Importing mp4 into iMovie for editing

I am using iMovie 08 and I want to import my mp4 movies from iTunes into iMovie to edit. Can this be done?

Hi
iMovie and iDVD has a very limited amout of Video-Codecs they can use
They don't report when they fail. Even if import to Event's is no guarantee
,mov - is no Video-CODEC - it is a container (sort of folder)
QuickTime-player can open so many more. Open Your .mov here.
Then open Inspector [ cmd + I ] and read
- Video formatted (CODEC) as : nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
- Frames per Second : YY.yy fps
What does they say ?
Yours Bengt W

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