Importing mpegs into iMovie [Archive]

1macker1

Dec 30, 2003, 02:59 PM

I have 2 episodes of a tv show, that i want to import into iMovie and make 1 disk. The shows are in mpeg format, and for some reason when I import the files, the sound is missing. Anyone ever had this problem?

ftaok

Dec 30, 2003, 07:03 PM

Originally posted by 1macker1
I have 2 episodes of a tv show, that i want to import into iMovie and make 1 disk. The shows are in mpeg format, and for some reason when I import the files, the sound is missing. Anyone ever had this problem? This is very common. The mpg file that you have is muxed and needs to be de-muxed. Basically, the audio and video needs to be separated from each other first.

Here's what you'll need.

1. bbDemux or More Missing Tools - both are freeware, but I've had more success with MMT.

2. iTunes - to convert the m2a (mpeg audio) file to aiff.

3. Quicktime Pro - recombine the aiff with the mpg video file.

Check out this link (http://www.macworld.com/forums/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=UBB13&Number=135258&Forum=All_Forums&Words=ftaok&Match=Username&Searchpage=4&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=135102&Search=true#Post135258) from the Macworld Forums. I've posted some more detail instructions on how to de-mux an mpg file suitable for iMovie.