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Diomedes

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While I am a fairly seasoned Mac user, I am new to using iMovie. The a death in my family has turned me to using iLife to create multimedia memorials for her.

My question is: the movies I have were the short ones taken with digital cameras. They are saved as AVI files. How do I import them into iMovie to manipulate them? Or is this too complex a question for this forum? I tried dragging and dropping an AVI file into iMovie, but it didn't show all the frames of the movie.
 
Diomedes said:
While I am a fairly seasoned Mac user, I am new to using iMovie. The a death in my family has turned me to using iLife to create multimedia memorials for her.

My question is: the movies I have were the short ones taken with digital cameras. They are saved as AVI files. How do I import them into iMovie to manipulate them? Or is this too complex a question for this forum? I tried dragging and dropping an AVI file into iMovie, but it didn't show all the frames of the movie.
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It is actually really easy. If you install the DivX QuickTime codec, you will be able to open AVI files in iMovie.
 
Diomedes said:
While I am a fairly seasoned Mac user, I am new to using iMovie. The a death in my family has turned me to using iLife to create multimedia memorials for her.

My question is: the movies I have were the short ones taken with digital cameras. They are saved as AVI files. How do I import them into iMovie to manipulate them? Or is this too complex a question for this forum? I tried dragging and dropping an AVI file into iMovie, but it didn't show all the frames of the movie.
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My condolences on your loss. I'm sure that whatever you put together, it will be very special.

Regards,
Marc
 
How do I get the DivX codec?

MisterMe said:
It is actually really easy. If you install the DivX QuickTime codec, you will be able to open AVI files in iMovie.
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OK, so maybe I am not that seasoned <grin>

How do I install the DivX codec? I have QuickTime Pro.
 
Diomedes said:
OK, so maybe I am not that seasoned <grin>

How do I install the DivX codec? I have QuickTime Pro.
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I was wondering how to do this exact same thing. I thought that if you had Quicktime Pro you could export the files as something that iMovie could understand (like .mov files?)

I don't have Quicktime Pro, can you install this DivX codec without it?

Diomedes, I am sorry for your loss, not the best circumstances to be learning new software.
 
I am so sorry to read about your loss. Good luck with your project; I am sure you will make something amazing and will be greatly appreciated.
 
Diomedes said:
OK, so maybe I am not that seasoned <grin>

How do I install the DivX codec? I have QuickTime Pro.
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The availability of third-party codecs has nothing to do with whether or not you paid for QuickTime Pro. Apple includes certain of these in the base installation of QuickTime. Others are optional downloads through the QuickTime installer. Still others are not supported by Apple in any fashion. DivX falls into this category. DivX is a bastard version of MPEG4. As you know, the MPEG chose Apple's QuickTime over Microsoft's WMV as basis for MPEG4. The rejected Microsoft draft standard for MPEG4 lives on as DivX. To use the DivX codec, you must download the installer from the DivX web site. Run the installer and you're golden.
 
First, I want to thank everyone for their sympathies. It is really touching to have people on this forum to express their condolences.

The building of this memorial has been very therapeutic. I did a very simple one with iPhoto and iDVD abut a week after, and it helped me remember all the good times and special moments. So I am thinking constructing a full multimedia memorial will help in the healing process.

The camera I used to take the movies is a Canon PowerShot A70. I don't have the manual handy, but is AVI the only format it can create movies in? Or is there a third-party tool to convert AVI to QuickTime? Again, sorry for my ignorance of these formats...

Again, thank you ALL for your condolences.
 
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