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6 Replies Last post: Feb 16, 2008 9:02 AM by Alexia  
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Feb 16, 2008 6:31 AM

Saving selected raw footage from imovie to external hard drive


Hi. I just imported footage from my Canon HDV into imovie. The three hours of footage takes up almost 100 gb hard drive. I wanted to do two versions of edits to create different types of movies. So I wanted to back up selected clips to a second hard drive that I would eventually edit down the line. What's the best way to do this- through export or share - to make sure I'm keeping the highest resolution.

Also, I need to share the footage I shot with others so they can use it to edit for their puposes. what's the best way to get them the highest quality footage without releasing my original tapes?


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1. Feb 16, 2008 7:49 AM in response to: Alexia
Re: Saving selected raw footage from imovie to external hard drive

Alexia wrote:
Hi. I just imported footage from my Canon HDV into imovie. The three hours of footage takes up almost 100 gb hard drive. I wanted to do two versions of edits to create different types of movies. So I wanted to back up selected clips to a second hard drive that I would eventually edit down the line. What's the best way to do this- through export or share - to make sure I'm keeping the highest resolution.

Also, I need to share the footage I shot with others so they can use it to edit for their puposes. what's the best way to get them the highest quality footage without releasing my original tapes?

Thanks

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As to backing up the footage, your best option to maintain best quality would be to save the full iMovie project file. Now, the only issue is where to put a second 100 GB file.


As to sharing, it would depend on what they are going to use software wise. If they are using iMovie and they want the best quality, then give them the iMovie project file. The challenge will be how to get them a 100 GB file...someone will have to make use of an external hard drive, me thinks...whether it is your drive or theirs is a question for you to resolve. If they are not going to use a Mac with iMovie, then you will likely wany to export it to some more generic format. I will let someone else advise on which might be best for that as I am not totally sure.

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3. Feb 16, 2008 8:15 AM in response to: Alexia
Re: Saving selected raw footage from imovie to external hard drive

Alexia wrote:Thanks. I was looking for a way to avoid saving 100gb file. what happens if I do export using "select clips" ? Also, if I do copy the entire project file to a second hard drive as a backup, do I just drag it over of press export or share? Forgive my ignorance. this is all new to me.

If you do the whole project file method, then you can just copy it over using typical Finder methods (i.e. just like you would copy any file).


If you want to do individual clips, then it looks like you can use the Share command to create "full quality" QuickTime movie files for each clip. Or you can choose some "lesser" quality settings to make the files smaller. This would be using the "Share selected clips only" option (you select the clip and then the Share command).

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5. Feb 16, 2008 8:53 AM in response to: Alexia
Re: Saving selected raw footage from imovie to external hard drive

Alexia wrote:
Thanks. I just tried selecting clips and sharing to create a quicktime movie. But when I play it the footgae looks grainy and every camera focus change appears exagerated and blurry. Does anyone know if that's becasue it was shot in HD?


Thanks


I probably won't be much help with this specific question...


But, what quality level did you select when exporting/sharing? Full quality?


And how does it look if you play the clips back directly in iMovie? Keep in mind that playing something on a TV hidees a lot, potentially even an HDTV. Most computer screens are significantly higher resolution than Standard Def TV and can even be higher resolution than HDTV. As a result, something that looks great on a TV might look like crap on a computer monitor, especially if you are watching up close and personal.