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I have just finished a movie in iMovie 6 which I need to make available on CD to Windows users. I've tried Flip4Mac which converts mov to wmv format, but the results are worse than useless. My lovingly crafted movie has become hideously pixellated, while the colours have become grossly oversaturated. Can anyone suggest an alternative route? I have to get the CDs out in the next twenty-four hours, so the clock is ticking.
Many thanks.

Export as an AVI movie, with lower quality settings. It's found in the Expert Settings. AVI files are both read nativly by Mac OS X and Windows. MPEG-4 could also work.
If size is a concern, export the AVI file with lower quality settings. AVI files are large in file size.
You could always export the movie as a full quality movie and then export again in QuickTime as a "watered down" or less quality movie, if iMovie doesn't offer you the correct settings to make the file size smaller.
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