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Q: import DVD into iMovie

I have purchased a VCR convertor into DVD's for my old VCR tapes.

I finalized the DVD's but when I load them into my computer, they will play but I cannot pull them into imovie.

imovie & iDVD rejects it.

What is the problem and how can I resolve this?

iMovie '11, Mac OS X (10.7.5)

Posted on May 29, 2013 9:52 AM

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  • by Karsten Schlüter,

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter May 29, 2013 9:58 AM in response to aijafrommn
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    May 29, 2013 9:58 AM in response to aijafrommn

    videoDVD is no supported media for iMovie

    (and iDVD authors disks, not converts them)

     

    follow this user tipp

                     How can I import a homemade DVD into iMovie for editing?

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 May 29, 2013 3:39 PM in response to aijafrommn
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    May 29, 2013 3:39 PM in response to aijafrommn

    It would have been easier if you had imported the VCR tapes directly into iMovie using an analog to digital converter, but as you haven't:

     

    You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:

     

    http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

     

    which is free, but you must also have the  Apple mpeg2 plugin :

     

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x

     

    (unless you are running Lion in which case see below))

    which is a mere $20.

     

    Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:

     

    http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm

     

    which costs $25.

     

    For the benefit of others who may read this thread:

     

    Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

     

    And from the TOU of these forums:

     

    Keep within the Law

    1. No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
    2. Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.

     

    If you are running Lion:

     

    From the MPEG Streamclip homepage

     

    The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381

     

    To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.

     

    The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.