Does iMovie '08 support MPEG-2 Muxed video?

Also, pardon my ignorance, are there different MPEG-2 codecs? In other words, are all MPEG-2 video footage the same accross videocameras?

No. Just tried it, muxed and demuxed. No go. Your best bet will be to download MPEG Streamclip and convert it to something that will import.

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No iMovie Support for MPEG 1 Muxed Video?

When I installed the new iMovie as a part of iLife 08, my iPhoto video's were imported into iMovie...I thought. However, only six of my 400 video clips came across. I called Apple Care and was informed that MPEG 1 Muxed video - the format used by virtually every high end Sony compact digital camera I've owned - is not supported. I was told that, using QuickTime Pro, I could individually convert each video clip in my iPhoto database to MPEG 2 or 4, 4 being the most robust format. That's a major hassle, to say the least. It doesn't seem that Apple would intentionally exclude the video taken by a vast number of iPhoto/iMovie users - Sony camera owners - but it looks like I may be mistaken. Thoughts? ideas? workarounds?

Apple is meant to be about plug it in and work with it, not spend 2 weeks of ** trying to find information on how to do stuff.
What you say is essentially true. However, IMHO there is a reasonable expectation that the item "plugged in" will be of the same form of technology as that into which it is plugged. For instance, I would never expect to "plug" a V2 rocket engine into a 1969 XKE Jaguar in place of the standard 6.2 liter gasoline engine and expect it to simply "work out of the box." Not all video is equal. MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 muxed compression was not invented by Apple, the exclusive right to its use does not belong to Apple, and the spatial synchronization technology involved is different than Apple's own temporal synchronization technology.
How about apple just buy streamclip MPEG and integrate it into imovie 08 so that it is possible for it go say "this is a video I can't work with, please wait a moment whilst I reconvert it for you"... **, why not add it to iPhoto as well, so that it would do it when u add these videos from your camera and avoid the nasty iMovie issues.
Not a bad idea, but who pays for it? First of all, the QT structure does not reside within the applications themselves. They are now a fully integrated part of the operating system. (Ever wonder why you can't "downgrade" a QT update that is causing problems on your system or why people advise that you "wait and see" before installing?) So essentially, the operating system itself, as well as, all sub-systems and applications will have to rewritten, or at least modified, to properly interface with this new "hybrid" engine that you propose that Apple create. And if Apple is to integrate 2-decade old MPEG technology that pre-dates Apple's own technology and which has never been fully supported previously, should they not also include support for similarly aged interleaved compression formats (yet another synchronization technology) which are no longer supported even by their own creators? What about support for other current but proprietary codecs like VidX or WMP? While you may not want all of these different things supported, the man standing next to you probably does.
How much are you willing to pay? Surely Apple is going to pass the cost of research, development, and software maintenance on to the users. Will you spend an extra $225 to $250 to have muxed MPEG, DivX, WMV support "built in?" I'm not. Nor am I willing to foot the bill for outdated/abandoned AVI technology which I don't even use. I personally prefer to embrace the current modular approach and purchase/add only those components which I need on a daily basis but the person down the street doesn't use at all. Call it "freedom of choice" or call me a "cheapskate," but it is the way I feel about the matter. To me, it seems to boil down to a matter of "dollar$ & $ense." (Frankly, I would much prefer that Apple fix the current problems with its own supposedly "fully" supported compression formats before "mucking" about in the back yards of other manufacturers'. Of course, that is only my own personal opinion and I'm sure every reader out there as his or her own agenda here.)
This is not a technical issue. This is a usability issue. i refuse to trawl through my photo collection, re-encode them (even by batch process) and save back to their original locations.
Oh, I can agree that this is a usability issue, but only if "usability" includes the choice of hardware, choice to use/not use it, as well as, the choice to use/not use a workflow that avoids/gets around the problem.
1) If viewing and sharing of files is your only concern, then the choice of camera employing MPEG-1 compression is fine. However, the limited support for this format is well documented and of long standing (although I agree that Apple is not particularly "forthcoming" with that fact that is only "playback" supported).
2) I personally would never use any "still" camera to shoot video clips nor use a video camcorder to shoot "still photos. I.e., you should always use the best tool available for any given job. (E.g., I would not normally us a .22 to go rabbit or dove hunting nor a shotgun to go deer hunting or fishing either.) But, if your MPEG-1 still camera is the only "tool available," then the user must accept the problems that have always accompanied use of partially supported compression formats. (I.e., nothing has changed here.)
3) Am a bit more concerned about those who did their research, picked a camera that supposedly takes "fully" compatible QT video clips, and now find that iMovie '08 will not accept such clips. (E.g., Kodak cameras which take MPEG4/µ-Law clips and even places them in an MOV file container.) Makes me feel almost as if they were somehow cheated. However, at least these individuals can still use iMovie '06 in this case.
4) If you have a viable option that corrects the problem or gets around it and you choose not to use it, then that is a matter of personal choice and one should accept the consequences. Since these files were never audio supported in any iMovie version, I don't really understand why this incompatibility issue is suddenly such a big problem.

