Splitting an iMovie project

Hello out there!
I have an iMovie project that is 8.38GB in size. I would like to burn it to a DVD but the DVD's will only hold 4.7GB. I tried to convert it to a Qtime movie but the quality was just not there. Is there a way to split the project down the middle in iMovie without using the click and drag every single clip to a new project method?
Thanks

How to create a DVD in iDVD6 without menu (there are several options):
1. Easy: Drop your iMovie in the autoplay box in iDVD's Map View, then set your autoplay item (your movie) to loop continously. Disadvantage: The DVD plays until you hit stop on the remote
2. Still easy: If you don't want your (autoplay) movie to loop, you can create a black theme by replacing the background of a static theme with a black background and no content in the dropzone (text needs to be black as well). Disadvantage: The menu is still there and will play after the movie. You don't see it, but your disc keeps spinning in the player.
3. Still quite easy but takes more time: Export the iMovie to DV tape, and then re-import using One-Step DVD.
Disadvantage: One-Step DVD creation has been known to be not 100% reliable.
3. (My preferred method) Easy enough but needs 3rd party software: Toast lets you burn your iMovie to DVD without menu - just drag the iMovie project to the Toast Window and click burn. Disadvantage: you'll need to spend some extra $$ for the software. In Toast, you just drop the iMovie project on the Window and click Burn.
4. The "hard way": Postproduction with myDVDedit (freeware)
Tools necessary: myDVDedit ( http://www.mydvdedit.com )
• create a disc image of your iDVD project, then double-click to mount it.
• Extract the VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders to a location of your choice. select the VIDEO_TS folder and hit Cmd + I to open the Inspector window
• Set permissions to "read & write" and include all enclosed items; Ignore the warning.
• Open the VIDEO_TS folder with myDVDedit. You'll find all items enclosed in your DVD in the left hand panel.
• Select the menu (usually named VTS Menu) and delete it
• Choose from the menu File > Test with DVD Player to see if your DVD behaves as planned.If it works save and close myDVDedit.
• Before burning the folders to Video DVD, set permissions back to "read only", then create a disc image burnable with Disc Utility from a VIDEO_TS folder using Laine D. Lee's DVD Imager:
http://lonestar.utsa.edu/llee/applescript/dvdimager.html
hope this helps!

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How to split an iMovie project

I've created an iMovie project which goes for just over 3 hours and am coming across some issues due to it's length. I am trying to split it into 3 or 4 parts (projects) but am struggling to find an easy way to do this. So far I've duplicated the project and in the duplicated project, I am trying to delete everything (audio & video clips) after the point where I wish to end the first part. Is there an easier way to do this other than individually selecting each clip whilst holding command and pressing the delete button.
This is taking a long time to go through 100's of small clips and I'll have to repeat it for each part I create.

Yes you can drag with your mouse to create a rectangle that contains everything you want to delete. Then Edit/Delete Selection.

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I made a imovie in memory for my grandpa on my school mac last year. They updated imovie and when i came back this year, now its just a folder names quick look,still photos and still thumbnails. Is there any way to fix it, i spend a lot of time making it and it would be a big loss PLEASE help.
my current version is OS X 10.9.2 my school will not update it in till the summer.

appletardis,
The article linked below details how to go about updating your iMovie projects for use in the new version of iMovie.
Update projects and events from previous versions of iMovie in iMovie (2014)
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202853
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Hi
Error -108 memFullErr Ran out of memory [not enough room in heap zone]
Turn off - TimeMachine usually works - re-try.
(the Application down in the Dock - not the Device)
But this can mean many thing's - My first thought is
Free Space on Start-Up hard disk. How much ? (other disks do not count)
AppleMan1958
Are your event clips in h.264? If so, you can solve this by Right clicking on your Event Name and choose "Optimize Media". You can choose Full for 1080P or Large for 960P according to your preference.
After you have optimized your Event, you should be able to Share with no problem.
Lennart Thelander
-108 mean you are running out of (free) RAM.
Try restarting the computer just prior to sharing. That frees up RAM.
from mynameisearl
Final Entry
Ok - after much cutting, trial and error and days of work I have never really established a root cause for the -108 error. Nothing I did resolved the issue to the orginal project.
The only work around I have found is to split the Original Project into two.
What I found was that anything around the 60 mins mark and above just failed to render in HD and showed the -108 error.
What worked for me was creating two project files - one around 57mins long - the other a part 2 - around 17 mins long. All using exactly the same source clips, photo's, music and transitions as the orginal.
This now works. I guess having it split in two makes it a little easier to work with as I wont have to keep rendering the first part which does not change but really wish Apple would throw some light on this.
Anyway - I hope all of the above at least proves useful for others.
Good Luck

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Hi all,
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Referring to thread:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1172735&tstart=0
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1. In QuickTime, is the "Expert Setting" / DV Stream output better, worse or the same as "Full Quality" export setting? I might be going through unnecessary pains to wait ou thte Expert Setting when Full Quality could be just as good and take less time, I'm not sure.
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txmacgirl wrote:
...1. In QuickTime, is the "Expert Setting" / DV Stream output better, worse or the same as "Full Quality" export setting?
same.
.. will the system ask for an additional DVD or do I need to figure out how to divide this up ahead of time?
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Can I split a large project, finalise each section then recombine to put onto DVD? It will be too large and cumbersome otherwise and in danger of crashing. I'm using iMovie version 10.0.5

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Thanks a million for your help.
My conclusion from your answers are the following.
a) Since the ODS is Standard - within transformation no datasets are deleted but aggregated.
b) Uploading a huge amount of datasets is possible in two ways:
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b2) without selction criteria in InfoPackage and therefore an automatic split of datasets in data packages
c) both ways should have the same result within the ODS
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So far I have only checked the data within PSA. In PSA number of datasets are not equal for variant b1 and b2.
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BR,
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excessive +trial'n error+ editing in iM could create 'stray clips', just a single frame of video, 'somewhere' at the very end of the timeline.. set the zoom-slider to max and scroll at the very end.. you should be able to 'select' that almost-non-existing clip and delete it ...
that sets your project length to correct time..
2:50 is too much for iDVD, which benchmark is 120min...( real life: ~110)
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http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/usage/5003.shtml
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