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.

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http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=277702&tstart=0
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=277704&tstart=0
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1001
Answers will be in the details. As a generalization, probably yes.
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i'm having problems importing audio from my camera into i-movie.
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OK i think i get what you are saying but....
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http://discussions.apple.com/post!reply.jspa?messageID=6664949
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* buy/get * Apple mpeg2 plugin (19$) + Streamclip (free) ; drag'n drop files from device onto your Mac's harddrive ... install both apps and open files with Streamclip; convert/export to 'dv-stream' ....
or ...
* 'edit' in Streamclip (=just 'cut'), use Toast 7/8 to burn mpegs directly to a videoDVD...
or ...
* purchase http://www.pixela-1.com/captympeg_editex/ for handling such files.. no iLife support...
or ...
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2) no.
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3) iM + iDVD (iLife at all) is MADE for that purpose..
spend some time reading here:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/

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