So I checked out Compressor. It's not a video editor.
Same conclusion: To shoot and edit video, I can't use video files from my iPhone, or .mov files from my Mac.
(That I can't load my iPhone video into iMovie is beyond frustrating. I'm not intelligent enough to comprehend Apple's end-game with that.)
I use my iPhone more for video and stills than for telephone stuff. Since I am unable to edit the footage that I shoot on my iPhone, I'm really not seeing the purpose of me sticking with an iPhone.
Like I said earlier, it looks like my solution will be to shoot stills with any small DSLR (the OM1 system is pretty compact), and I'll shoot video on my ZOOM concert recorder.
I'll see if FCP can handle those files. If not, I'll have to go back to Adobe ransomware ****, for Premiere.
None of this Apple file incompatibility makes any sense, but I need to do what it takes technologically, in order to create.
If anyone else reading this thread is using a video editor that can handle iPhone videos and .mov files, I'd love to hear from you!!