Exporting footage from I Movie to Final cut express 4

I am sure its possible but how?

Depends on the footage format. You can use the Share function in iMovie.

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Yes, provided you convert the video to QuickTime/Apple Intermediate Codec before importing it into FCE.
Many users like MPEG Streamclip for this purpose, and it does a great job.
If you are using a Canon DSLR there is a plugin for Final Cut Pro but not for Final Cut Express, so you have to convert the video yourself before importing into FCE. (In Final Cut Pro, the EOS E1 plugin allows you to directly Log & Transfer from the 5D and 7D).

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I want to directly export an m4a.
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Export via Quicktime Conversion and choose MPEG-4 as your format. Once you've exported, manually change the extension from .mp4 to .m4a. A .m4a file just indicates an audio-only MPEG-4 file (usually encoded in AAC).

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Hello again everyone,
My latest project involves 5 short QuickTime Movies edited together in one sequence in Final Cut Express 2.0.3. I am trying to now burn that sequence to DVD but I am having some "issues"...
Three of these QuickTIme Movies are DV PAL Anamorphic and the other two are DV PAL (not anamorphic) and all five have been edited into a DV PAL Anamorphic Sequence in Final Cut Express 2.0.3. This works great when viewed in the canvas.
What I have been trying to do next is export the whole sequence using File/Export/QuickTime Movie so I end up with one whole exported QuickTime Movie, containing the five other QuickTime Movies, that I can then import into iDVD 4.0.1.
The export works fine and I can import the new QuickTime Movie into a PAL iDVD 4.0.1 project but the footage looks 4:3 and not anamorphic.
When exported the QuickTime Movie does not seem to have preserved the pixel aspect ratio of my sequence (anamorphic)...
Can anyone please offer some advice here? What is the best way to export Anamorphic PAL sequences out of Final Cut Express 2.0.3 as QuickTime Movies that can then be imported into iDVD 4.0.1 (or DVD Studio Pro and other apps) with the correct pixel aspect ratio (Anamorphic PAL)?
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Hi,
Many thanks in advance for your attention.
Any correct way to import an iMovie 6 HD movie into Final Cut Express for further editing?
I tried.
1. I Exported the iMovie, at Full Quality and it made a Quicktime version of that movie.
2. I then Imported this Quicktime version into Final Cut Express.
3. The audio was smooth, but at regular intervals, the video freezes for a second (and then moves on).
4. The movie plays smoothly back in its original iMovie incarnation and in its Quicktime incarnation. Only in Final Cut Express is there this intermittent freezing. Stop and start.
5. I have Final Cut Express 3.5.1 and iMovie 6 HD.
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"Full Quality" QuickTime export from iMovie gives you a DV stream which will need rendering in FCE. Rather than "Full Quality," choose "Expert Settings," and then the following:
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Quite simply your camera is not suitable for FCE or any other pro editing system.
However, you should be able to use it but it will involve buying another item to convert your files into the DV format that FCE uses.
Download MPEG Streamclip free of charge and then download the QuickTime MPEG2 Playback component from Apple for about $20.
You will find all the details on the Streamclip page :-
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
Use Streamclip in the following way:-
1. Copy the files from your camera's HD onto the desktop
2. Drag the files into the Streamclip window.
3. Select File>Export to QuickTime.
4. In the window that opens change the Compression (using the drop-down menu) to "AppleDV-PAL" or "Apple DV/DVCPRO-NTSC".
5. Click "Make Movie".
Message was edited by: Ian R. Brown

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Does anyone know what ERROR : Not enough disk space means when trying to
export my movie to quick time movie?

It means exactly what it says.
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There's an empty Audio_TS folder and a Video_TS folder containing VOB, BUP, and IFO files. Please keep in mind, I don't know what any of that means :3
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You'll need to convert the DVD's VOB files into an editable format that FCE works with natively. MPEG Streamclip (freeware) can do the conversion, but you'll have to purchase the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component from Apple for it to work properly: http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x ($19.99 USD from Apple). If you iuse MPEG Streamclip, here's a tutorial on how to convert for editing: http://www.secondchairvideo.com/?p=739
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