iMovie '08 Library Compressor
iMovie '08 certainly has sparked debate in Mac circles. Is it a step forward or a step back? Only time, and personal preference, will tell. There is one thing that no one can debate: saving disk space (I am sure someone can argue that since disk is so cheap, why bother but they are the vocal minority). This AppleScript application from iNik converts all those DV clips in your iMovie library into beautiful, efficient H.264 clips (giving you the choice of several different compression levels) which translates to lots of freed up space on your hard drive (your mileage may vary).
The application is free but you need to have Quicktime Pro and Apple's Developer Tool installed on your Mac to make it work.
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aptenergy said 3:40PM on 8-28-2007
Is there an application or script that will do this for movies stored with iPhoto? I have a ton of movies taken with my camera that are stored as MJPEG, meaning 10 minutes = 1 GB of video at 640x480. I haven't found a way to re-encode the video while keeping its modification times, albums, etc. intact.
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Rasbach said 6:16PM on 8-28-2007
Perhaps you should create one!
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Craig said 8:55PM on 8-29-2007
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Jay said 6:33AM on 9-04-2007
Don't bother with this. This software cannot convert .dv clips to H.264 and preserve the iMovie links after you have already created a project. If it cannot do this it is worthless. Converting the .dv files to H.264 can be done in batches with loads of other software like VisualHub already.
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