Can't import .mov file into iMovie

You probably have already tried File - Import, so try this.

First, quit Imovie. Find the Imovie File you want Control-click it, and say "show package contents. It should pop up with a window.

Find the "Media" folder in the window. Drag the quicktime file into the media folder, then open imovie.

A pop-up should say something about unwanted files in the trash, and when it asks you if you want to open the trash, click yes, and find your file, and drag it with the other clips.

Hope it helps.

Hi Solace,
welcome to this forum 🙂

to give you some background info for better understanding in the future:
the file extension".mov" is a bit irritating, should NOT be translated with "movie"! a .mov is just a socalled container, it can contain (sic) many kind of media: stills, music, VR...- and for sure video.

just to impress you, have a look in this list:
Apple's list of formats supported by QT

iMovie is an edit-app meant to work with firewire-connected miniDV camcorders..... you can import "other" files&formats, but then it gets a bit tricky....

so, my usual guess, you're trying to import some mpegs (contained in a .mov file, you don't read .mpg as suffix.....)

some very good advices here, in plain english:
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6010.shtml
http://danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6018.shtml

have fun with your Mac! 🙂

I am having the same problem. I tried the "move from trash" thing, but the movie was 48megs of black screen.
The other post talked about nice sneaky ways of making DVDs from divx files and such. I want to take a few music videos and put them all together in one file and put it on my ipod.