I keep importing all these video files which are mp4 format and they have thumbnail pics but when i hover over them to preview they turn black and i cant see any thing!?
do i have the wrong format or what? I have worked with imovie alot and this has ever happend...
HELP PLEASE!!
iMovie '11, iOS 6.0.1
Will the clips play in QuickTime Player? If so click Command-I to open the Inspector. Tell us what is says next to the word Format:
H.264, 852 x 480
It is possible that the clips are are variant of h.264 that iMovie cannot read.
I would suggest that you get a free tool called MPEG Streamclip from squared 5 dot com.
Drag one of your clips into MPeG Streamclip. The File/Export Using QuickTime. Choose either the Apple Intermediate codec or the h.264 codec. H.264 will give you a smaller file. Apple Intermediate Codec will give you a larger file but smoother editing performance.
In iMovie, use File/Import Movie to import this new clip.
If that works, then MPEG Streamclip has a batch mode where you can do all the clips at once.
Here is the link.
thank you very much! this helped alot!!!
my video clips are just black when i import them to iMovie! (they are mp4) p.s. i have alot of clips
