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Time for exporting HD movie with iMovie and 2012 iMac?

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Densi

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Hi All,

Currently I am using a white MacBook (early 2008) which needs 15 (!) minutes for exporting a 1:30 min HD movie with iMovie.

Can anybody try to do the same with the 2012 iMac 21.5"/i7/650m/16GB?

I guess the time difference is so huge that I do not bother even when it´s faster with the 27"/i7/675m-680mx/16GB and can buy the high end 21.5".

Thanks and kind regards from Germany
Daniel
 
simsaladimbamba

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Maybe also add your export settings to this thread, thus someone with such a Mac knows, what to set the export at, as iMovie still has a lot of options.
Since iMovie is still not 64-bit or does take more than two cores to do its stuff (FCP X is for that), a 2012 iMac will not be used to its full potential regarding its CPU.
 
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Densi

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export settings

You´re right. I will update with the export settings tonight.
 
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Siderz

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Nov 10, 2012
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Densi said:
Can anybody try to do the same with the 2012 iMac 21.5"/i7/650m/16GB?
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I ordered that, and I guess I'll try it once I get it.

But there are some variables which speed up/slow down render time, so you might want to share:
  • What you're outputting the video to
  • The render settings (Are you using custom settings, or one of the pre-made settings?)
  • How much other stuff you normally have running
  • The iMovie version
  • The operating system version

I'm sure the new iMac will be able to complete a 1min 30sec HD video in maybe 2 minutes, perhaps less.
 
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Densi

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Sep 20, 2012
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Export settings

Hi again,

With "Share/Export Movie..." I export a full HD iPhone movie as a HD 1080p mov-file. The info button shows "H.264, 25 fps, 20 Mbps". No other apps running, iMovie '11 (version 9.0.7)

I really would appreciate it, if anybody could test this show case ;)

Daniel
 
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Siderz

macrumors 6502a
Nov 10, 2012
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Densi said:
Hi again,

With "Share/Export Movie..." I export a full HD iPhone movie as a HD 1080p mov-file. The info button shows "H.264, 25 fps, 20 Mbps". No other apps running, iMovie '11 (version 9.0.7)

I really would appreciate it, if anybody could test this show case ;)

Daniel
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I have an iPhone 3GS, but not an iPhone that records 1080p video.

I guess I'll ask someone for some footage. Remember though this'll be hopefully sometime next week (For some reason I feel like it'll come Thursday) when the iMac arrives.

Have you added anything to it? Like some text, transitions, or video effects?
 
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Densi

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Sep 20, 2012
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Hi,

Cool, thx!

I added some things like title, end, text (max 5) and some transitions (max 5). No effects.

Daniel
 
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Siderz

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Nov 10, 2012
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Densi said:
Hi,

Cool, thx!

I added some things like title, end, text (max 5) and some transitions (max 5). No effects.

Daniel
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Just tried it, took about 3 minutes to export.

It'd be much less if iMovie was 64-bit, perhaps they'll update it with 64-bit (I thought it was 64-bit in the first place).

This is using the maxed out 21.5" iMac:
  • 3.1GHz i7
  • 1TB Fusion Drive
  • 16GB RAM
  • 512MB 650M

If you're keen to edit videos and want to simplicity of iMovie, I'd suggest you take a look at and think about investing in Final Cut Pro X.
 
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Densi

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Sep 20, 2012
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Germany
Cool

Siderz said:
Just tried it, took about 3 minutes to export.

It'd be much less if iMovie was 64-bit, perhaps they'll update it with 64-bit (I thought it was 64-bit in the first place).

This is using the maxed out 21.5" iMac:
  • 3.4GHz i7
  • 1TB Fusion Drive
  • 16GB RAM
  • 512MB 650M

If you're keen to edit videos and want to simplicity of iMovie, I'd suggest you take a look at and think about investing in Final Cut Pro X.
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Thank you for trying that. Sounds good. Fcpx is on my shopping list already. Going to order the same machine and looking forward to it.

Best regards
Daniel
 
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