Exporting Video to IMovie

I have a situation that someone may be able to help me out with. I am working on a wedding video and editing using Final Cut Express HD, but I would like to export the clips to use in IMovie. What exporting should I use to export the clips into IMovie? Should I export using quicktime movie or quicktime conversion? and what is the difference between the two? Thank You very much for the help.

Ah.... well, the first thing you need to do is make sure the clips match ratios in FCE, when you bring them into the timeline. If you need to, crop the SD clip into 16:9. THEN export with whatever works for you. I suggested DV Stream, as that is iMovie's native format, so if you still want to use that, but the clips still appear distorted when imported into iMovie, what you need to do is this:
-In FCE, bring them into the timeline
-Double-click one of them so it opens in the Viewer.
-Go to the Motion tab.
-Go into Distort, and change the number by 33.33.
-Export to DV Stream.
If that makes the problem worse, try -33.33.

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