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.mov file is way to big, what file type should i use?
I recently finished a video for school, its about 9 and a half minutes long, and when I export it, it comes out as a .mov file and is 2.6 gb big. Why is it so big? It just doesnt seem right to me. How can I export it so I can burn it on a dvd with a few other movies as well. Thank you.
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Do you want this to be a playable DVD or do you just want to use the DVD to store the Quicktimes?
If you want the former, send it to Compressor and make the mpeg 2 for the DVD
If you want the latter, export it through Quicktime Conversion as a H.264.
Of course that all depends on what you want the FINAL PRODUCT to be.
Cheers,
Ari Feldman
Editor/Assistant Editor
Apple Certified Trainer -
Sounds like the right size if you’re exporting your video ‘as it is’, with current settings, from FCP – if you’re working in DV.
But this is usually not a distribution/playback format. More like a full-quality Quicktime master file for you to keep. As Ari mentioned, there are a few options for final formats you can convert to.
Kai
FCP Editor / Producer with Intuitive Films
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