file size and movie stills question

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file size and movie stills question

how do I compress movies that have the extension: .iMovieProject to very very small file size ? Do I have to have QuickTime Pro ? MyMovieProject file is 1 Gig. Also do I have to have QuickTime Pro to save movie stills from the imovieProject file? I am able to save them onto desktop, but they do not seem to go into iphoto??? THANKS a billion.

Vincent

PowerBookG4 no dvd burner, Mac OS X (10.4)

Posted on Jan 17, 2006 10:58 AM

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Answer 1

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Lennart Thelander

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Jan 18, 2006 1:45 AM in response to Vincent Webster

.iMovieProject only LOOKS like a file, but it really is a "package".

1 GB is about 5 minutes running time.

You can't compress video any more without losing quality. What is the purpose of this compression? (i.e. Posting on web site? Archiving for later editing?)

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Answer 2

Jan 19, 2006 3:28 PM in response to Lennart Thelander

hi,thanks for the answer. My reason for the video is two-fold:

a) to put small video on a cd if possible, or on a dvd if not.
b) to have on a web site for people to download or stream

I don't have a dvd burner so i was hoping i could put small videos (5 mins or 10 mins) onto a cd.

Vincent

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Answer 3

Jan 19, 2006 10:06 PM in response to Vincent Webster

OK, that's a bit different.
Make a CD-ROM:
http://danslagle.dvmix.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6007.shtml

Make a VCD:
http://danslagle.dvmix.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6006.shtml

Make an SVCD:
http://danslagle.dvmix.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6020.shtml

Web site:
http://danslagle.dvmix.com/mac/iMovie/qt_plugins/3001.shtml

Comparing export formats:
http://danslagle.dvmix.com/mac/iMovie/qt_plugins/3010.shtml

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