IMovie file recognition?

I just imported some video from my Sony t700 to iPhoto.
I had to export from iPhoto to pull the video files from the iPhoto Library. Now iMovie doesn't recognize the files and i can't import.
What to do??

I had to export from iPhoto to pull the video files from the iPhoto Library. Now iMovie doesn't recognize the files and i can't import.
Not sure what distinction you are trying to make here. The T700, like most Sony CyberShot digital cameras, stores its video clips as MPEG VX (multiplexed MPEG-1) clips. This compression format is "Playback Only" with respect to QT applications. (I.e., it cannot be edited or normally converted using QT applications without losing the audio.) This remains true whether the file is stored/managed by iPhoto or by the Finder.
What to do?
The normal approach is to convert the file to an "edit" compatible compression format -- e.g., DV, AIC, Motion-JPEG, Photo-JPEG, MPEG-4 or H.264 video and a supported audio compression format using an MPEG-based, third-party application like MPEG Streamclip (free). I prefer this application because it can convert the file to any of the above listed compression formats accepted by iMovie '08.

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simondg wrote:
... They are using iMovie06, would upgrading to 08 help?
welcome Simon to the  boards ...
definitely NOT.. iM08 has a very different file management concerning projects.. it offers a Library of ALL (=tons of gigs) imports ever ('Events'), and keeps Projects and Events in different locations; to delocate those makes the use of socalled SymLinks neccessairy...
plus, iM08 has high demands on the grafic-card of a Mac, so read the specs carefully before investing...
iMHD6 is a bit 'iffy' concerning drive's format.. as long as you're using 'MacOsFormatted' drives, easy does it ..
so, why not buying an external, firewire-connected housing for 3-4 standard (=cheap) ATA-drives, each 500GB (=cheap), connect that to goo' ol' reliable G4 and done?

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Bottom line: Making distinction between video editor project files and formats of exports.
Details...
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Apple TV, iPad, iPhone4 - 1080p25
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Apple iPad 2,3,4, Mini; iPhone 4S, 5, 5S; Apple TV 3 - 1080p 23.976 NEW
Apple iPad 2,3,4, Mini; iPhone 4S, 5, 5S; Apple TV 3 - 1080p 25 NEW
Apple iPad 2,3,4, Mini; iPhone 4S, 5, 5S; Apple TV 3 - 1080p 29.97 NEW
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Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Widescreen Low Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Widescreen Medium Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Widescreen High Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Standard Low Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Standard Medium Quality
Apple iPhone, Apple iPod Standard High Quality
Apple iPad Widescreen Low Quality
Apple iPad Widescreen Medium Quality
Apple iPad Widescreen High Quality
Apple iPad Standard Low Quality
Apple iPad Standard Medium Quality
Apple iPad Standard High Quality
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Please let us know if you are OK with the above information. If you need more information, please do not hesitate to ask. If clarification on anything that I have written is needed, please let me know.
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iMovie seems particularly sensitive to permission issues. Problems can occur when moving projects from startup disk to startup disk, as you've apparently done.
The issues are complicated by the fact that an iMovie 5/iMovie 6 project is a package, a special kind of file that behaves like a folder. The package contains other files and folders.
When you use the Get Info window to assign permissions to the package, the new permissions aren't necessarily applied to the contents of the package. Those items retain their old permission settings, which I suspect is what causes the problem for iMovie. (The Get Info window lets us apply new permissions to the CONTENTS of a folder, but that doesn't work on a package.)
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• In the Finder, create a duplicate of the project. Work on the copy.
• Select the name of copy and remove the suffix ".iMovieProject" from the name. Tell the dialog window that opens to accept the change. The iMovie project icon will disappear, replaced by the normal Finder folder icon. The project will now behave like a folder.
• Select the folder and use the Get Info window to set permissions for the folder, then press the "Apply to enclosed items" button to apply those permissions to the items it contains.
• Re-select the name of the folder and add back the suffix ".iMovieProject". When you accept the change, the folder icon will change back into an iMovie project icon.
• Try opening the project in iMovie. With luck, everything will now work.
When using an external disk to store projects, another solution is to use the Get Info window (for the disk) to set the disk to ignore permissions.
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I already have proceeded with the standaard Time mashine backedup (Which took ages even through cable)
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(and why is Time Capsule showing up as "Data" with yellow triangle in iMovie under Hard Disks)
PLease Help me
Kind Regards Remo

remogolf wrote:
My MacBook Pro has run out of space. Now I want to "Move" all of my iMovie files to my newly purchased Time Capsule. (Guy in store said wouldn't be a problem)
Guy in store was wrong, or there was a misunderstanding
(and why is Time Capsule showing up as "Data" with yellow triangle in iMovie under Hard Disks)
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You need an external HD; or a larger internal HD; or to move some other stuff elsewhere.
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Is there any easier way to edit imovie files that have been exported as mov file then added to FCE 4?? As every move I make has to be rendered and takes forever??? Also my recording is going out of focus without me touching the camera, why has this happened any idea what causes this??
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