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Claude Moore Health Sciences Library: Exporting Video from iMovie
Exporting Video from iMovie
Overview:
Exporting is the final step to complete your editing process. There are many file types available to export to, each with its own characteristics. What you intend to use the footage for (e.g., PowerPoint, archiving, web streaming, etc.) will inform your choice of file type. Whichever file type you choose, it is important to keep in mind that the encoding and compression that is required to make your project into a useful file takes a long time. Budget at least two to three times the length of your finished movie for exporting. If your movie is five minutes long, expect it to take 15 minutes to export.
Export Options:
Windows Media (.wmv), Quicktime (.mov)
Quicktime (.mov), Windows Media (.wmv), multiple formats for dowloading
Need File Types
PowerPoint Windows Media (.wmv), Quicktime (.mov)
Web Quicktime (.mov), Windows Media (.wmv), multiple formats for dowloading
View at home Playable DVD
Conversion to other file types
.dv
Archiving miniDV tape, uncompressed .dv
Video Podcast .m4v
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library: Exporting Video from iMovie
Exporting your finished movie:
Quicktime (.mov) • Quicktime movies can be played on any Mac, and any PC that has the free
Quicktime player installed. • Expert settings allow you to adjust quality versus file size. Preset options make
choosing the right settings easy. • To export to Quicktime:
• From the File menu, select Export.
• Select the Quicktime tab. • Choose your option (e‐
mail, web, expert), then click Share.
• Name your file, choose a location to save it, then click Save.
Windows Media (.wmv) • Windows Media files can be played on any PC, and any Mac that has the
appropriate free player installed. • This file format is useful for inserting video clips into PowerPoint presentations. • Exporting to .wmv requires special software to be installed on a Mac (available in
the Media Studio). • Exporting to .wmv takes a long time, as much as ten times the length of your
finished movie. However, being able to export directly to a Windows‐compatible file format is faster and easier than needing to export to .dv and then convert.
• To export a movie as .wmv: • From the File menu, select Export. • Select the Quicktime tab. • Select Expert settings, then
click Share. • From the Export menu,
select Movie to Windows Media, name your file, then click Save.
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library: Exporting Video from iMovie
DVD • Movies burned to DVDs will play on most DVD players. • iDVD can be used to create menus, set up chapters, and otherwise enhance your
DVD. • For a basic DVD with no menus, use Toast:
• Quit iMovie. • Launch Toast by clicking the icon on the Dock. • Select the Video tab. • In the left‐hand pane, se‐
lect the Media button. Navigate to your project file in the Movies folder, and drag it to the DVD window.
• Insert a blank DVD‐R into the CD/DVD tray or slot, then click the red Record button.
Full‐Quality .dv • .dv is an uncompressed, full‐quality file. • Footage is of original quality, but file sizes are very large, and cannot be played by
most standard video players. • Use with specialized software for conversion to convert to other file types, such
as .mpg. • From the File menu, select Export. • Select the Quicktime tab. • Choose Full Quality then click Share.
• Choose a destination, name your file, then click Save.
• Set up a consultation with LRC staff to explore other file conver‐sion options.
Exporting your finished movie (cont.):
Claude Moore Health Sciences Library: Exporting Video from iMovie
Exporting your finished movie (cont.): MiniDV Tape: • Exporting finished footage back to miniDV way is a convenient way to maintain a
long‐lasting, full‐quality archive of your footage. While transitions and titles will no longer be editable after rendering and recording to tape, having a tape copy means you don’t have to use hard drive space to keep a full‐quality version your finished movie.
• Should you need to make another DVD or .wmv, you can import from miniDV, then export it as the appropriate file type.
• Connect your videocamera to the Firewire port on your computer. Turn the Power switch to Play, and cue the tape to the place on the tape where you’d like your movie to start.
• From the File menu, select Export.
• Select the Videocamera tab. • Adjust the options if desired,
then click Share. • Your camera will automatically
turn on, and begin recording your movie.
Create a video podcast (.m4v):
• From the File menu, select Export. • Select iPod, then click Share. • Your movie will appear as a video in iTunes. Update your iPod to view
your movie there.