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iMovie 09 import problems

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I have a JVC HD Camera that takes video in a .tod format. I then use visual hub to convert them to an mpeg format (1440 x 810 MPEG2 Muxed). Once they are converted I am able to import the clips into iMovie by placing them in a .dmg and using the import from camera option in iMovie. After being imported into iMovie they end up in a .mov format (1440 x 1080 MPEG-2 SD Camcorder, Integer (Little Endian), Timecode).

Eveery once in a while i have some clips that crash iMovie during the import process, or others that import fine but lose the audio stream. I am able to play these files without any problem in QT Pro, and I have been able to export them from QT Pro using the Apple Intermidiate Codec (1440 x 1080) / Integer (Little Endian), and then import them into iMovie without any problems. However, after the conversion in QT Pro i end up with files approx. 3 times the size of the original file. This ends up being quite a disk space hog when dealing with orignal files around 3.5 GB that end up being around 11 GB after the conversion.

Is there a better export setting i could use in QT Pro, that will result in smaller file sizes without sacrificing much quality, and still be able to import into iMovie?
 
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If you want HD, no. HD on iMovie uses AIC - AIC is very cpu friendly in terms of processing power to be able to play and edit, but it requires a significant amount of space.

The only way to get the files smaller would be to use SD or to do the 960x540 route (if I recall correctly on the import options).

Look at it this way - if you were using FCP, you'd be using ProRes, which compared to compressed formats, it's between like 6 and 10 times the original file size.
 
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Mia Yuan said:
I think FCP only supports the HD Camcorders that are listed on it's website.
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Those are cameras Apple has tested. Others do work but are not on the list.
 

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