Export settings voice/narration etc

[lia77]

Hello!
Is there anybody out there who could help me with audio export settings in imovie?
I have recorded a couple of sound clips (of me reading) that I would like to export into aiff files (i think that one is the best audio format, or am I wrong?) and then reimport them again as voice over in another imovie project.

I am using imovie 11 and can choose between many settings which include for example the rate which i can have at 48 kHz or even higher.What would be the best settings to use there? Is the higher the rate the better?


I am also confused about the linear PCM settings. Should i have it at 16 as is default or would it be better at 64? I have tried to export and reimport into itunes but can´t really hear any difference. But maybe it´s my speakers?

( I am doing an animated film which will be screened in a small theatre by the way)

I would very much appreciate some advice!

Thank you!

Lia

 

[firestarter]

How did you record your audio into iMovie? Is it the soundtrack of a video?

If the clip is already in iMovie, your voice is likely to be in linear PCM 16, 48kHz. If you export using that with AIFF, that should be fine.

 

[lia77]

Hi firestarter,
thank you for writing back!
I recorded the audio using a canon stereo digital video camera.
I tried exporting the audio into aiff-files as you said, with the same settings, and I did a test on bigger speakers today and I think it sounds pretty good! So I will stay with those settings

Thank you and have a good evening!