Combining projects into one movie

I've got a bunch of 3 or 4 projects that a client wants combining into one movie.
Is it possible to include a 'reference' to a project within another master project, so that when the original project is updated, the master is also updated?
Does that even make sense?

Sort of. You can edit in compound clips inside another project. Make the contents of a project a compound clip. Copy and paste it into a master project. Open the compound inside the master. Edit it. Any changes will be in the master. You cannot directly rig a parent/child relationship between projects.

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I Movie 09 can I combine projects into one project?

Can I combine 3 seperate IMovie projects into one so I can burn a short film to DVD?
I had three different people shoot 3 different sections of a short for me, now I want to put them in one project together in order and burn a DVD.

you can copy (copy all) the clips from one project and paste them into another clip, but music and titles will not come with that. If you export one project as a .mov file and then reimport it into iMovie as suggested, that will easily work, but you wont be able to edit that movie's music or titles.
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How do I combine Projects into one project?

I like to make small projects while travelling and post on facebook. When home, I would like to combine them into one longer project for my Apple TV.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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Skip

you can copy (copy all) the clips from one project and paste them into another clip, but music and titles will not come with that. If you export one project as a .mov file and then reimport it into iMovie as suggested, that will easily work, but you wont be able to edit that movie's music or titles.
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Combine 2 iMovie projects into one movie

Referring to thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1172735&tstart=0
I was able to combine both movies into one iMovie, after lots of hard drive clearing! I also had a problem with QT export quality, but remembered to export in "expert setting" as a DV stream, which worked well.
Follow up questions:
1. In QuickTime, is the "Expert Setting" / DV Stream output better, worse or the same as "Full Quality" export setting? I might be going through unnecessary pains to wait ou thte Expert Setting when Full Quality could be just as good and take less time, I'm not sure.
2. My movie is long - I know that DVDs hold 120 minutes of footage, not counting the themes. I think my movie, without themes, is about 2 hours long (it's a documentary). I'd also like to include some supplemental footage that will easily cover 1 additional hour. I believe the next step is to burn the final movie onto 2 DVD discs, if not 3. Once I create chapter markers in iMovie and begin burning, will the system ask for an additional DVD or do I need to figure out how to divide this up ahead of time?
Thank you!

txmacgirl wrote:
...1. In QuickTime, is the "Expert Setting" / DV Stream output better, worse or the same as "Full Quality" export setting?
same.
.. will the system ask for an additional DVD or do I need to figure out how to divide this up ahead of time?
no, iDVD isn't that clever (hey, suggestion to programmers!)
you have to split your iM project into 2/3 parts manually ...
if enough disk space is avail, you can simply select a few clips (=half/third of project) and choose 'selected clips only' in the Export dialog to create the 'parts'; drag that export into yoir iDVD project. when the disk is finished, you can erase the export-file, choose the next clips... repeat.

Combining projects into one project

Hello Everyone,
Has anyone tried, or does anyone know if it is possible to combine two seperate projects to become one. Now that we have Blu-ray and it is possible to pack a lot onto one disk, it would be very advantageous if I took a number of my 20 minute projects and combined them on one disk as chapters. Thanks so much for your response! Kent

Normally, with SD DVD Projects, the workflow is to edit each Project, and then Export/Share to DV-AVI Type II files with 48KHz 16-bit PCM/WAV Audio. With HD Projects, there are some other considerations, such as working with AVCHD, or H.264 source files to start, and that the Project is HD, and not SD. These AV files are then just Imported into a new "master" Project for final output.
The Export/Share should not introduce any additional compression to the files, as they are already compressed upon capture. Each generation of compression will take a toll. I'd look at adding something, like the Lagarith Lossless CODEC. I believe that it handles HD footage, but only do SD Projects, so you might need to check this out. Another "likely suspect" would be the HDV CODEC.
Maybe someone doing this with HD source footage, and HD Projects can comment - there might be a better CODEC for the transfer files.
Good luck,
Hunt

How do you combine two or more movie clips into one movie clip in iMovie '09

how do you combine two or more movie clips into one movie clip in iMovie '09

First create an iMovie project. Then drag the clips (or portions of clips) that you need into the project.
When finished, use the SHARE menu to share the project.

Easy or otherwise: combining multiple complex ivideo projects into one

I'm tempted to [finally] invest in fcp--just a matter of time--but at this particular moment (urgency) the decision would be made for me if I was sure I could do the following, which in imoviehd has proven well nigh impossible. I have six movie projects, each rather complex, that I want to combine into one movie project (for dvd purposes of letting viewer watch the whole movie straight through, in addition to watching each movie [chapter] separately). I've tried several ways to drag and drop the elements from one imovie project into another, but it is not working at all (the transfer starts out okay, but then it indicates the transfer will be, ahem, several thousand minutes to complete. The movies are between 2 and 88 GB, total run time for all six is 37 minutes.
I guess my question is whether someone can tell me that there's an easier way to do this in fcp.
thanks for any edification.

