Converting

Converting a video to DVD on a Mac has turned out to be way more annoying than I expected. To get the raw footage into the right format there’s this whole ecosystem of file types and options, most of which don’t do what you think they’ll do. You pick one, hit render, and then two hours later the status bar is still saying 845 minutes remaining. I wanted to use DivX—iMovie HD has DivX as an export option, right there in the menu—but it turns out you have to install the DivX codec separately first, or else iMovie exports in garbage quality. So I installed it, and things got slightly less infuriating, but it’s still not what I’d call easy.

People at school have already started asking when the video will be done. I figured this would be a quick weekend project. There’s just way more involved than I realized, and I’m running on less sleep than I should be, so I’m going to stop complaining and get back to it.

Rebecca and I broke up today. There were too many disagreements between us, too much friction underneath the relationship. I mean it when I say I wish her all the best. That’s that.