Wedding DVD to iMovie

[I'm 5 ft 8]

Had a buddy of mine transfer hi-8 wedding video footage to DVD. Is there a way to transfer this DVD footage to iMovie so I edit it properly.

Thanks in Advance

 

[r.j.s]

You should convert the DVD to DV using MPEGStreamClip. It's free, but you'll need a lot of space. From DV, it's really easy to import into iMovie.

 

[I'm 5 ft 8]

Thanks...I'll give it a shot.

 

[SnowLeopard2008]

Or you could try Handbrake and rip the DVD into and MP4/MOV/AVI file. And then from there, import from file option under iMovie. good luck!

 

[fairynanook]

Did it work?

Wondering if you have gotten either of the methods to work. I have a ton of DVDs of home movies I converted from old VHS tapes. I am trying to get these into iMovie so I can edit out all the bad movies and snowstorms that fall between the actual home video footage. So far, I have been unsuccessful.

 

[I'm 5 ft 8]

No luck yet. Still a work in progresss. I converted to a avi file. But still can't get it to display in iMovie.

 

[r.j.s]

Convert it to DV, not AVI.

 

[chipchen]

actually, it would have been better to convert from Hi-8 to DV. Reason why is that when you went from Hi-8 to DVD, you compressed the original into MPEG2 and lost quality. Now converting to DV you've got worse video. There are actually some Hi-8 camcorders that can import into iMovie... I think I've done it before. Or, pay for someone to convert from Hi-8 to DV for you. It's worth it in the end... ESPECIALLY if it's a wedding video.