This is stupidly simple in FCP, and authoring the dvd you want is stupidly simple in DVDSP.
I've never used imovie, so I've no idea how that works, but in fcp it's a simple copy/paste from one sequence to another until they're all strung together.
But I dunno how to get your material out of imovie and into fcp unless you export the finished pieces, convert them to .mov instead of .dv and import those.

Combine two iMovie projects into one iDVD project?

Could someone help me figure out the best way to combine two iMovie (HD 5) projects into one iDVD project? I currently have a documentary with one iMovie project at 1 hour exactly. I am starting a second one and would like all this to go on one DVD eventually. I am especially concerned about what happens with the chapter markers already created in each iMovie project - how is that combined when the two are put together? If there is a link for this info, I'd be happy to read that as well.
Thank you!

I would combine them by saving each completed imovie (without chapter markers) as a full quality QuickTime movie.
Then start a completely new imovie project and import each of those in to make make one large imovie. (But remember, your DVD will only hold about 120 minutes of footage and that doesn't count the themes).
That's when I would add the chapter markers.
BTW-it's going to take up a lot of disk space to save the movie s and to burn the DVD.
Sue

Pls advise current info as to combining 3 iMovie projects into one iMovie. Thanks!

Pls advise current info as to combining 3 imovie projects into one imovie. I will finish with idvd.
I am in a rush today to complete a video for my brother's memorial for tomorrow. Thanks!

Thanks for your reply, Klaus. I'm just now getting to try your suggestion to copy and paste from timeline rather than drag and drop from clipviewer. Alas, it seems to be choking terribly on the transfer. This video is not a 60 minute movie, either; it's about ten minutes. I has about 60 files to it. I did get to the point where I felt confident enough to empty the trash and save the project, so I assume the clips that are there are not still "attached" to the unedited dvs.
Earlier I tried to export, in the advanced settings, to the full quality dv, but the quality really dropped, way too much for the intended use. I'm pretty much stumped at this point, unless I can hear some other suggestions.
What I might try doing is simply dragging and dropping all the packet contents of the media folder into the other movie's media folder, but then I suspect I'll have to rebuild the darn thing from bits and pieces and it may be like putting Humpty Dumpty back together again...ugh.
I'm sure I'm not the first person to face this challenge, am I? Of course, my lesson learned is to build one dvd's contents in one imovie project. If it weren't for the fact that I need to offer viewers the option to "play movie" (play all the videos as one movie) I'd simply drag each movie into iDVD and do it that way (the dvd showing each video separately).
Would still love to hear of other possible solutions here, before trying some other forum.
thanks!
B

Combining several iMovie projects into one, time-not space-being the factor

Hello,
Space is not an issue (large external drive), but I'm trying to figure out the fastest way to combine several iMovie projects into one (so each movie will become a chapter in iDVD). I'm pretty sure there must be a better way than I'm attempting, selecting all the clips in clipviewer, then dragging and dropping to the new project clipviewer. As I've done this, the "time remaining" window keeps growing (started out about 4 minutes, climbed to "92 minutes remaining," then I aborted the move). Details: each movie is about 8-10 minutes long, widescreen, made up of various (sometimes many) dv clips, audio segments, still photos, etc.
I have added dv clips to a project via the media folder (project unopened), but this was a single item and simple to move from trash into the project. In this case, I'm not sure what to move in order to save the entire project intact.
Thanks so much for any help,
b
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Thanks for your reply, Klaus. I'm just now getting to try your suggestion to copy and paste from timeline rather than drag and drop from clipviewer. Alas, it seems to be choking terribly on the transfer. This video is not a 60 minute movie, either; it's about ten minutes. I has about 60 files to it. I did get to the point where I felt confident enough to empty the trash and save the project, so I assume the clips that are there are not still "attached" to the unedited dvs.
Earlier I tried to export, in the advanced settings, to the full quality dv, but the quality really dropped, way too much for the intended use. I'm pretty much stumped at this point, unless I can hear some other suggestions.
What I might try doing is simply dragging and dropping all the packet contents of the media folder into the other movie's media folder, but then I suspect I'll have to rebuild the darn thing from bits and pieces and it may be like putting Humpty Dumpty back together again...ugh.
I'm sure I'm not the first person to face this challenge, am I? Of course, my lesson learned is to build one dvd's contents in one imovie project. If it weren't for the fact that I need to offer viewers the option to "play movie" (play all the videos as one movie) I'd simply drag each movie into iDVD and do it that way (the dvd showing each video separately).
Would still love to hear of other possible solutions here, before trying some other forum.
thanks!
B

How can we combine our xCode projects into one?

