.avi in iMovie?

[BicyclePunk]

Just a quick question....Do I have to buy Quicktime to convert an .avi movie so I can edit it in iMovie? Thanks.

 

[arn]

Re: .avi in iMovie?

Originally posted by BicyclePunk
Just a quick question....Do I have to buy Quicktime to convert an .avi movie so I can edit it in iMovie? Thanks.

You have to convert it to a "DV Stream" to work in iMovie.

Quicktime Pro should do it. If you don't have that there probably are other ways... but that's the easiest.

arn

 

[BicyclePunk]

Any cheaper....or free...ways? But I guess $30 for QuickTime Pro is worth it...

 

[arn]

Originally posted by BicyclePunk
Any cheaper....or free...ways? But I guess $30 for QuickTime Pro is worth it...

There may be free ways... I just don't know how offhand...

The key point is that iMovie takes 'DV Streams' as the video format... so however you can get it into that format...

arn

 

[BicyclePunk]

Excellent. Thanks!

 

[jelloshotsrule]

consider that imovie is free.... qt pro is definitely worth it

very very handy.

 

[BicyclePunk]

Paid for it last night....Now I just have to figure out how to use iMovie!

 

[ftaok]

Originally posted by BicyclePunk
Paid for it last night....Now I just have to figure out how to use iMovie!

Make sure you go to the Apple site for some TUTORIALS on how to use iMovie.

And don't forget to download the plug-in pack to get the extra transitions and stuff.

Have fun.