Importing files to iMovie??

Hi everyone!

I'm a noob with iMovie, but the main interface says to drag media to import into a project. however, every time I try to drag a file (.avi .mpg .wmv) nothing happens. I tried the "import" option on the top menu and every files I have are light grey and won't let me select them.

Can someone please give me an advice or a quick "how-to"?

Thank you

I'm guessing you have iMovie 06 or earlier, in which case you'll need to download and install the codec pack Perian in order to import videos that are in formats other than .mp4

Thanks for the reply Kask!

I have iMovie 08. Do I still need Perian?

Problem solved. I went to the Apple Store yesterday and asked a "Genius".

I have to convert my files in mp4 format before importing them to iMovie.

Yea, that's one of the limitations of 08, you can't import any format playable by Quicktime like you could with 06.

To convert the videos, I would suggest checking out iSquint or ffmpegX for free solutions, and VisualHub for a not-so-free one.

I have iMovie '08 and i imported .mov file into it and it worked just fine.

extensions recogonized

thats coz the following extensions are recogonized
MPEG-4, DV, or .mov files