How to compress unedited movie to smaller size?

I was wondering if theres a way to compress the existing imported video file that is unedited to a smaller size. I ahve a good size hardrive but I don't have time to edit all the camcorder movies I take so I leave them untouched in their folders in the meantime. The problem is that the unedited copy in imovie is 12-15GB and it sure adds up if you have more than one video.
I know I can export it to a smaller size but it will combine my video into one which I don't want due to editing purposes in the future.
Please let me know thank you.
Dorian Oddi

I know I can export it to a smaller size but it will combine my video into one
which I don't want due to editing purposes in the future
If you mean that exporting will join your project into one clip, that's usually not the case. Clips are usually preserved as true clips when you export to the camera, then import them back to iMovie.
Try it to see how it works for you. If it works the way you want, then that's a good way to reduce the size of the project. (If the original video was imported as a single clip, that may be problematic.) If nothing seems to work, try adding a black slug between clips before exporting. Or a title over black.
Otherwise, there's no good way to save the project in a compressed format and also preserve all the quality.
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