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Q: I too can't get iMovie11 to except CyberLink PD 11 rendered mpeg2 files. Can anyone please help thanks John

I am a new comer to Mac computers. Once an addict to CyberLink Power Director 11 on my Windows XP now bought an Mac Mini i7 especially for more power.

BUt! all my footage is now stored on a 500GB Goflex separate hard drive having been rendered thought PD11. Fantastic imovie 11 won't let me upload it. Placing each piece of film from my PC to Mac Mini via flash stick I just can't get iMovie 11 to except them. I've read a lot of blogs with this subject but still unable to get things going. Please can anyone point me in the right direction thanks John

Mac mini, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.4), Trying to move pc video files

Posted on Jun 24, 2013 3:36 PM

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Q: I too can't get iMovie11 to except CyberLink PD 11 rendered mpeg2 files. Can anyone please help thanks John

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  • by Klaus1,Helpful

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Jun 24, 2013 3:54 PM in response to 44JC
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    Jun 24, 2013 3:54 PM in response to 44JC

    mpeg2 is the standard compressed format of a DVD, not intended for editing. You need to convert the files to something iMovie can understand.

     

    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 onwards, 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.

  • by 44JC,

    44JC 44JC Jun 24, 2013 4:16 PM in response to Klaus1
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    Jun 24, 2013 4:16 PM in response to Klaus1

    Thankyou Klaus 1 for your quick response. I will try that soon. John