rinconjim
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Q: how to import dvd's into imovie

How do I import a home DVD into imovie. It has audio_TS and video_TS files. I've tried dvd ripper's, but no success. Any ideas

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Nov 13, 2013 3:39 PM

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Q: how to import dvd's into imovie

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  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Nov 13, 2013 3:41 PM in response to rinconjim
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    Nov 13, 2013 3:41 PM in response to rinconjim

    Are these commercial movies or home movies? If they are commercial you can't do that, it's illegal and iMovie simply won't do it. If they are home movies then you can start by watching

     

    http://www.apple.com/findouthow/movies/

  • by rinconjim,

    rinconjim rinconjim Nov 13, 2013 3:44 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Nov 13, 2013 3:44 PM in response to rkaufmann87

    Home DVD's, I'll check the video and see if that helps. Thanks in advance

  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Nov 13, 2013 3:46 PM in response to rinconjim
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    Nov 13, 2013 3:46 PM in response to rinconjim

    Your welcome, should be extremely simple to do!

  • by rinconjim,

    rinconjim rinconjim Nov 13, 2013 3:55 PM in response to rkaufmann87
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    Nov 13, 2013 3:55 PM in response to rkaufmann87

    Not the info I'm looking for. I have made video's that have been edited and completed and were burnt to a DVD-R disc. These were done from a windows based program before I switched to a Mac. These discs play fine on the computed and from a blu-ray player, just not sure how to convert them for imovie. Most sites say that the disc has to be converted so imovie can read it. Both DVD ripping programs that say they do this does not work!!

  • by rkaufmann87,

    rkaufmann87 rkaufmann87 Nov 13, 2013 4:01 PM in response to rinconjim
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    Nov 13, 2013 4:01 PM in response to rinconjim

    I found this, it should help you solve the problem:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3951

  • by babowa,

    babowa babowa Nov 13, 2013 4:22 PM in response to rinconjim
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    Nov 13, 2013 4:22 PM in response to rinconjim

    Not every converter will convert every format. You need to find one that will do the format your video is in.

     

    Having said that, I've used MPEG Streamclip for years - it works well. Check their documentation for the file formats they can handle.

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Nov 15, 2013 1:40 AM in response to rinconjim
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    Nov 15, 2013 1:40 AM in response to rinconjim

    You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:

     

    http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

     

    which is free, but you must also have the  Apple mpeg2 plugin :

     

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x

     

    (unless you are running Lion in which case see below))

    which is a mere $20.

     

    Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:

     

    http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm

     

    which costs $25.

     

    For the benefit of others who may read this thread:

     

    Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

     

    And from the TOU of these forums:

     

    Keep within the Law

    1. No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
    3. Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.

     

    If you are running Lion or later:

     

    From the MPEG Streamclip homepage

     

    The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion onwards, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381

     

    To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.

     

    The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. (The same applies to Mountain Lion even though that has it preinstalled.) You don't have to install QuickTime 7.