Imovie and mp4 files

I have a bunch of MP4 files that I want to use for projects in imovie but it says I need to open them with imovie and make them able to be shared. I can't open them with imovie- how can I use them?

yes, all of these would work
1-quick and simple method: Have Perian installed. Open video clip in quick time player. save as movie.
2-slightly more elaborate method. Use Mpeg streamclip. Save as Movie, or whatever
3- let me help you out here- there might have been something called "IMovie help"
but if not, I'll try to get you started.
a- get iMovie working
b- go to File, then Import, then Movies, then pick your video clip, and wait until it has
   finished importing (the lower box). after it has done so, and all of it has appeared
    in the lower box, then press command-A there to select all, move the mouse
    over to the front of the video clip, which should have a slight yellow border around all of it, until you see a hand. click and drag from the bottom box, to the top box, and the video clip should go up to the top box. make sure you have advanced controls turned on. move the mouse to the front of the video clip in the top box to the blue things you will see there, or double click, and you should get a popup menu for audio and video adjustment. After adjusting the video and audio
(don't get me started on how to snip out clips you don't want), and after clicking 'done" then go to the top of the screen, and you should see something called "SHARE" under that you can choose either Export via quicktime or Export as movie
and either way ought to work, depending on what your needs are, and let it export that movie and you should have a video clip ready to go
that concludes today's little lesson on basic iMovie use, please pay your instructor before leaving the classroom
thanks and goodnight
John B
I think you could try either lifehacker, youtube or instructables for how to use iMovie if you don't have the manual available

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