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Is mpeg the only file type that causes problems when imported into imovie? What is the best format to convert an mpeg before importing into imovie? thanks in advance.
 
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use MPEGStreamClip to convert mpeg to .dv or .mp4

.dv is a huge file, but mostly lossless.

.mp4 is smaller and compressed, but you can do .mp4 to 100%, which is also almost lossless, and much more friendly with iMovie.

Brian
 

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