iMovie '09

[kclove29]

Hi! I have an album in iPhoto that has both photos and videos. When I start a new project in iMovie, I drag the album from iPhoto in but only the pictures show up, not the videos. How do I get the videos in? Thanks!

 

[robduckyworth]

what format are the videos? you can encode them with handbrake or mpeg streamclip to a different format which imovie should read.

HandBrake

Squared 5 - MPEG Streamclip video converter for Mac OS X

 

[RavingMac]

Haven't used iMovie in awhile but I think you can import them (in the iMovie menu). Also, I believe iMovie will automatically build thumbnails of your iPhoto clips (not sure about this--itc has been quite a while). These will appear in the lower left hand portion of your window. The clips can be dragged and dropped into your project.

I will dig out my MBP and look and post back if I have anything to add.

EDIT: just checked. You can import using the file menu. But iMovie will automatically (configuration setting?) build an event library of your iPhoto and Aperture video clips.

 

[codda]

+1 on import...it's the only way to get video into imovie 09 + Drag & drop will not work.

 

[kclove29]

the importing worked! thanks so much for your help!