Error message in Cleaner

[Jim Heid]

> Could somebody please explain in simple terms what the following error
> message in Cleaner means and what I can do about it:
> 
> "The audio track alone will be bigger than requested for the entire
> movie"

The problem:

The compression settings you specified (or the preset you chose) has a
maximum size attribute -- you've essentially told Cleaner, "Whatever you do,
make sure the movie isn't any bigger than X."

However, the movie's length or the audio compression settings you've chosen
prohibit Cleaner from keeping the movie to within that size.

Solution:

* Change the maximum size requirement that you specified to a higher value

- or -

* Apply audio compression to the movie's audio track. Try MP3 (better sound,
bigger file) or Qdesign Music (poorer sound, smaller file).

* Or both.

Hope that's clear! And regarding your other question:

> When I try to export an iMovie 3 project with the Sorensen 3 Codec and
> the "Modem" setting, it defaults to "Hinted Stream", whereas normally
> it's "Fast Start". Is there a big difference between using one or the
> other for posting movies to Homepage?

For a .Mac homepage, you want Fast Start, not Hinted Stream.

Jim

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