Does iMovie 11 support native AVCHD (.mts) files?

Native AVCHD file support is the first thing I expected for the new iMovie. Does iMovie 11 support native AVCHD (.mts) files? Or it has the same painful way of importing and converting AVCHD files to the other format like iMovie 09?
Is there any improvements for AVCHD file supports in iMovie 11?

I don't think it does. I picked up a copy this afternoon after the keynote (I like the way that Apple stores have them in stock right away - and at $49 it wasn't really a painful experiment) hoping this would be the case, but it does not appear to be so.
After installing, I tried to import some loose .mts files, but they are greyed out. Some brief exploring turned up nothing to help.
This is really too bad. It would be so nice to be able to save the individual .mts file on my hard drive, and access them when necessary. I'm fine with the intermediate encoding iMovie does before editing, but forcing me to use the silly file structure of my camera's hard drive, or an iMovie archive (basically the same thing) is frustrating.
Allowing the import of naked .mts files would be a huge step forward.
Assuming I'm not wrong about this, what is the best way to work around this? What is the best way to bring loose .mts files into iMovie? (And I hope I'm not hijacking the thread by asking this.)

Does iMovie 11 Support Editing AVCHD natively?

Does iMovie 11 support editing AVCHD files natively or conversion to an intermediate codec is needed?

Not to the naked eye.
AVCHD is a highly compressed Group of Pictures format. iMovie does all its rendering at the end when you share the project, so to edit AVCHD natively requires that it would do all rendering plus translate the compressed frames of AVCHD on the fly. This would take a very powerful Mac, so Apple does not offer it.
Final Cut Pro does rendering in the background and does not wait until the project is complete before rendering, so it can edit natively. However, ProRes422 is a very advanced codec, and most people claim that you lose nothing in using ProRes. It also uses 4:2:2 chroma sampling (rather than iMovie Apple Intermediate Codec which uses 4:2:0) which should mean higher color fidelity.
So iMovie = very good.
Final Cut Pro X = Best
For consumer level equipment, (like mine) you probably will not notice.

Does iMovie'11 support Canon XA20 (1920x1080 50i) ?

I consider to buy the new Canon XA 20 camcorder, which will be available in The Netherlands shortly. In the list 'Supported camera's iMovie I read about the Canon XA20: "iMovie does not support footage recorded in 1080-50p from this Camcorder". Does anyone know if iMovie'11 supports the format: 1920x1080: 50i/PF25 (24Mbps, 17 Mbps). It seems to be possible recording in this format with the XA20.
Thanks!

John Cogdell wrote:
… Stop teasing us Karsten! …
naw, just kiddin'!
"those who know, don't tell. those who tell, don't know."
I have no insights, just common sense: iM11 is FOUR years old, FCPX meanwhile offers 'everything', the average hobbyist misses in consumer-tool iM (e.g. support of AVCHD v2, plugins), and - insight info ahead! - on the other hand, Apple is busy preparing transition from Quicktime to AVFoundation. And, looking beyond Cupertinos horizon (I have this priviledge as a non-Apple employee), 'video' gets more&more popular, Vine, Facebook, Instagram, to mention a few. Integration of these 'social networks' is another area .......
so, it's just an 'educated guess' when and what will happen.-
October would be my choice as marketing-expert.
And October has 5 Tuesdays this year ... we'll see.-
(to Mods: sorry for speculating! once a year I HAVE to …)

Does imovie 09 support mpeg1 muxed?

Anyone know if imovie 09 naturally supports mpeg1 muxed or do we still have to go through the streamclip conversion BS?

If your camera creates MPEG-1 files you'll need to convert them prior to use in any version of iMovie.
MPEG-1 Layer 3 (the audio portion known as .mp3) does not require conversion.

Does iMovie '11 support 1080-60p?

Since there is no forum yet for the just released iMovie '11, pardon me for posting this year.
I was wondering if the new iMovie '11 will be supporting 1080-60p from Panasonic TM700K camcorder? And if so, will it convert and bloat the files to several times the original size?

