Re: iMovie HD compression question
Posted by Greg on 7/15/08
On 7/14/08, Liz/AK wrote:
> Back in May I created a slideshow using iMovie HD of
> pictures of the students throughout the year. I also
> included songs that I purchased from iTunes as the
> background music. The movie will play fine in iMovie, but
> will then stall when trying to compress. At a certain point
> during the compression, it will ask me for my password for
> iTunes, I can then enter it, the compression will finish
> rather quickly, but none of the songs will be in the
> compressed movie. I tried putting them on a CD as an audio
> file and then putting them back on, but that didn't seem to
> work, it seemed like I still had to get them on there
> through iTunes. Does anyone know what is going on and how I
> can correct it?
>
> I would really like to get this thing compressed and put on
> a CD or DVD and get it off of my computer. Thanks for any
> help you can give me. Liz/AK
When you say you put them on a CD as an audio file do you
mean that you created an audio CD which would play in a
regular CD player or did you create a data disk containing
the purchased iTunes file? I wasn't clear on what type of
disk you created.
You can change the type of CD burned in iTunes preferences.
Once you create an audio CD, re-import the songs at a decent
compression rate (not too much or the sound quality may
diminish). Then, try putting those files in your iMovie.
I think the big clue is that iTunes wants your password, I
don't think it wants you to use those songs in an iMovie
(copyright infringement and all that jazz). If you rip the
files from your audio CD, then you should eliminate iTunes'
password requirement (I think).
Greg
Posts on this thread, including this one
- iMovie HD compression question, 7/14/08, by Liz/AK.
- Re: First I would make a DVD or Video CD and then choose that, 7/15/08, by Neal (M).
- Re: iMovie HD compression question, 7/15/08, by Greg.