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Hi, I'm using iMovie '09. I downloaded a movie in quicktime format (1280x720.mov), NOT iTunes. Quicktime plays the movie just fine. But when I try to import it into iMovie, it isn't recognized as a movie that can be imported. I've thought about converting it to wmv or some other format and then converting it back to mov. I'm not sure which converter would be best. In another thread I was searching, avs4you was recommended.
Suggestions are much appreciated.
 
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QuickTime is a container that can handle LOTS of codecs. iMovie, on the other hand, recognizes only a handful. The solution is to convert the movie to H.264, then iMovie and QuickTime will both play it properly.
 
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h.264 is not designed for editing. Use MPEGStreamclip and export to Quicktime using the AIC(Apple Intermediate Codec) option. AIC is what iMovie converts everything to.
 
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"Use MPEGStreamclip and export to Quicktime using the AIC(Apple Intermediate Codec) option."

Thanks! Works great!!!
 

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