Q. I'm trying to import some video clips from my sony camcorder to iMovie 08 (using a USB cable). There's supposed to be a window that pops up automatically so that you can import everything, but it's not showing up. It doesn't seem to be detecting my camera... The window used to pop up unexpectedly sometimes but lately it hasn't.
I've supposed to edit this movie right now but there's nothing I can do...?
The import window just randomly popped up again. Granted, it took about half an hour to do so-- but at least it's working now.
I've supposed to edit this movie right now but there's nothing I can do...?
The import window just randomly popped up again. Granted, it took about half an hour to do so-- but at least it's working now.
A. You cannot import video from a miniDV tape or Digital8 tape based camcorder using USB. You need to get a 4-pin to 6-pin firewire cable. Firewire, i.Link and IEEE1494a are all the same thing. Your Mac has a firewire400 port already so you do not need to add one.
When your computer and camcorder are connected, iMovie will have a blue window that says the camcorder is connected - the camcorder needs to be in "Play/Edit" mode.
If you are using a hard drive or flash memory based camcorder, you will use USB to copy the files to the Mac - but not import directly to iMovie - you need to convert them first using http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
Download and install it. Convert the highly compressed MPEG2 video to .mov - then drag that to the iMovie clips pane or the timeline.
Post again if you are using another kind of storage media - more details about what camcorder and which Mac would be really helpful, too.
When your computer and camcorder are connected, iMovie will have a blue window that says the camcorder is connected - the camcorder needs to be in "Play/Edit" mode.
If you are using a hard drive or flash memory based camcorder, you will use USB to copy the files to the Mac - but not import directly to iMovie - you need to convert them first using http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/mpegstreamclip.html
Download and install it. Convert the highly compressed MPEG2 video to .mov - then drag that to the iMovie clips pane or the timeline.
Post again if you are using another kind of storage media - more details about what camcorder and which Mac would be really helpful, too.
Imovie 09' - Imovie HD help!!!?
Q. I updated my mac and now have IMovie 09'. I have and HD Camera that records on a hard drive and imports film to my comp through a usb cord.
IMovie 09' will recognize the camera and import it but IMovie HD will not. I prefer the set up of the older IMovie HD and would like to edit my HD footage using that.
Is there anyway to get hd film into the imovie hd version and will it still look as good as if it were edited in IMovie 09
IMovie 09' will recognize the camera and import it but IMovie HD will not. I prefer the set up of the older IMovie HD and would like to edit my HD footage using that.
Is there anyway to get hd film into the imovie hd version and will it still look as good as if it were edited in IMovie 09
A. Just clarifying... you have iMovie'09 and the hard drive camcorder that records AVCHD video to MTS files works with that - but yuo don't like the interface so you want to use iMovieHD ('05 or '06)?
AVCHD/MTS files are compatible with iMovie '08 or newer (including '09 - which you already know.).
iMovie versions older than '08 cannot deal with AVCHD video.
You *could* import to iMovie 09 - as you have done - and export "Best Quality" to a QuickTime (mov file), then quit '09 and launch the older version and import... Or use some other converter... but that is an extra, unnecesary step.
I was in the same position you were about 4 months ago when I got a new iMac - but I stuck with iMovie '09 because it has lots of capabilities the older-than-08-versions don't have... like fixing shake and a few of the titles are way better. I actually found '09 easier to use... just give it some time and an honest effort to learn it, and you'll have updated to it... 08 had some issues, but 09 resolved pretty much all of them.
iMovie '09 is quite good - once you get your mind off of "how I used to do it in '06"... I also use Final Cut and have found '09 much more similar to it than "earlier-than-08"...
AVCHD/MTS files are compatible with iMovie '08 or newer (including '09 - which you already know.).
iMovie versions older than '08 cannot deal with AVCHD video.
You *could* import to iMovie 09 - as you have done - and export "Best Quality" to a QuickTime (mov file), then quit '09 and launch the older version and import... Or use some other converter... but that is an extra, unnecesary step.
I was in the same position you were about 4 months ago when I got a new iMac - but I stuck with iMovie '09 because it has lots of capabilities the older-than-08-versions don't have... like fixing shake and a few of the titles are way better. I actually found '09 easier to use... just give it some time and an honest effort to learn it, and you'll have updated to it... 08 had some issues, but 09 resolved pretty much all of them.
iMovie '09 is quite good - once you get your mind off of "how I used to do it in '06"... I also use Final Cut and have found '09 much more similar to it than "earlier-than-08"...
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