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How can I get iMovie to see QuickTime MOV files
Topic Started: Nov 7 2014, 02:41 AM (28 Views)
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Summary: You may want to import MOV to iMovie for editing. However, iMovie doesn’t seem to support all MOV files importing correctly. Fortunately, there is an easy way to fix this issue. Learn details.

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iMovie is welcomed by all Mac users for home movie making which allows people to edit video clips, add sound and voiceover tracks and share movies in various ways. When you can get some videos like MOV, how do you import a .mov file into iMovie? In this article, I will quickly walk you through the way to load and edit QuickTime .mov in iMovie(iMovie 11). There is something important you should note as iMovie can’t ingest all of your MOV movies.

Generally speaking, in iMovie 11 (current version) click FILE/IMPORT/MOVIES... and navigate to your .mov file. iMovie will import it. Whereas, it is important to realize that MOV is a container, not a codec. iMovie will only import codecs that it can edit. For example, iMovie cannot edit DIVX, so if your MOV file contains DIVX, iMovie will not import it. Codecs that iMovie can handle include AVCHD, h.264, Motion JPEG, Apple Animation, Apple Intermediate Codec, DV, HDV, etc. The audio codec must also be compatible with iMovie. AAC and AIFF work well.

If you are in the situation that having a pile of MOV files contained iMovie can’t supported video, audio codecs, a better option to edit MOV in iMovie is to convert MOV to iMovie most compatible format Apple InterMediate Codec first. Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac is the utility I’m using and would like to recommend.

With it, you can rewrap MOV files to AIC .mov for iMovie with fast encoding speed. Moreover, the Mac video conversion tool can help you convert MOV as well as FLV, AVI, MKV, MTS, VOB, MPG, etc on Mac and export the professional encoders, namely ProRes, DNxHD for importing to FCP, Avid, etc. flawlessly. Just get it and follow the steps to convert .mov to iMovie.

How to Convert MOV to iMovie supported AIC MOV files

1. Import MOV videos to the software

Once run the Mac MOV to iMovie Converter, you can click "Add Video" button to load MOV source files. Convert supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time.

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2. Select output format for iMovie

Click the format bar, and move mouse cursor to "iMovie and Final Cut Express -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov)". By the way, the Mac MOV Converter also supports output Apple ProRes format for using in Final Cut Pro.

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Tips- Adjust video and audio settings

The MOV to iMovie Converter enables users to adjust audio and video settings before transcoding QuickTime movie to iMovie AIC. Click "Settings" button, then you will enter the following interface, on which you are allowed to customize size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate, and audio channel to your required ones.

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3. Start the conversion process

Click the "Convert" button to start transcoding MOV to AIC MOV for iMovie.

When the conversion is finished, you can click "Open" button to get the generated QuickTime AIC .mov files effortlessly. Afterwards, you can launch iMovie, and then choose File > Import > Movies to import converted MOV clips into iMovie for further editing.

Editor’s Note: Further, iMovie cannot edit MOV files with extra tracks such as closed caption tracks, chapter tracks, tween tracks, manual advance tracks, and the like. If your MOV file contains these, you can delete these tracks using Apple's QuickTime Pro. If the MOV file contains extra tracks, or contains a video or audio codec that iMovie cannot edit, the MOV file will be grayed out and not selectable in the import dialog box.

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jacknjchn
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Summary: This article will quickly walk you through how to convert MOV to Sony Vegas Pro native format MPEG-2, so that you can import and edit MOV files in Vegas Pro.

I got some files for a short movie I recorded to edit on Sony Vegas on my pc, the files are .mov files. I get home and it only imports audio into my Sony Vegas timeline. I don’t mean the video is black, I mean it does not import it at all, just the sound. I can play the file fine on both QuickTime and WMP with visual. Spent hours looking for an answer to import MOV to Sony Vegas on the web and fortunately figured out a solution to editing MOV files in Sony Vegas smoothly without any issue.
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Although Sony Vegas Pro supports the importing of a wide variety of file formats including the MOV files, apparently video, audio problems still exist while importing and editing. Based on other users’ notes, some Nikon/Canon H.264 MOV footage, Proxy .mov files are all not supported by Sony Vegas. It takes long time to render, and sometimes you can’t get a proper video, audio in the Sony Vegas timeline. To make MOV video files to work well with Sony Vegas Pro, Brorsoft Video Converter is highly recommended to transcode MOV to Sony Vegas Pro native format - MPG.

No matter what version of the NLE apps you are applying, and what Windows system you are working on, this video converter will assist you to import MOV videos/footage to Sony Vegas Pro as well as Adobe Premiere Pro, Pinnacle Studio, Windows Movie Maker, etc for editing smoothly. As long as you encode MOV to a Sony Vegas editable format with the tool, there won’t be any issue occur during your editing. Follow its step-by-step instruction below to learn how to transcode MOV to MPEG-2 for Vegas Pro.

Convert MOV clips to Sony Vegas Pro

Step 1. Download, install and run the MOV to Sony Vegas Converter to load your source .mov files to the program.

Tip: This MOV converter supports batch conversion, so you are allowed to add multiple files to convert at a time. Meanwhile, if you wanna combine multiple MOV clips into a single file, you can check the “Merge into one file” box.

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Step 2. Click on the dropdown menu of “Format”, and then follow Adobe Premiere/Sony Vegas” and select “MPEG-2(*.mpg)” as the output format

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Step 3. Customize the video Settings. You can click “Settings” button to adjust output parameters, including the Bitrate of Video and Audio, the Codec of Video and Audio, Video Size, Sample Rate, Frame Rate, Audio Channels, etc.

Step 4. Click “Convert” button; this top MOV to MPEG-2 Converter will start transcoding MOV files to MPG for Vegas Pro immediately.

Once the conversion completes, you can click “Open” button to get the generated MPEG-2 files for Sony Vegas Pro easily. Then, it would be easy to import and edit kinds of MOV files with Vegas Pro 9/10/11/12/13.



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