How to keep the quality of your iMovie work when compressing

How to keep the quality of your iMovie work when compressing
(Using the 2006 Version on OS X)

Thanks to Katie Bataille for sending these in.

1. When finished editing your work, first save what you have, then go to:
• Share (at the top) QuickTime

2. On the QuickTime tab, go to the
• Pull-down menu Expert Settings Share (there’s one more step before it actually starts compressing)

3. In the window that pops up (“Save exported file as…), select where you’d like to save the file, and make sure “Export” says Movie to QuickTime Movie and “Use” says Most Recent Settings.

4. BEFORE HITTING SAVE, select the Options button. A box called “Movie Settings” will pop up.

5. Check all boxes: Video, Sound, Prepare for Internet Streaming.

6. The list under VIDEO should be as follows (use the buttons on the left to adjust if necessary:
• Compression: H.264
• Quality: High
• Key frame rate: 24
• Frame recording: yes
• Encoding mode: multi-pass
• Dimensions: 720x480

7. The list under SOUND should be as follows (again, adjust with the settings button to the left)
• Format: Integer (Little Endian)
• Sample rate: 48.000 kHz
• Sample size: 16-bit
• Channels: Stereo (L R)

8. Under PREPARE FOR INTERNET STREAMING, the pull-down menu should be on
“Fast Start” (again, change with settings button to the right)

9. Click OK, the box should disappear. Click Save.
• Your work should automatically begin compressing with a progress bar.
• It should take much longer to compress (a two minute video on these settings takes about 10 minutes) than it would for CD-ROM or e-mail pre-set compression settings.