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Q: How can I share my iMovie with people who have windows PC's

I recently made an iMove that I'd like to share with friends who have Windows PC's instead of a MAC.   The file is approx 6GB is size, and I want them to be able to view the movie in high quality resolution if at all possible.    How would I convert an iMovie into a windows-viewable format and provide to them?   I have a MACBookPro using OS X Yosemite version 10.10.5, and my iMovie is version 10.1

Posted on Jan 7, 2016 3:08 PM

by GeeD,Solvedanswer
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That's correct.  I'm not very familiar with Windows but I believe that recent versions of the OS will be able to play the movie without needing any special app.  If not the free VLC media player will definitely be able to.  Their official site is at: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

 

The most compact way to snail-mail a file is using an SD card - provided the recipient has an SD card slot or card reader.

 

Geoff.

Posted on Jan 8, 2016 10:25 AM

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  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Jan 8, 2016 1:50 AM in response to Mgschmidt5
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    Jan 8, 2016 1:50 AM in response to Mgschmidt5

    Create a video DVD and send it to them?

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    GeeD GeeD Jan 8, 2016 5:21 AM in response to Mgschmidt5
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    Jan 8, 2016 5:21 AM in response to Mgschmidt5

    A movie shared to file from iMovie should be playable at full resolution on a PC - if not natively using for example VLC Player.  To send a file up to 5 GB you can use the mac Mail Drop facility see: Mail Drop limits - Apple Support

    so you would have to split your movie into 2 parts or find another file transfer service though above 5 GB would probably not be free.

    Using a DVD it would be best to simply save as a file (data DVD) rather than a DVD that plays on a DVD player and only offers standard TV resolution.

     

    Geoff.

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    Mgschmidt5 Mgschmidt5 Jan 8, 2016 5:29 AM in response to GeeD
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    Jan 8, 2016 5:29 AM in response to GeeD

    Geoff,   If I understand correctly ("if not natively" comment), a Windows PC probably 'can' play an iMovie, which seems to be stored in MPEG-4 Movie format.   And if their Windows PC cannot read this format today, they could download VLC (www.vlc.cc) onto their PC to be able to play it?     Thanks for the info on the file transfer also.    I'll be seeing most of them locally and can put it on a flash memory stick, but for a few I'll need to do as you describe.    Thanks,   Mark

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    GeeD GeeD Jan 8, 2016 10:25 AM in response to Mgschmidt5
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    Jan 8, 2016 10:25 AM in response to Mgschmidt5

    That's correct.  I'm not very familiar with Windows but I believe that recent versions of the OS will be able to play the movie without needing any special app.  If not the free VLC media player will definitely be able to.  Their official site is at: http://www.videolan.org/vlc/index.html

     

    The most compact way to snail-mail a file is using an SD card - provided the recipient has an SD card slot or card reader.

     

    Geoff.

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    GeeD GeeD Jan 8, 2016 10:36 AM in response to GeeD
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    Jan 8, 2016 10:36 AM in response to GeeD

    I should have also mentioned to make sure any thumbdrives or SD cards are formatted ex-fat (this is usually the case when purchased) and not Mac which Windows won't be able to read.

     

    Geoff.