How do I export Full Quality from iMovie 11?

Basically, I want to export a version in as high a quality as possible for archive purposes. So if in the future, I need to convert to as-yet-undeveloped file types, I have as close to the (edited) source as possible. iMovieHD had a "Full Quality" setting, but I don't find that in iMovie 11. The closest I've found is Apple Intermediate codec (which is what iMovieHD seems to have saved them as when set to Full)

It creates a .dv file is the footage is standard def. The HD projects (1080i) saved as .mov files, intermediate codec. I think even though I imported the footage at "full", as soon as I added transitions, it seems to have down-converted to "large". So none of my export options deliver anything bigger than 960x540. I guess transitions force that?

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Welcome BarrenRegions to the  iMovie boards ..
no way to answer that question.. you have to compare apples with peaches.. (German proverb):
iMHD≥6 was a dv-only editor (and AIC, but this is another story...); it handles dv lossless.. frequent contributor lennart once made a test of ex- and reimporting a few dozends time the same clip = no loss of pic quality.
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.. sorry for being less helpful, even as a 'Silverback' on this board, all that is +a bit+ beyond my skills, needs and understanding.. to be honest: I switched awhile ago to FinalCutExpress, and will use iM09 when I'll get a new rec-device.. hopefully this year (Santa! do you listen?!...)

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sorry I should have been a bit clearer.
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I remember being baffled when I first saw that example, and still cannot explain how the results you see are so different from mine. I hope we can figure it out.
For the sake of readers, I'll say that David edits in the PAL video world while I edit in the NTSC world. Perhaps that makes a difference here, I don't know.
He also may be shooting 16:9 DV video while most of my tests are 4:3.
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taquitopete wrote:
...It then exports to 960 by 540, which I believe is 540P (standard definition). ... but does anyone know if I can at least export to 720P on my Apple TV?
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