iMovie: Purchased videos do not work in iMovie

Because all videos purchased from the iTunes Store are copyright protected, you cannot use them in iMovie. Videos that you purchase and download from the iTunes Store will appear in the Audio tab in iMovie along with your iTunes songs. However, neither the audio nor video portions of the video may be used in your iMovie project.

If you attempt to drag the video from the Audio tab into your project or if you try to preview it in the Audio tab, you may get an error due to the special copyright embedded in the video file. For example, you may see one of the following errors if you try to preview or add a purchased video in iMovie:

• Error during audio playback
  The file could not be played because it couldn't be opened. The file may be missing or damaged, or you may not have permission to open it.


• Error during Import
  The file could not be imported: The file "file name/path" can't be imported; QuickTime couldn't parse it: -2126

You can view videos from the iTunes Store in iTunes 7 or later, QuickTime Player 7.1.3 or later, and on iPod models that support video play.