My classmates and I had to make an app as a group assignment in xCode. We were told that we could make them seperatley and combine them later on, but with time ticking on and a otherwise-located tutor we are stuck. None of us are used to using XCode - we understand just the very basics. We have all created our individual projects in single-view application templates and wish to combine them into one tabbed app (the kind of app like facebook or twitter that has a dock or navigation bar at the bottom). Some of our individual projects have more than one ViewController which are linked together; I do hope this doesn't make things even more complicated. I have read something mentioning sub-projects in a new tabbed application but as a whole, we are unsure how to do this, or even if it is the right way to solve the problem. Can anybody help us please?
I realise I've put this in the wrong community but there's no Xcode community and I felt this was my best bet. As i said we are not experts with Xcode and a dummed down explanation would be really appriciated. Thanks in advance!

Sorry, but that really isn't going to work. I suggest you create a GitHub account for the project. Start a new project that has the basic structure you want and placeholders for the content. Then, everyone can check out the project and port their single-view app into the final version, replacing a placeholder. Everyone can work independently for a while. But when it comes time to synchronize the changes, everyone should probably be in the same room to collaborate. Do that part one subproject at a time.

Combining multiple projects into one?

from a recent vacation i have imovie projects for each city, 6 in all, each being between 2:45 and 5 minutes long. i did each in its own project to keep clips organized better, but when the final project plays, i want the cities to run one after the other, without kicking out to the menu everytime. basically what im asking is is there a way to merge these seperate projects into one, or do i have to compress each and then make a totally new imovie from that?

welcome phiphika to the  board…
in terms of convenience, I would indeed export/share all 6 movies.
to tape, or as Quicktime/FullQuality…
both methods create a lossless copy of your final movie(s).
in step II, import all 6 project into a new iM project, as said above, you don't loose ay quality with that back'n forth copying... only some time ;-)… you can set then chapter markers etc....
besides, your workflow is as mine on larger projects: not 678 clips into one monstrous project of some dozends Gigabytes, just segments…

Put two imovie projects into one idvd project?

I have been trying for days to do something that seems so simple.
I have two imovie projects with chapters that I'd like to place as two separate movies into a single idvd project. I have tried everything, seems it should be as simple as clicking and dragging from one to the other. But idvd tells me the imovie project isn't prepared for sharing. If I share them to idvd, I get two separate projects. How do I combine them into one?

Best place to combine QT movies is in iMovie itself (that or FCP). However, the following link makes reference to combining two or more iDvd slideshows in iDvd. But one may also add multiple QT movies to the slideshow feature w/in iDvd.
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=9368329&#9368329
http://homepage.mac.com/toad.hall/.Pictures/Forum/iDVD8movieSS.png
hope this helps but if not just come on back.
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How do you import multiple iMovie projects into one iDVD project?

Hi.
I'm 17, and am trying to create a DVD of when the family went on a cruise. For different places/days, I've created different iMovie projects.
But, when I want to export to iDVD, it only lets me put one iMovie project into one iDVD project?
I've tried dragging the actual iMovie project files into iDVD but that doesn't work.
I know I could export to QuickTime and then drag it into iDVD, but it seems exporting just to iDVD is much quicker, and the quality is better.
Anyone know how I can do this?
cheers
+P.S. If it helps, it's iMovie '11 with iDVD '09.+

That is not true. You can use them all in one DVD. I have just created my first DVD which has a trailer, a movie with chapters and several different slide shows.
All you have to do is save each project to Media Browser. (Choose Share in toolbar). Open iDVD and choose your theme or no theme. On the right will be all your options such as audio, media photo's etc. Choose your various video's/projects etc and just drag and drop which ones you want to the page and they will automatically put themselves there with the given name of each video/project.

Trying to drag pdf files i have and combine them into one pdf file in the account i just purchased with Adobe. when i drag a pdf file over Adobe doesn't accept it. says it can not convert this type of file. but it is an Adobe file. Do I need to change it?

Trying to drag pdf files i have and combine them into one pdf file in the account i just purchased with Adobe. when i drag a pdf file over Adobe doesn't accept it. says it can not convert this type of file. but it is an Adobe file. Do I need to change it in some other form befor dragging it?

Hello djensen1x,
Could you please let me know what version of Acrobat are you using.
Also, tell me your workflow of combining those PDF files?
Please share the screenshot of the error message that you get.
Hope to get your response.
Regards,
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