How to use DivX Pro with iMovie?

DivX 6 for Mac includes a powerful video codec that plugs into your favorite video editing software, letting you create professional DivX movies without having to learn new software. This version enables encoding in one easy step for fast and reliable conversion to the DivX video format, includes many advanced features for superior quality and compression, and is compatible with almost all video editing programs you may use on your Mac.

iMovie '08 makes viewing and working with video as intuitive as enjoying your photos. A built-in library automatically organizes your video, so all the clips you've captured and movies you've created are just a click away. With its revolutionary interface, iMovie makes it quick and easy to browse your library and create new movies. And iMovie is built for sharing. In just a few steps, you can add movies to your website, publish them on YouTube, and create versions for iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV.

Using DivX Pro with iMovie

Step 1

Open iMovie and select the "Open Project..." command from the File menu. An "Open" dialog box will appear. Browse to your iMovie project file, select it and click the "Open" button.



Step 2

From the File menu, select the "Share..." command. A dialog sheet will appear.



Step 3

Select the "QuickTime" tab. Select "Expert Settings" from the "Compress movie for" drop-down menu. Click the "Share" button. A "Save exported file as..." dialog box will appear.



Step 4

Select "Movie to DivX AVI" from the Export drop-down menu. Navigate to your desired output DivX movie location. Press the "Options..." button to configure the DivX encoder.



Step 5

If you have a desired file size for your DivX movie (e.g. 650MB for a CD), select the "Make a [number] file(s) of [size] MB in size" radio button. Enter the desired number of files you want into the first edit box (e.g. If you want to save the DivX movie on two CDs, enter 2). Enter the desired file size into the second edit box.

OR

If file size isn't important, leave "Make a [quality] quality file" checked. From the drop-down menu, select the desired quality for your DivX movie. The default is a High quality file. Click the "OK" button to return to the "Save exported file as..." dialog box from Step 3.



Step 6

Select the "Save" button to start the encoding process. During encoding, you can start the popcorn and prepare yourself for a DVD-quality DivX movie experience. Play the file on your computer using any media player, but if you already own a DivX Certified DVD player, you can enjoy a big screen, surround sound, movie theatre-like experience from the comfort of your favorite living room chair.