How to Reduce/Save Large iMovie Imported File for DVD

8/24/2006. Question: I used a PYRO A/V to convert a 122 minute two hour videotape (made in 1989 Slow Speed with some camcorder then) from a good VCR to my iBook Mac G4 (2004. combo drive. 30 Gb free. OS 10.3.9 Also iLife 6 and the latest iMovie 6 and iDVD 6 apple downloads). The analog to digital file came out fine, except a few frames clipped off the first second of audio, but OK. Now then I have a file of 24.5 Gb. So I saved it from iMovie as QuickTime movie, which took half a day, ending up with a file of 536 mgs. But I want to save the clip as a 4.5 Gb file for a DVD. I have a LaCie external D2 Dual Layer DVD-/+RW Drive. When I go into SHARE, should I then go into at the bottom of the menu SHARE and use expert settings, and if so, then what settings?? What settings--or other--should I use to reduce the 24.5 file Gb to 4.5 Gb?? Many thanks. Chuck Yopst. [email protected] 847-394-5621 Molunt Prospect, Illinois (nw Chicago suburb)

8/29/2006. Michael, Thank you. You are very helful, seriously, and a good friend. I couldn't do what you suggested yet--for iDVD Themes . . . or iDVD--File--Save to Disc, because I have only 5.6 Gb free and it requires 7.9 or more (nor from iMovie thus either), but I'll try to move some files elsewhere to my external drive to free up my Hard Drive to do this. BUT Toast 7 video is saving the whole file--three parts 59 and 22 and 32 minutes, total 113 minutes. You opened these options for me. Many, many thanks and best wishes. Chuck

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