Editing GoPro videos with imovie on ipad air

Hello,
I'm new to this discussion board but I have a question. I recently bought a Gopro Hero 3+ and an ipad air. I have a 64gb Sdxc memory card for my gopro. So I already know that I have to convert the files from my gopro (which are Mp4 videos) to .mov files in order for them to come up in imovie. However, after I convert the video to .mov and put the video onto my ipad through Itunes, the video does not come up in imovie, the .mov video is only showing up on the Video app that is already installed on the ipad. Am I missing something? How do i get the .mov video to show up in imovie?
Thanks for your help.

You can use the following formats in iMovie:
DV
DV Widescreen
HDV 1080i (25 and 30 fps)
HDV 720p (25 and 30 fps)
MPEG 4 Simple Profile
iSight
So, you may need to convert to mpeg 4 simple profile.

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