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Topic: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

My movie gets choppy when I export from SAM Animation to iMovie. Help PLEASE.

Here are two links that show the difference:
Before I import to iMovie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDsB8pEEki4

Once it is in iMovie: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4H7lNWynfQ

I hope to get this solved before the BRAWL deadline. Thanks for any help!
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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

What's the export/project FPS set at in iMovie?
That's the only thing I can think of.

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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

Ok thanks. That did help on one clip, but on the other clip I fixed it and there are still issues.

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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

Did you re-import the messed up clip, or the original perfect clip?
Did you speed-up/slow-down the clip in any way?
Did you do any other altering to the clip between importing and exporting?
Did the settings revert back to the default low FPS after you fixed and exported the first clip?

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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

When you put the clips into a new Project they're usually not the same frame rate, I've had that problem before.  It will ask if you would like to convert the project's frame rate to match the clips frame rate, I had an issue with that a while back. 
Could that have anything to do with it?

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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

Ok I Think I Kind of have it Fixed... that did help. Just one of my clips is still a little choppy, but I'm wondering if that is an issue with my computer being bogged down. Thanks so much for your help!

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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

My computer gets ridiculously bogged down when using iMovie.  I've got over 10 gigs of footage for my Contrast film and I already know that going to be a HUGE problem. 
When I'm actually using iMovie it's all choppy and lagging, but when I export the clip it's usually fine.  So I don't expect that to be the problem, but then again, it might just be my computer that does that. 

I'm glad you've mostly got it worked out now.

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Re: Movie gets choppy after exporting to iMovie. URGENT

Ok I have a new Problem. Now my clip keeps on freezing up in some parts. HELP PLEAS
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