.AVI movies in iMovie

cheddar-caveman · cheddar-caveman #1 (**permalink**)

09-24-2013, 04:10 AM

I have a night vision camera and it records .AVI movies but I can't get iMovie (9.0.9) on my MacBook Pro to recognise them. How can I "import" them to iMovie for editing? Do I need other software?

Rod Sprague · Rod Sprague #2 (**permalink**)

09-24-2013, 04:18 AM

Here you go:
iMovie only reads AVI that both the audio and the video were compressed by using a codec that iMovie can recognize. If your AVI video files are not imported, it's because of the codec used to create the AVI file is not supported by iMovie, even if you have Perian installed, which only allows you to play AVI in QuickTime. If you want to edit AVI in iMovie, the easy option would be converting the AVI files to an iMovie compatible format, like MOV, MP4, or M4V.
To achieve this try using "Any Video Converter" available from the App Store for free then import into iVideo.
Cheers

cheddar-caveman · cheddar-caveman #3 (**permalink**)

09-24-2013, 03:14 PM

Cheers Rod, I'm off to the store!

Ok, back from the store but typical Apple, it'll cost money - unless you want a large red banner across the video!

MightyGem · MightyGem #4 (**permalink**)

09-24-2013, 05:50 PM

MPEGStreamclip is what you need.
Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X

chas_m · chas_m #5 (**permalink**)

09-25-2013, 08:40 AM

^^^ and it's free!

Rod Sprague · Rod Sprague #6 (**permalink**)

09-26-2013, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheddar-caveman

Cheers Rod, I'm off to the store!

Ok, back from the store but typical Apple, it'll cost money - unless you want a large red banner across the video!

Sorry cheddar-caveman when I downloaded it it was free.

Monistee · Monistee #7 (**permalink**)

03-04-2014, 09:08 PM

I turn it into an mp4. And it works for me! Hope it helps.

chas_m · chas_m #8 (**permalink**)

03-05-2014, 10:12 PM

An addendum to this thread -- Adapter (free) from Macroplant was updated to version 2.0 and works well. These days I use iFFmpeg ($10), MPEG Streamclip (free) or Permute ($10) depending on what I want to do.

Rod Sprague #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jun 12, 2011 Location: Melbourne, Australia and Ubud, Bali, Indonesia Posts: 692 Mac Specs: MacBook Pro OS 10.9.4, iMac 2.5 gHz OS 10.6, iPhone 4 iOS 7, 4th Gen iPod touch iOS 5, Apple TV 2	09-24-2013, 04:18 AM Here you go: iMovie only reads AVI that both the audio and the video were compressed by using a codec that iMovie can recognize. If your AVI video files are not imported, it's because of the codec used to create the AVI file is not supported by iMovie, even if you have Perian installed, which only allows you to play AVI in QuickTime. If you want to edit AVI in iMovie, the easy option would be converting the AVI files to an iMovie compatible format, like MOV, MP4, or M4V. To achieve this try using "Any Video Converter" available from the App Store for free then import into iVideo. Cheers If you were helped by this forum please add reputation points to that member by clicking on the "Thumbs Up" icon on the top right.
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chas_m #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 18,096 Mac Specs: Mid-2012 MBP (16GB, 1TB HD), BenQ second monitor, iPhone 5s 32GB, iPad Air 2 64GB	09-25-2013, 08:40 AM ^^^ and it's free! Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies • Keeping your Mac in top form
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chas_m #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 22, 2010 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 18,096 Mac Specs: Mid-2012 MBP (16GB, 1TB HD), BenQ second monitor, iPhone 5s 32GB, iPad Air 2 64GB	03-05-2014, 10:12 PM An addendum to this thread -- Adapter (free) from Macroplant was updated to version 2.0 and works well. These days I use iFFmpeg ($10), MPEG Streamclip (free) or Permute ($10) depending on what I want to do. Cheers, chas_m -- My essay for switchers and newbies • Keeping your Mac in top form
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cheddar-caveman #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 10, 2012 Posts: 160	09-24-2013, 04:10 AM I have a night vision camera and it records .AVI movies but I can't get iMovie (9.0.9) on my MacBook Pro to recognise them. How can I "import" them to iMovie for editing? Do I need other software?
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MightyGem #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Nov 29, 2010 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 1,721 Mac Specs: PPC Mini, 10.4.11. Intel Mini, 10.6.8. White MacBook, 10.9.5. iPhone 3GS.	09-24-2013, 05:50 PM MPEGStreamclip is what you need. Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X
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Monistee #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 09, 2013 Posts: 16	03-04-2014, 09:08 PM I turn it into an mp4. And it works for me! Hope it helps.
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