What kind of MPEG-2 does iMovie support?
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.5)
iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.5)
abrotherus01 wrote:
.. What kind of MPEG-2 does iMovie support?
Avai wrote:
I definitely wouldn't answer "None" as Karsten did...
When you buy a Mac and open iMovie '09 for the very first time, you are shown a message telling you iMovie '09 now supports MPEG-2 and MPEG-4. After reading this message, the question no longer is "Does iMovie '09 support MPEG?" but rather "How can I take advantage of this feature?"
I'm struggling with this, as the OP is. My consumer JVC Everio records video as MPEG which I simply copy/paste from my camera to my Mac's hard drive. I open iMovie '09, see the message about being able to use MPEG-2 and MPEG-4, click File | Import | Movies, browse to the folder containing my *.MPG files, click Import... iMovie shows me a message saying the folder has no importable files.
The iMovie '09 Help article titled "If iMovie doesn't recognize your camcorder" clearly says "If you’re importing video from a camera or other flash memory device, make sure the file format of your video is compatible with iMovie: MPEG-2 or MPEG-4."
However, the iMovie '09 Help article titled "Importing video from movie files" states "You can import some kinds of video directly into iMovie from most discs or hard disks, including video from MPEG-4 or DV file formats, and from some .mov file formats."
My "camera or other flash memory device" (JVC Everio) uses MPEG-2 format, which the first article says is compatible with iMovie. However, I am also "Importing video from movie files" and that article says MPEG-4 but doesn't mention MPEG-2.
The help articles don't mention anything about needing to purchase the MPEG-2 plug-in for QuickTime. The articles say the files should just work with iMovie '09. Is anyone out there actually using MPEG files with iMovie '09? I am lost. According to the iMovie '09 Help documentation, this should just work.
What kind of MPEG-2 does iMovie support?
What kind of MPEG-2 does iMovie support?