[jorgem4]

In short I have a 26 GB iMovie project which I want to shrink to an mp4.

I am a bit familiar with the transformation of a DVD to an mp4... but I was wondering if I could do DV to mp4?

For my DVD ripping I use to DiVa to do the video and then I use maACC or something like that to do the audio.

I end up with two .mov files and join them together on quicktime, then export to mp4.

How can I do this from a DV project from iMovie?

Any ideas?

Thanks

[hadocon]

Originally posted by jorgem4:
In short I have a 26 GB iMovie project which I want to shrink to an mp4.

I am a bit familiar with the transformation of a DVD to an mp4... but I was wondering if I could do DV to mp4?

For my DVD ripping I use to DiVa to do the video and then I use maACC or something like that to do the audio.

I end up with two .mov files and join them together on quicktime, then export to mp4.

How can I do this from a DV project from iMovie?

Any ideas?

Thanks

something like: export/ mp4 - simple.

[Weezer]

what I did was burn the dvd from imovie through idvd, and then rip the dvd to divx. you could probably encode the DV straight to divx using something like ffmpeg. Look in the digitial video forum for posts by uncle skeleton, he knows his stuff.

[jorgem4]

Originally posted by hadocon:
something like: export/ mp4 - simple.

Where is that option in iMovie? I don't think that option exists...

I wonder it I export the from iMovie as a DV and then do the encoding in DiVa...

Not realy sure how to tackle this one...any more suggestions would be great.

Thanks any way for the suggestions.

[hadocon]

Originally posted by jorgem4:
Where is that option in iMovie? I don't think that option exists...

I wonder it I export the from iMovie as a DV and then do the encoding in DiVa...

Not realy sure how to tackle this one...any more suggestions would be great.

Thanks any way for the suggestions.

Just export as a DV file from iMovie, then open it with Quicktime, then use export/ .mp4 ...

[Weezer]

dont use quicktime to do your encoding, it doesn't do a very good job at mp4

[hadocon]

Originally posted by Weezer:
dont use quicktime to do your encoding, it doesn't do a very good job at mp4

Whatever... Quicktime does a fine job. It does not allow you to tweak settings like Compressor for example, but it is free, accessable and easy.

[jorgem4]

Originally posted by hadocon:
Just export as a DV file from iMovie, then open it with Quicktime, then use export/ .mp4 ...

Will this procedure reduce the file size? Or should I try doing a DivX/Xvid and then put it in mp4 format?

Thanks

[Jacke]

Originally posted by Weezer:
dont use quicktime to do your encoding, it doesn't do a very good job at mp4

Only Quicktime, not so good. Quicktime + 3ivx, excellent.

Originally posted by jorgem4:
Or should I try doing a DivX/Xvid and then put it in mp4 format?

The procedure he described (iMovie -> DV -> QT MP4) should reduce filesize nicely. You *could* use DivX or XVID to compress the video and then put it into an MP4 file, but it's much easier to just export to MP4 from Quicktime as you get MPEG-4 video and audio in one go.

If you prefer a better quality MPEG-4 encoder than the one included with Quicktime, then try 3ivx. Export first to .mov with 3ivx for video and AAC for audio and then you can open the compressed file and passthrough to MP4.

[Uncle Skeleton]

Originally posted by hadocon:
Whatever... Quicktime does a fine job. It does not allow you to tweak settings like Compressor for example, but it is free, accessable and easy.

it's not free. whether it's easy (compared to the alternatives) is debatable.