That seems really slow to me, but I've never used iMovie. I would expect more like 4 hours for good quality encoding and maybe 2 1/2 hours to encode for iPhone quality.
-- David Risner Software Engineer MERLOT, California State University On Sun, Aug 15, 2010 at 10:06 PM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > I am attempting to transfer a PBS documentary I've converted from an > old VHS to lovely (space saving) digital. I'm using iMovie on a Mac > with an Intel processor and 2GB of RAM. Now accepting guesses as to > how long it will take to render the 1 hr 47 min video. A three minute > video usually takes about 15 minutes to render, but I've learned the > ratio isn't static (a six minute video does not take 30 minutes... > usually closer to 22 or 23). Any guesses? > > I'm guessing apx. 14 hours. Regardless, my laptop's fan is going to be > whirring through the night. > > For the record, it is a 1991 video entitled "America With The Top > Down" and was an amusing cross-country road trip from North Dakota to > Texas, stopping off at everything from reservations to tourist > attractions (Carhenge is my favorite). > -- > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
