[theora] can't export from iMovie 08 to ogg theora/vorbis?

Christopher Blizzard blizzard at mozilla.com
Thu May 21 13:29:49 PDT 2009


On May 21, 2009, at 3:51 PM, xiphmont at xiph.org wrote:

> I don't actually know, but agree it's high time to find out.  I know
> folks here within RedHat use FinalCutPro with the quicktime components
> to export .ogv, so that means it's possible in theory.  I don't
> however know why iMovie will not do so (but if it's anything like
> iTunes, it's probably pretty hardwired inside to Apple-only formats.
> Getting around restrictions can take some ingenuity).
>
> Hmph, we need more Mac people.  I'm surprised we don't have more Mac
> hackers than Windows hackers.
>
> Monty

Yeah, we've got people using FCP @ Mozilla and I haven't heard any  
complaints.  Just iMovie so far.

This is pretty important.  What's the next step?  We might be able to  
give remote vnc access to a mac box to help if someone wants to build/ 
fix.

--Chris


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