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Hi, I have some video footage that have been copied to DVD, and iMovie cannot open them. How can I access these files in order to use them in a new project in imovie? Thanks B.

Hi, I have some video footage that have been copied to DVD, and iMovie cannot open them. How can I access these files in order to use them in a new project in imovie? Thanks B.

iMac 5,1

OS X Version 10.6.8

iMovie11, Version 9.0.4 (1634)

IMAC 5,1

Posted on May 28, 2015 5:55 AM

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Posted on May 28, 2015 6:08 AM

Use the free Handbrake app to convert the MPEG-2 files on the DVD to QuickTime format.

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Hi, I have some video footage that have been copied to DVD, and iMovie cannot open them. How can I access these files in order to use them in a new project in imovie? Thanks B.

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