IMovie file too big?

hey guys! thanks for the GREAT help on converting a mpeg file for iMovie use. anyways new question now.
i just looked at the iMovie file im creating now and its 7 something gigabytes!! is that actually how big the converted quicktime movie will turn out to be? or will it be smaller once ive converted it? im just freaking out a little, because i want to distribute this to a few people and if it gets any bigger, itll be stuck in my computer useless! (sorry once again if this is a dumb question, this is my first imovie! how fun!)
thanks,
chris

no dumb question, just dumb answers...
iMovie uses a (mostly) lossless video compressor, called "dv" - same as on miniDV tapes... 1h video = ~13GB of data...
that huge files are needed, because you want in an edit app all 30/25 frames per second to edit, and b) you want the whole beauty of your shots...
but…
that is for edit.
when you playout to tape, the file size stays the same, a miniDV tape has 13GB/h storage...
using iDVD, which is an authoring, encoding and burning app, your huge file gets converted, from dv to mp2 - which is a delivery format (no single frames needed..), looks good, not editable... much smaller: 1h = ~2GB... besides: iDVD cares for length (<120min) of project, not size! an average 2h iM project contains at last 20 - 30GB => will fit on a 4.4Gb DVD!
when you want to use your video in the web, you have many options/other compressors to choose from... click share/Quicktime/expert options... at this point, you get lost as a beginner... anyhow..
you can reduce the resolution (e.g. 160x120), the framerate (e.g.15fps) and for sure the compressor (mp4/sorenson/h264) - and pronto, your file shrunks to some dozend MBs...

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