iMovie is designed to get all video clips by capturing them directly from a digital video (DV) device. If you want to use video from other sources they must first be converted into DV streams.
The following steps apply to iMovie and iMovie 2. For iMovie 3 see technical document 61816 "iMovie 3: How to Import a QuickTime Movie."
With QuickTime Pro, you can convert a QuickTime movie into a DV stream.
For information on how to upgrade to QuickTime Pro, visit the QuickTime website (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/).
The following steps apply to iMovie and iMovie 2. For iMovie 3 see technical document 61816 "iMovie 3: How to Import a QuickTime Movie."
With QuickTime Pro, you can convert a QuickTime movie into a DV stream.
- 1. Open the QuickTime movie in QuickTime Player.
2. Choose Export from the File menu.
3. In the Export pop-up menu, select Movie to DV Stream. Use the Default Settings.
4. Type a name for your DV movie and click Save.
5. Drag the newly saved DV movie into the Media folder of your project. Note: The DV clip may be much larger than the original QuickTime movie. Make sure you have enough space on your hard disk.
6. Open iMovie. You will see the following dialog box:
Figure 1 iMovie dialog
7. Click OK. The DV clip will be imported to the Shelf. If the shelf is already full, you may see a different dialog saying that the shelf is full. Delete some files from the Shelf, or move them to the timeline to make room for the new clip which will then appear on the Shelf.
For information on how to upgrade to QuickTime Pro, visit the QuickTime website (http://www.apple.com/quicktime/).