I too have the SD600 in the UK recording at 1080/50p. No, iMovie '08, 09, and (whilst I haven't got it the general opinion seems to include '11) do not natively support 1080 at 50p or 60p.
I've always used iMovie 06 or Final Cut Express (which to be fair don't handle that resolution either) so I'm not fully up to speed with what I refer to as the 'iTube Trilogy' - In short, the latest '08, '09 & '11 products should be shipped under a different name than iMovie - They are more for assembling clips and posting them online or by email. IM '06, FCE and Final Cut Pro are movie making software packages.
So, your options .................
Record in lower / 'standard' AVCHD resolutions. These 1080i formats are fully accepted by iMovie '09 /'11, but be warned.... Whilst I have little experience of the iTube Trilogy, the general verdict is that to handle interlaced footage, they remove every other line of resolution, so downgrading your beautiful camcorder footage before you've even started. Fine for Youtube, but not good for DVD's or movies.
Record in 1080p and save your video to an external hard drive for a future day when video editing software catches up.
Record in 1080p and save your video as above - Then use a couple of applications / utilities to get your footage into iMovie. Look through other threads and there are quite a few tips and tricks about getting the best quality from iMovie. In quick summary ......
Movist - A free application that can view mts files. You will need a fast Mac to play them at that sort of speed and resolution progressively
Convert your mts files with a couple of utilities that will allow your movies to be imported into iMovie. ClipWrap, VoltaicHD are inexpensive utilities that will take your mts files and rewrap them in a file format that iMovie understands. There is also a free Automater Utility called rewrap2m4v which I have used very successfully and I think it does much the same thing. Preserves the resolution and frame rate and effectively just renames it as m4v so that iMovie can import it.
I like iMovie 06 at 720p resolution, but this has a limited Frame Rate of 25fps, so effectively removing every other frame of your 50p footage. iMovie '09 / '11 will maintain resolution if keep your footage progressive throughout. This software also likes to work in 25fps but there is a software work-around to increase the frame rate to the original 50fps utilitising a utility called Plisteditpro.
So, as a final answer to your question, iMovie '11 won't accept your footage out of the box. But you can use a utility such as ClipWrap to repackage it as an acceptible movie format at full resolution and frame rate. You can use plistedit to change iM '09 (and presumably '11) to accept 50fps and then you should be able to edit (on a fast mac) your movies. My personal solution is to record at full 50p and save for the future, then rewrap the files and edit them in iMovie '06 at 720p25 where I am downgrading both resolution and frame rate, but they still look beautiful enough for my humble needs.
Good luck and great choice of camcorder.

Does imovie 08 support digital 8?

my friend has an older version of imovie but cant capture video from his digital 8 anymore. i have imovie 08 and was wondering if i can capture video from Digital 8 to imovie 08
thanks

You say "any more," and that implies that he used to be able to capture Digital8. There shouldn't be any fundamental problem with that Sony format going into all versions of iMovie3+, but a few things could be going wrong.
- a Digital8 tape won't play back in a Hi8 camcorder, but the opposite does work (Hi8 is analog and your camcorder needs the conversion capability to turn that into digital signals -- don't know if all Digital8 machines have that capability).
- a Hi8 camcorder can record an analog signal onto a Digital8 tape, but it's an analog signal on the tape and has to be converted to digital before coming in to any version of iMovie.
- the signal has to come in (to previous versions of iMovie) via Firewire -- don't know about a USB connection to iM8 but Firewire would work.
John

Does IMovie 11 support GPS importing from Sony HDR-XR550VE camcorder?

All files downloaded OK and no problems with projects etc. GPS is always enabled on the camcorder, however, IMovie dies not seem to recognise it. I have searched in help topics in IMovie 11 but cannot find anything in relation to 'places", "locations", "GPS" etc. Can someone assist? Thank you.

iMovie does not recognize GPS metadata. This is not a feature of iMovie.
The only place you can use GPS data is in the Maps feature, and you enter the coordinates yourself.

Does imovie supports avchd files

does imovie 11 supports avchd files?

Yes, Maybe and No. For iMovie '11, the answer is spread across a number of support responses and in the details of the technical requirements of the related products.
Yes. It appears that if you keep the SD card in the camera and direct connect it to your Mac you may import and it will allow you to select the clips (as shown in the iMovie '11 import video -- Artcile VI104). (But see notes below under Maybe and No.)
Maybe. If you don't have the camera anymore, but you can copy the entire directory structure of the SD card over to a drive and copy it to a disk image then you should be able to import using an import command and choose the mounted disk image. (But see note below under No.)
No. If your resolution is set too high for iMovie then it will not import. For example, using the disk image workaround I was able to get iMovie to show that clips were present, but it would not allow importing because they were originally done at 60p (Panasonic SD90 1080p). The clip import window (as shown in Article VI104) shows different clips, but they show up as black with red "no" line across them with a "60."
If you want to import then make sure your resolution and frame rate is supported by iMovie.
The other options seem to be:
Buy a software transcoder specific to the purpose of converting .mts file to some other format for iMovie.
Transcode via Handbrake or Toast (results were not great in my opinion).
Toast workaround. Create a DVD image in Toast and mount and import the image. This works great. There is a video on YouTube for it. The one problem is that Toast will break large clips into smaller DVD files. It did not seem to lose data, but now one large clip was three our four smaller ones and the time/date data was lost. You have to reorder them in iMovie. Quality was fine. Time needed was OK. Workflow was awful because of the larger clips being split.
Rewrap the .mts file in something iMovie can handle. Seems to work fine and is the quickest so far. There are pay-for wrappers and free wrappers/automator files available.

