Video Editing

tom_hoyle · tom_hoyle #1 (**permalink**)

07-19-2006, 08:08 AM

Hi guys,

I'm currently in the processing of burning an AVI file to DVD using iDVD on my iBook. I have come across a problem though, the movie is too big to fit on a DVD.

I was wondering if anyone knew of any free programs that I can download and use to either cut the end credits off or compress the video slightly?

I've tried using iMovie but I can't import the movie because it says there is not enough disk space!

Cheers,

cazabam · cazabam #2 (**permalink**)

07-19-2006, 08:17 AM

If there's not enough disk space for iMovie to manage it, then I doubt you'll find a way of doing it with anything else. If you free up some space and use iMovie's crop functionality, then encode with slightly higher compression, you should be OK.

Aptmunich · Aptmunich #3 (**permalink**)

07-19-2006, 09:10 AM

Offload it onto your iPod and edit it from there...

rman · rman #4 (**permalink**)

07-19-2006, 12:00 PM

If you plan to do more video editting, get an external firewire disk drive. You will reduce the wear and tear on the system drive.

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tom_hoyle #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 11, 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 77 Mac Specs: iMac 27" i7, iBook G4, iPod 5th Gen 30Gb	07-19-2006, 08:08 AM Hi guys, I'm currently in the processing of burning an AVI file to DVD using iDVD on my iBook. I have come across a problem though, the movie is too big to fit on a DVD. I was wondering if anyone knew of any free programs that I can download and use to either cut the end credits off or compress the video slightly? I've tried using iMovie but I can't import the movie because it says there is not enough disk space! Cheers,
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cazabam #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 06, 2006 Posts: 1,153 Mac Specs: MacBook 2.0GHz White, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD	07-19-2006, 08:17 AM If there's not enough disk space for iMovie to manage it, then I doubt you'll find a way of doing it with anything else. If you free up some space and use iMovie's crop functionality, then encode with slightly higher compression, you should be OK.
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