Help With IMOVIE - Transferring Home DVD to IMovie

[Jennymcmillan]

Hello,

I am only 3 weeks new to MAC. I have been a HP user for 20+ years. So I am feeling overwhelmed!!! :0)

I had old videos of our children burned onto DVDs at Walmart. I came home, put the DVD in and tried to put it into Imovie. No luck. I read the forums, downloaded Mactheripper. So now, I go to Imovie and I can see where the name of my DVD is there. But when I double click --- nothing happens.

This is not a commerical DVD -- its just home videos of my kids.

I would really appreciate your help. Thank you! Jenny

 

[iMouseHD]

You will need to convert the DVD file over to a format that can be imported into iMovie, use a program called "Handbrake" to do this and then you will be good to go to edit the files in iMovie. MacTheRipper is creating a replica of the DVD file and iMovie will not be able to import that file type.

This is the method I use any how and it works very well for us.

 

[Jennymcmillan]

Thanks for taking the time to provide me that info -- I am going to try it now! Thanks!