iMovie Importing Problem

aidan2110 · aidan2110 #1 (**permalink**)

02-05-2012, 12:24 PM

For some reason iMovie is not letting me import some of my files. They are saved as a .mp4 file but when I got to import them it will not let me highlight them. I have other files saved as .mp4 and it will let me upload them. What is the issue? It seems to be all the files over 5 minutes long it won't let me import them, and all the files under 5 minutes it will. Here is a screenshot of an example:

codda · codda #2 (**permalink**)

02-05-2012, 03:35 PM

Are they from the same source...? if they have been renamed with an MP4 extension...obviously they won't work...If from someone else..that's possible.

aidan2110 · aidan2110 #3 (**permalink**)

02-05-2012, 06:46 PM

Yes they are, I exported them from a program called EyeTv.

chas_m · chas_m #4 (**permalink**)

02-06-2012, 12:32 AM

Since we can't see the filename of the longer file, maybe there's an illegal character in the title? Does changing the name of that file to "test.mp4" make a difference?

aidan2110 · aidan2110 #5 (**permalink**)

02-06-2012, 05:24 PM

The file name is "47-12 MOAB Scar dome dom.mp4". Though I will try exporting it as that file name and see if it works.

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aidan2110 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 19, 2011 Posts: 27	02-05-2012, 12:24 PM For some reason iMovie is not letting me import some of my files. They are saved as a .mp4 file but when I got to import them it will not let me highlight them. I have other files saved as .mp4 and it will let me upload them. What is the issue? It seems to be all the files over 5 minutes long it won't let me import them, and all the files under 5 minutes it will. Here is a screenshot of an example:
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codda #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 20, 2010 Posts: 464 Mac Specs: 21.5 iMac 3.06 ghz 12gb ram 500g HD iPad 2 16G	02-05-2012, 03:35 PM Are they from the same source...? if they have been renamed with an MP4 extension...obviously they won't work...If from someone else..that's possible.
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aidan2110 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 19, 2011 Posts: 27	02-06-2012, 05:24 PM The file name is "47-12 MOAB Scar dome dom.mp4". Though I will try exporting it as that file name and see if it works.
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