Why can't I import some videos (.mov and .mp4) into imovie and how can I? help?

Question

Okay, long story but bare with me...
first of all i was making a movie on imovie from videos i recorded on photobooth on my mac
and most of the videos imported (.mov file) except for one
and i have no idea why, but it just wouldn't work
what happens is I go to file > import movies > choose the video > add to existing event > Import
usually that works and it shows the blue bar progress of coping the file then moving the file to the event
but when I tried it with that one movie, It would come up as a blue bar but when it had it moving the file to the event, the blue bar wouldn't appear, and it would finish, and nothing would come up in the event
Why did this happen? And most importantly how can I make it work??

Now I'm making another movie on someone else's video camera
it recorded in .AVI format however and when I imported them onto my mac it was just black with no sound
I have a converter (MPEG Streamline) but when it converted to .mp4, it was black with no sound too
so I looked up on the internet for another free converter, I found a few but they all either left a watermark, would only convert half of the movies etc
And then finally after a lot of hard work I finally found one that would convert all of it and leave no watermark and was free ("Any Video Converter")
I used it and it was great and I was really happy because it was finally working
BUT THEN when I tried to import the movies onto imovie IT DIDN'T WORK
the same thing happened with that one movie I was talking about before

PLEASE does someone knows a way I can import them onto imovie???

Answer 1

i recommend you using Moyea video coneverter,because it have a function that converter videos into imovie ,and it is powerful ,almost all problem about converting video can be resolved with it.you can google it or go to this website to download ,

http://www.my-video-converter.com/video_converter/



good luck !

Answer 2

If you cannot find a useful converter, I recommend you Altysoft Video converter



It supports so many devices and video formats, such as: iPod, iPhone, PSP, Zune, Xbox, Nokia, avi, wmv, 3gp, mov, flv and more into avi, mov, asf, wmv, mp4, 3gp and others.



Altysoft Video Converter is a very easy and powerful DVD ripping software, which can convert DVD to various formats.



Altysoft Video Converter can help copy whole DVD to your hard diver, then you can burn them to blank DVD using burning software.



Beside above-mentioned functions, it so easy to download YouTube videos from YouTube website, just specify the URL for the video you want to download.

Answer 3

I recommend you a useful and free tool that can convert video, rip dvd, Backup DVD and download YouTube video.



it called "Next Video Converter". It is easy to use, you only need click few button.

Next Video Converter is a free video converter and DVD ripper with easy-to-use graphical interface, fast converting speed, and excellent video quality. It can convert almost all video formats including DivX, XviD, MOV, RM, RMVB, MPEG, VOB, DVD, WMV, and AVI to MPEG-4 movie format for iPod, iPhone, PSP or other portable video device, MP4 player, or Smartphones. It can also rip DVD to any video format.

Answer 4

Here is a professional Mp4 converter:

4Easysoft MP4 Converter

http://www.4easysoft.com/mp4-converter.html



Key features:

1.Directly convert video for playing on Zune, iPod, Apple TV, iPhone, PSP etc.

2.Powerful video editing functions including video cropping, video trimming and video joining.

3.Convert other video formats(such as AVI, WMV, MP4, MOV, M4V, FLV, 3GP, 3G2, VOB, MPEG, MPG, ASF, MOD, MKV, RM, TOD, MPV, TS.) to MP4, M4A, AAC.



It is very easy to use,just follow the instructions on it you can convert your videos

Answer 5

you can have a try with this program: eTinysoft Video Converter HD.



As an all-in-one powerful video converter with user-friendly interface and easy-to-use style, it can also convert between almost all popular video formats including WMV, RM, MKV, AVI, DivX, XviD, MPEG, MP4, MOV, QT, RMVB, M2TS, M2T, MTS, FLV, MPEG, MPEG2 TS, ASF, 3GP, 3G2, GIF, SWF formats for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Xbox360, smart phone, Zune, iRiver and other media players.



Source: http://www.etinysoft.com/total-video-converter-hd.html

Answer 6

COZ imove does not supports these formats.you need to convert them into common video formats such avi ,wmv . with some kind of software. then put your converted video into imovie.



http://www.best-video-converter.net/video-converter-wondershare.html

Answer 7

you need a converter to convert the format that matches what your imovie wants!

now i have a 4Easysoft MP4 Converter and i'd like to share it with you!

http://www.4easysoft.com/mp4-converter.html

Answer 8

hi, i think you can try some video converter.

i know a really nice video converter for mac.

it can help you to convert your videos to mov format.



get more info here in yahoo search:

http://www.aiseesoft.com/video-converter-for-mac.html



Just have a try

Answer 9

Go to - file - import - movies - and look for the video you want to import