Chapter 11: Sharing a Movie
Save a Movie to Your Computer
You can save the clips, titles, transitions, and other content that you have assembled in a project as a single movie file on your computer. You can then play the movie on your computer, upload it to a Web site, or back it up to a CD-ROM or DVD.
Save a Movie to Your Computer
Open the project that you want to save.
Click Share.
Click Export Movie.
Type a name for the file.
Select the location where to save the file.
Click a size to export based on how you want to use the movie (
changes to 
).
• iMovie shows the devices and applications for which each size is appropriate.
Click Export.
iMovie saves the project as a movie file.
• You can click Cancel to stop the export.
In what file format does iMovie save my exported movies?
When using the Export Movie command, the file format depends on the size.
• Selecting Tiny in the export options saves a 3GP file, which is a type of MPEG-4 format devised especially for mobile devices.
• Selecting Mobile, Medium, or Large saves a regular MPEG-4 (.m4v) file.
Note: To save your movie in a variety of other formats, see the tip in “Publish a Movie to a MobileMe Gallery.”
Publish a Movie to a MobileMe Gallery
You can publish your movie to your MobileMe gallery. You can then send your friends and family a Web address where they can access the movie on MobileMe.
To use this feature, you must have a MobileMe account. See Chapter 2 for details.
Publish a Movie to a MobileMe Gallery
Sign in to your MobileMe account.
Open the project that you want to publish.
Click Share.
Click MobileMe Gallery.
Type a title and description. These will appear on the movie page at your MobileMe account.
Select the sizes to publish (
changes to 
). Viewers can choose from a size depending on their connection speed.
Select a privacy setting.
Click Publish.
• iMovie publishes the movie. It may take minutes or hours to publish a project depending on the size of the movie and the speed of your Internet connection.
After the movie is published, iMovie displays a confirmation dialog.
• Click Tell a Friend to invite others to view the movie.
• Click View to view the movie on the Web at your MobileMe account.
Click OK to close the dialog.
How can I have more control when exporting my project?
You can choose the Export Using QuickTime option and have precise control over the format and compression settings.
Click Share and then Export Using QuickTime.
The Save Exported File As dialog opens.
Select a file format.
Click Options to open the Movie Settings.
Note: The settings available depend on the file format. This example shows settings for a QuickTime movie.
Click Settings to adjust video compression and other video settings.
Click Settings to adjust audio compression and other audio settings.
Publish a Movie to YouTube
You can publish your movie to YouTube, the popular video-hosting site. Once your movie is published to YouTube, you can send the YouTube Web address to friends and family. You can also make the movie publicly available to other YouTube viewers.
To use this feature, you must have a YouTube account. Visit www.youtube.com to sign up.
Publish a Movie to YouTube
Open the project that you want to publish.
Click Share.
Click YouTube.
Select your YouTube account.
• The first time you publish, click Add to add your account to the menu.
Type your password.
Select a category.
Type a title and description.
• You can add tags, or descriptive keywords, to further categorize your movie.
Select a size to upload ( changes to ).
Selecting Medium results in better quality but a longer upload time.
• You can click to make the movie publicly accessible on YouTube ( changes to ).
Click Next.
iMovie displays the terms of service.
Click Publish to accept the terms and upload the movie.
iMovie uploads the movie to YouTube. After the movie has been uploaded and processed, it is made available on the YouTube Web site.
How do I publish my project to iTunes?
You can click Share and then iTunes to save your project as a movie in iTunes. This allows you to view the movie on iPods, iPhones, and other devices that connect to iTunes. You can also watch the movie on your computer through iTunes.
How do I publish my project to a DVD?
You can click Share and then iDVD to turn your project into a movie and then open it in the iDVD program. You can then publish the movie on a DVD with or without other movies. For more about iDVD, see Part VI of this book.
