I am working on a school project and I'm not quite sure how to get these videos onto iMovie. I've downloaded all of them to become an MP4 (not mpeg4, or whatever) because I thought that's how you do it. It's still not allowing me to add them on. Please help!! my friend tell me video converter for mac can solve this problem: http://www.iorgsoft.com/how-to/import-mp4-to-imovie.html
You can get an easy way to put any MP4 videos to iMovie for nice eiditng: Best Way to Import MP4 to iMovie for Professional Editing
Just found the following paragraph on a forum to help you:
Why Sometimes Can't Import MP4 to iMovie?
Reason One: iMovie only supports importing MP4 formats with MPEG4/AAC or H.264/AAC data, not all kinds of MP4 formats. Some MP4 files from like Sony, Hybrid camcorders and other devices cannot be accepted by iMovie.
Reason Two: iMovie contains all the essential codecs to read MP4 files. Any different codecs included in audio and subtitle will cause the issue. In the circumstances, we still cannot successfully import MP4 files to iMovie.
How to Import MP4 to iMovie?
All in all, to successfully import MP4 to iMovie, you'd better to convert these MP4 files to iMovie totally compatible MP4 or MOV (QuickTime) formats.
Here is just the detailed guide at How to Solve iMovie Won Import MP4 Video Files
You can use Pavtube HD Video converter for mac to transcode MP4 video to Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) for iMovie editing, this method you don't need to render.
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you need firewire to import video, unsure of Imovie software, should not matter once on pc
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purchase a 4 pin to 6 pin firewire cable and mac should recognize camcorder-that should be about all you need to do-older cam so maybe go to cannons website if problemd with drivers
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If your video files are compatilbe with imovie, like mp4, mov, dv, etc. it's easy to import video to imovie.
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convert DVD to MP4 and edit DVD clips in iMovie, DVD Ripper for Mac is a fast application to convert DVD to iMovie accepted video formats: MP4, MOV, DV, 3GP.
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Video files come from Canon Vixia hg20 are in AVCHD format and this is a format which is difficult to be imported and edited by FCP and iMovie. So you have to convert AVCHD files to other easily edited video format, like FCP and iMovie preferred MOV format.
As for AVCHD Converter, have a try Aunsoft MTS Converter for Mac which is is a powerful video converter, player, editor for Mac and Windows. It can play many various movie files; it can encode movies to many formats, including iPod; it can cut, trim and join movies.
You can use this program to open and play most movie formats transport streams; edit them with crop and Trim;export them to QuickTime, AVI, DV and MPEG-4 files with more than professional quality, so you can easily import them in a DVD authoring tool, and use them with many other applications or devices.
http://www.aunsoft.com/mts-converter-mac/
Use File -> Import Movies...
to select your converted video. iMovie will analyze the video and
generate thumbnails, so this can take a few minutes for larger video
files.
Before
we're able to use the video, you'll need to add it to your Project
Library from your Event Library. Just make sure you select the whole
clip, and drag it over to the other side of the screen.
Now
deselect the clip from your Event Library, and select the copy in the
Project Library. To rotate your video, open the Crop menu, make sure
it's set to 'Fit', and use the rotate buttons. When you're sattisfied,
press Done.
You'll notice that you're video has now been rotated in your Project Library. To export it, go to Share -> Export Movie... or press cmd+E.
As with Windows Live Movie Maker, you can also upload your rotated movie directly to YouTube, or your personal MobileMe Gallery.
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