General Discussion - How to import DVD to iMovie saraQ - Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:17 pm Post subject: How to import DVD to iMovie
Apple's iMovie is part of the iLife suite of software products that comes free with every Mac. The iLife apps are designed to enhance users digital lives by making playing and working with digital media easy for all users.
iMovie can import video from a wide variety of sources. You can bring video in from your digital camera over a USB or Firewire cable, import it through your Mac’s built in camera or even pull it in from a DVD that’s been converted into a .mov file. In this iMovie tutorial you'll know how to bring DVD into iMovie.
We all know that DVD is not supported, so importing a DVD to iMovie is not a straightforward process. In this situation, you need a third party software-[URL="http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/total-media-converter-mac.html"]DVD to MOV Ripper for Mac [/URL]helps you rip DVD and convert to the formats that are compatible with iMovie. You can convert [URL="http://www.aimersoft-mac.com/articles/how-to-rip-dvd-to-mov-on-mac.html"]DVD to MOV[/URL] (*.MOV), MPEG-2 Movie (*.MPG) or MPEG-4 Movie (*.MP4) as followed several steps.
----------------------------------------Guide for DVD to MOV--------------------------------O
Step1 Free download Aimersoft Total Media Converter for Mac, install and run it.
•[URL="http://download.aimersoft-mac.com/aimer-total-media-mac-intel.dmg"]Intel Version[/URL]
•[URL="http://download.aimersoft-mac.com/aimer-total-media-mac-powerpc.dmg"]PowerPC Version[/URL]
Step2 Load DVD
Insert your DVD disc into DVD drive, click “Load DVD” button to import the DVD file, you will find DVD folders files name appear as "Video_TS”.
Step3 Choose output format and output folder
Use the setting panel on the bottom of the window to control the output format and output folder, click on the toggle to expand the panel. Select “Common Video”, then "MOV - QuickTime Movie".
Expand the "Output" panel, select an output directory
Step4 Change MOV Video and audio Settings
Press" Setting" button to customize the output file settings as you like. It can promote the video effect while you rip DVD to MOV on Mac. If you want to keep the default settings, you do not need to alter. The default settings work well too.
Step5 Press "Start" button to realize your conversion dream
Begin to rip DVD to MOV while you press “start” button, all becomes so easy.
-----------------------------------Guide for importing MOV file converted into iMovie------------------------------------------------O
Step 1: Launch iMovie.
From the File Menu choose New Project and specify a name for the project you plan to create.
Step 2: Import into your iMovie project
Right-click in the Event Library area and choose Import Movies. Select the movie you previously created .mov files. Specify a new Event name if desired. The imported video will now be available for you to edit.
