Importing flip videos to iMovie is simple conceptually, but hard to get to work, specially for some green hand. If you happen to find an easier way to import videos into iMovie and edit them with iMovie, then this article is written for you.
I calculate that there are three situations for your videos which you want to import into iMove:
Situation 1. DVD movies
Situation 2. Camera videos
Situation 3. Youtube or other online videos
Next, I will introduce you how to import videos into iMovie in above three situations separately! It’s
quick and easy! Let's go! Oh, I nearly forgot! Before getting started, make sure you have prepared for everything.
Situation 1. Importing videos to iMovie from DVD
Importing a DVD into iMovie is not a straightforward process, so you need a third party software to convert your DVD to iMovie video format, such us DV format. iMovie will have no problems importing a DV file. Go on reading:
Step 1. Insert your DVD disc to the DVD-ROM on your computer;
Step 2. Convert DVD to DV formats. Here I will show you detailedly by using Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate for Mac.
1. Download the Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate Mac program for free through above "Free Download Now".
2. Load DVD that you have inserted into your computer hard drive to the video converter for Mac software.
3. Set DV format as output video. iMovie supports MPEG2, DV, HDV, QuickTime Movie and MPEG4 format.
4. Start to convert DVD to DV format. The progress bar will show you the remaining times.
Step 3. Open iMovie and import converted DV videos to iMovie.
Situation 2. Importing videos to iMovie from Camera
Follow these instructions to connect your camcorder and import your videos to iMovie.
Step 1. Switch your camcorder to VTR mode.
Step 2. Connect your camcorder to your computer.
Step 3.
Open iMovie and set the mode switch under the iMovie monitor to camera mode. If you have more than one camera or device connected to your camera, click the camera
button and choose your camera from the pop-up menu.
Step 4. Use the playback controls, shown above, to view the DV in the iMovie monitor.
Step 5. Click the Play button.
Step 6. Click "Import" when you see the scene at which you want to start importing.
Situation 3. Importing videos from Youtube to iMovie
The same goes for situation 1, you may need a third part software as an assistant if you want to import Youtube videos or other online videos to iMovie, because the iMovie just supports like MPEG2, DV, HDV, QuickTime Movie and MPEG4. The Wondershare Video Converter Ulitimate can assist you to complete this, too. It's very strong, isn't it? If you become interested in this program, you can refer to
Video Converter Ultimate for Mac for more readings.
If you have download the Youtube Videos to your computer, then you can directly refer to situation 1 to do Youtube videos to iMovie conversion. If not so, then you need download the videos from Youtube firstly, The detail steps followed by Online YouTube Video Downloader.
After that, please launch you iMovie, then you can import the converted Youtube videos into iMovie smoothly.