPT iMovie 06, because Apple WANTS you to have it.

and unsupported

With the exception of telephone support, iMovie 06 is still supported to the same level as the other iLife 09 Apps are. All new Mac OS releases are tested for compatibility with iMovie 06. This is done because of the large number of people using the program.

Why go backwards? (I keep wondering why those who don't use iM09 spend so much time trolling iM09 postings.)

I do use iMovie 09, I find iMovie 09 to be a wonderful program assuming that you're using it for what it was designed to do, assemble simple videos to share on the Internet.

As has been posted many times, there is a process by which the "single-field" processing of iM 09 can be overcome. This also allows ALL FX to be used. And, with the correct export procedure, DVDs with great quality can be burned.

I have spent many hours trying (and re-trying) all the iMovie 09 quality "work arounds" but my DVDs never look as good as when I use iMovie 06 with iDVD 09. With iMovie 06 you don't have to "work around" anything, you alway get a _lossless result_, with very little effort.

FCP has a powerful function to very rapidly break an hour into sub-clips

Very true, however FCP has a steep learning curve and is often more than the typical user needs. FCP can do it all.

In any case, iM 06 isn't going to help with old movies (VHS, SVHS, Video8, Hi8, etc.) that were recorded to DV without breaks.

I do this all the time, ONE keystroke or mouse click. Using the Timeline, Command T "Split Clip at Playhead", (with mouse) Go to Split Video Clip at Playhead in the Edit menu. iMovie 06 is perfect for importing DV video with or without breaks.

If you are happy with the quality of iMovie 09 then continue to use it. 🙂

I use both iMovie 09 and iMovie 06. But when I need better quality I use iMovie 06.

I'm glad using two NLEs works for you.

But, given the number of posts that appear here where the poster either has no idea HOW to do something with iM09 or is having problems doing something -- I think it's fair to say many, if not most, people have a problem learning even one NLE let alone learning two NLEs.

It seems far easier to learn the NLE that Apple "will go into the future with" than solve an iM09 problem by using a TOTALLY different NLE.

Moreover, the use of DV is temporary. Once we've edited our old DV footage -- or DV tapes holding VHS, Video8, SVHS, Hi8, and Digital 8 -- we'll never use DV again. Thus, using a "workaround" for DV while we continue to edit the HD we are shooting now seems reasonable. In fact, iM09 seems especially good for quickly editing our old stuff.

I suspect that given the quality of VHS one shot in the `80s and the Hi8 one shot in the `90s -- that the actual quality when you view the DVDs burned from iM09+iDVD on ones HDTV will be no different than those one burned using iM06+iDVD.