Can't export because movie is too long (9:42 minutes).

Hello, I have a series of 12 hour long MP4s. I wanted to merge them all into one movie that I could store under one album cover on my iPad. I figured I would use iMovie so I put them all in one project. Then tried to export. After three or so hours of "preparing the project" an error popped up saying that the file is too long. I have over 600GB of free space on my harddrive so it isn't that.
What should I do without shortening the video?
Thanks!

Are you using version 8 or version 9? It's hard to tell because you reference both.
In version 9, if you go to the Share tab and select the Computer option, you'll be taken to a screen with seven output options.
Audio wil be listed as your last option. (You do have to click on the Audio listing to select it.) and MP3s are certainly among the options listed on the Preset menu.
If you can't see it, you need to scroll down or resize your panels -- or your computer monitor may not be large enough. But it's there.

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