How do I move video in iPhoto to iMovie

Here is a snapshot of your suggestion, I do appreciate your assistance

Bob

file://localhost/Users/gatorbobpa/Desktop/Screen%20Shot%202012-07-28%20at%2012.0 4.23%20PM.png

Dtinen

Here is a snapshot of your suggestion, I do appreciate your assistance

Bob

file://localhost/Users/gatorbobpa/Desktop/Screen%20Shot%202012-07-28%20at%2012.0 4.23%20PM.png

I am not sure the attachment will work, any how I noted the following:

1 The word VIDEO in the upper left corner

2. 640 x 480 49.9MB Silloute of a Video Camera (All on one line)

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3. 30.00 fps 2:02

Bob,

1. Have you exported the videos as Original from iPhoto as instructed earlier?

2. Have you found these files with Finder? If so, can you preview them?

3. Have you tried to import these files with iMovie? If so, what were the results?

The new iPhoto will import without converting more video formats nowadays. Some of these formats are not compatible with iMovie. If they had been imported with iMovie, iMovie would have converted them in the import process. For example, I have a Sony camera that records in AVCHD format. iPhoto will import and play these files but they do NOT show up in iMovie at all. I have to import them with iMovie if I want to use them with iMovie.

In the future, import your movies with iMovie if that's where you want to use them. If you import them in iPhoto, don't have iPhoto delete the files after the import. Then you can import the movies you need with iMovie from the camera.

So go back to my 3 questions and let us know. If you are getting to step 3 and can't import the files, you probably need to convert them. More on that later if that's the problem.

Boerne

1. I have 9 files, I exported them several days ago as original and found them on the desktop ( Ihad put them there several days ago) I tried to export them but they were all "greyed out" so they could not be exported

2. I did find hen in Finder , under desktop and could review them.

3 Tried to import them using iMovie but again were "greyed out"

Bob

What is the file type? Is it .avi, .flv, or ?

Can you open the files with Quicktime?

They are .avi files

The can be opened and played in iPhoto and Quicktime.

THe only reason I am finding them, I do believe is because I have them on the desktop

Try opening a file in Quicktime and sharing it with iMovie. File>Export To...>iMovie. If that works, great. You are done. This does not work with my .avi files off my Canon point and shoot. So if you have the same results, read on...

You have to convert the file to a format that iMovie can import. There are a lot of free programs on the Internet that will do this. Two popular ones are MPEG Streamclip and Handbrake. I would recommend Handbrake for you as it is much more user friendly than Streamclip.

Install Handbrake (http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php)

When you launch Handbrake it will automatically come up with the Open dialog. Select your file.

The default that it chooses will probably work fine.

Set the destination and file name.

Click the Start button.

After it finishes, the file still has to be imported into iMovie. There are two ways to do it. In iMovie or in Quicktime (as mentioned above.)

Once this works, you can convert all the files in Handbrake. Instead of clicking the Start button on the toolbar, click the Add to Queue button. Then click the Source button and pick the next file. CHANGE THE DESTINATION and then click Add to Queue. Do this for each file. You can view the queue to make sure you got them all. Common mistake is to forget to set the destination for the converted file. Once you are done, click on Start.

When it tells you to put down your cocktail, then you can import all the files in iMovie.

Good luck.

p.s. Handbrake is most commonly used for moving a DVD to iTunes or iMovie. So it is a useful app.

TD

You suggestion (FIle -> Export; Kind: Original)

worked for me.

Thanks

I exported many videos from iphoto to a harddrive or desktop I thought I did it correct but when trying to play the videos back they are literally 1 sec videos, like a snapshot. I can't restore my originals I am dying here, I had so many videos and stuff and now I think I may have lost them. I have no time machine activated 😟

I had the same problem, and I did everything you tried and were advised. This is very late but maybe it can help someone else: What worked for me was acually very simple, I dragged the videos from iPhoto to my desktop, then I went back into iMovie clicked on file>import>movies then just chose them from my desktop.

iMovie 09 has a problem with showing iPhoto's library. This may be fixed by installing the (older) Quicktime Player 07. Apple provides instructions here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3355

Don't normally go on forums but i've spent all night messing around with this......i now open imovie first, close down iphoto when it pops up unless i connect just my camera for still images......import them all and they will be placed into imovie.....i always delete from camera, otherwise i have no space for new vids and pics,right the only way i worked out how to do it is....

1.Using roxio toast pro(or i imagine any other one you have)...the dvd software which is well worth the money by the way

2.make a dvd of the video that is in iphoto which you cannot get into imovie (no matter what!!!!!) lol

once thats burnt,

3.eject the dvd and put it back into the computer

4.it will pop up import all as if you have just connect the original camera again

and voila your iphoto video is now on a disc and also on imovie for you to make a final dvd with music and editing and what not!!!

really hope this helps anyone who has the same problem..

When you export you have to make sure the kind says ORIGINAL, it usually says jpeg. i didn't pay much attention and lost 2 years worth of videos. Hope this helps unless you saved them somewhere else I cannot find a way to revert them back

That worked for me - thank you, villaale. I can't believe that I can't drag my iphone movies from one native mac program to another (iphoto to imovie). Am I missing something or is this poor software development?

You're missing something...