Question about size and quality...

Hey guys, i just finished editing a video that's only 7 minutes long but is 1.5 Gigs, which is huge. And the quality of the video isn't that great. Im new to FCE and i'm still trying to figure out how this all works, can anyone help? Is there a way to get maximum quality while keeping the size on the down low???
Thnx

the quality depends on the settings you use. Quicktime conversion gives you a lot of options, like if you select movie to quicktime movie (I think) you'll get lots of options, e.g. broadband high makes a pretty small video, but still pretty high quality as well. to get even more options, you can click the options button and move around the slider for quality and adjust the framerate etc.
It probably seems confusing, but some formats aren't just "better" than others, it all depends on what your going to use the clips for.

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