If you have the free drive space available, first try exporting to a DV file. Import that DV file into a new iMovie project. Export this back to tape. This seems to reduce the amount of work iMovie has to accomplish during the export. Mike On Mar 11, 2007, at 4:14 PM, Kim wrote: > I am running iMovie 4.0.1 with OS10.4.8. I have a movie that I am > trying to export back to tape. I know the camera connection is > working. When I try to export or even play the movie within iMovie > payback is jerky. If I select less than about 20min worth of video > it plays back fine. As I select more and more video the playback > keeps degrading. This does not matter where in the movie I select > the clips. I have deleted the preferences run Macjanitor and > repaired permissions to no avail. Any suggestions? > > ric > _______________________________________________ > MacDV mailing list > MacDV at listserver.themacintoshguy.com > http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/mailman/listinfo/macdv > > Listmom is trying to clean out his closets! Vintage Mac and random > stuff: > http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZmacguy1984