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iMovie mp4

How do I get iMovie to import mp4..do I need to download a file converter.?


Posted on Apr 27, 2020 6:07 AM

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Posted on Apr 27, 2020 7:05 AM

Not all Mp4 files work with iMovie. iMovie likes Mp4/AAC. Try using the free download, Handbrake, to convert your clips to Mp4/AAC, even if they are already that. You can get Handbrake here:


https://handbrake.fr/


After downloading, open Handbrake and do a File/Open Source. Navigate to the location of your clip and click on the clip to choose it. Then do File/Start Encoding. That should give you a clip that will work in iMovie.


-- Rich

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Apr 27, 2020 7:05 AM in response to Icarleton

Not all Mp4 files work with iMovie. iMovie likes Mp4/AAC. Try using the free download, Handbrake, to convert your clips to Mp4/AAC, even if they are already that. You can get Handbrake here:


https://handbrake.fr/


After downloading, open Handbrake and do a File/Open Source. Navigate to the location of your clip and click on the clip to choose it. Then do File/Start Encoding. That should give you a clip that will work in iMovie.


-- Rich

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