Importing mpg into iMovie problem [Archive]

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MacFi

Aug 15, 2004, 07:32 AM

Hi All. I have a whole lot of small mpeg files from a sony cybershot camera. Not high quality or anything, but they are clips that I want to keep.

I am unable to import them into iMovie.

is this a problem with the format? I thought iMovie could import mpeg? do I have to convert them somehow?

please help.

SilentPanda

Aug 15, 2004, 07:51 AM

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=82414

Horrortaxi

Aug 15, 2004, 11:13 AM

is this a problem with the format? I thought iMovie could import mpeg? do I have to convert them somehow?
Yes. It doesn't. Yes.

Read the thread that SilentPanda referenced. It covers this exact thing quite well.

EDIT: I thought that would be a different thread actually, but MPEG Streamclip and Apple's MPEG 2 playback component are what you need. If you don't need sound in your movies then you can export using Quicktime Pro.