Exporting Video

Introduction

Learn how to save for iDVD and export to DV tape or file.

Save for iDVD

Open iDVD pane and click "Create iDVD Project". Wait for the export to finish, open iDVD and burn (assuming you have a DVD-R drive aka SuperDrive).

Export to DV tape

Connect camcorder to computer. Put a DV tape in and rewind it. Put the camcorder in VTR mode. In iMovie, select "File" -> "Export"

Then select "To Camera". Set the seconds to wait and black time and then click "Export". Wait. This is a 1x process, meaning, if your movie is 10 minutes, it will take 10 minutes to export.

Export to file

Select "File" -> "Export"

Then select "To QuickTime". Select the format: "Email", "Web", "Web Streaming", "CD-ROM", "Full Quality DV", or "Expert Settings".

Expert Settings will be covered in the next class.