Does iMovie for iOS have support for 60fps video?

I Have an iPhone 6 and love the new 60fps video Capability. But when I merged several into one video using iMovie, it reduced the fps to 30. WHY? Apple, if you're reading this, please update iMovie to support 60fps videos. Why put an awesome product out without backing it up with existing products?

Sorry to say that I, too, am having trouble with my camera and iMovie. I have an Olympus Stylus-9000, and it doesn't pick up when I try to import to iMovie. I checked the list of iMovie-supported cameras online, and not one Olympus model was there. I guess we're just unlucky...
Regards,
Christian

I movie won't support mpeg, Can I convert files so they will work in imovie

I have many video files in mpeg and would like to use i movie.
But i movie will not support mpeg files.
Does anybody know how I can get around this problem?

brothermoon wrote:
Sorry, but can you explain in a more computer idoit beginner context.
• goto the website, I linked to ...
• download the app and install it ...
• launch the app, 'Open', choose any of your mpegs ...
• choose Export to DV ...
• done ...
if the app can not open the 'mpeg, it has the wrong 'flavor' ...
but you can teach your Mac these: by installing the plugin from perian.... which is a swiss-army-knife, when it comes to codecs flavors ...
in one rare case, you have to purchase a licence of some component, to open mp2 files...

32BV502B Does not support MPEG-4 in Greece?

Hi to all,
I bought a Toshiba 32BV502B model when I was in London.
I red some reviews before I buy it and I saw that this model supports MPEG 4.
While in London it used to play all the local tv stations. I send this TV to Greece and it doesn't support the local tv stations. There's a "video format is not supported" screen message or something like this.
I downloaded the latest version of the Tv's firmware but still nothing changes.
Do you know if there is any other way to fix this problem.
I would like to avoid an mpeg4 codec with extra devices, remotes etc.
Thanks

No I don't think that all channels in Greece are HD. They are both Digital and Digital HD. For example I have a friend who uses the Neotion NP4+ CAM CI card and channels are fine but an HD channel won't show anything because the CAM CI card does not support HD.
As for the signal, the strength at the info when I swap channels is full in every channel and I can listen to the sound clearly. My TV shows some 5 out of 40 digital channels probably because they are broadcasting MPEG2 signal.
The relevant advertisement 3 years ago when the analogue signal was about to change to digital says that you only need a set top box that supports mpeg4. So probably my TV has not a MPEG4 codec as mistakenly Argos suggests. http://answers.argos.co.uk/answers/1493-en_gb/product/5298965/questions.htm
Do you know if the built-in tuner is like plug and play chip so I can swap with one from another toshiba?
It's a pitty because the TV is relatively new (1 year) and one of my criteria was MPEG4. I am about to complain to argos. ;)

Does iPad2 photos support the videos taken with iPhone4?

I just bought an iPad2 and synced my iPhone 4 photos/videos to it. However, the videos that I took from my iPhone is not appearing in the 'photos'. Am I looking at the wrong place or does iPad2 not support videos from iPhone4? Thanks!

i had a similar problem and found that i could 'drag and drop' the .mov files from iphoto on my mac straight onto the ipad2 in itunes. these could then be viewed in the videos app on the ipad but i cant edit them in imovie!!!
if you are using a pc maybe you can drag and drop them in a similar fashion. they DO work on the ipad2 in the video app.

Does quicktime support mpeg files

does quicktime support mpeg beacuse i downloaded despicable me 2 and opened it up and a messgae said that this file is not supported. HELP.

Mavericks, Mountain Lion, and Lion with QuickTime Player do support some MPEG2 formats, e.g. m2v video only files. Some additional MPEG2 formats can also be played with the (paid for) Apple MPEG2 QuickTime Component and the old QuickTime Player 7.6.6 however this combination still cannot play properly MPEG2 with AC3 audio. As an example nearly all VOB files will not play properly with either of these two combinations.
MPEGStreamClip with the paid for Apple MPEG2 QuickTime component can play all MPEG2 files properly as can VLC by itself, i.e. they can also properly play VOB files.
You would have to be more specific about your MPEG files so we can judge what the issue is.
Note also that some people call H.264 files MPEG files although it is a totally different format.
A starting point would be to tell us what the file extension is, .VOB, .m2v, .mpg, .mov, .m4v, .ts, or something else. If you can also use one of the following utilities it should give you lots of information about what kind of video file it is.
See http://mediaarea.net/en/MediaInfo
or http://videospec.free.fr/english/

Does iMovie '08 support MPEG-2 Muxed video?

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