What formats does iMovie support?
iMovie is a Mac OS X or iOS based video editing software application created by Apple Inc. iMovie imports video footage to the Mac using either the FireWire interface on most MiniDV format digital video cameras or the computer’s USB port. It can also import video and photo files from a hard drive. iMovie supports multiple video formats and allows you to create projects that are tailored to your specific video format. You can use the following formats in iMovie: DV, HDV, AVCHD, Apple Intermediate Codec, Apple Animation Codec, Motion JPEG/A, iFrame, h.264, some, but not all, varieties of MP4, MOV. As .mov or .mov is a container, if it contains video codec in one of the above, it will import to iMovie, or it will fail to import to iMovie.
What if if you have video files which are incompatible with iMovie on iOS(iOS 15 incl.) or on Mac Monterey, Big Sur, Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, Sierra, El Capitan, Yosemite, Mavericks, Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, Leopard, such as MKV, WMV, AVI, FLV, WebM, DivX, XviD, DVD, VOB, DAV, AVCHD, MTS, M2TS, MOD, TOD, MXF and some MP4, MOV, M4V? Is it possible that to add those unsupported video files to iMovie for editing? In fact, about anything can be converted to a format iMovie can use. But what is the best video format for iMovie to convert video to?
Best Video Format for iMovie
TechiSky found that if your source video files are common video with resolution under 720p, the best video format for iMovie to convert your video to is Apple Intermediate Codec with the extension of .mov. If you source video are high definition video in 720p, 1080p, the best video format to convert your video to is HD 720p Apple Intermediate Codec video or HD 1080p Apple Intermediate Codec video with the extension of .mp4. You can follow the steps below to convert your videos to iMovie best video format for editing in iMovie
Step-by-Step Guide to Convert MKV, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, MXF, AVCHD, FLV, WebM, etc to Best Video format for iMovie
Prepare: Download iMovie Format Converter
Download iMovie Format Converter. Install and and launch it.
Note: The software comes in both trial and purchase versions so the users are given the complete freedom to try the software first before they pay.
Step 1: Import source video files to iMovie Converter
Press “Add Files” button to import your source videos. Or you can also drag your files directly to the main interface of the program.
Step 2: Set output format to iMovie
Click “Convert all tasks to” drop-down. From the “Editing” tab, click on “iMovie category. Then you can to set profile to “The same as resouse” or “HD 1080p – Apple Intermediate Codec, Linear PCM or HD 720p – Apple Intermediate Codec, Linear PCM”
Step 3: Convert video to best video format for iMovie
Click “Convert” button to start converting MKV, MP4, WMV, AVI, MOV, MXF, AVCHD, FLV, WebM, etc to best video format for iMovie
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