Do I need original fce project to create dvd if I have a quicktime version

Hi,
Need to free up space. I finished a project in FCE and exported it as a quicktime movie. I am ready to make a dvd and need to clear up some space.
Can I delete the original project and still be able to create the dvd from the quicktime movie?
...feeling kinda loopy!
Beth K

When you export from FCE and select QuickTime Movie, there is a checkbox that says "Make Movie Self Contained".
If it was checked at the time you exported your QT movie, then your movie is self contained. The resulting QT file will take quite some time to create and be rather large - at the rate of about 13GB per hour of movie.
If you uncheck that box, FCE will export what's called a QuickTime Reference Movie, and it will be created very quickly, often in less than 1-2 minutes. QT Ref Movies are also generally quite small - the largest one I've had so far is about 1GB and that was for a 3-hour movie with a fair number of title effects & multiple video tracks.

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