In imovie how do I seperate all my videos from the photos from iphoto? I have thousands of photos so finding the odd video here or there is like finding a needle in a haystack! Is there a way I can simply import the videos rather than all the photos

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Imovies - how do I seperate the videos from the photos. My library has bundled them all together from iphoto

Answer 1

One way I was able to do this, was to make a Smart Album in iPhoto, with the rule of showing just the movie files.  This will work, once you know what format the movie files are in.
In iPhoto, select one of your movies, and right click it.  Look for the option: "Reveal in Finder" or "Show in Finder" (this depends on the version of iPhoto).
Once you see the file, look for the three letters AFTER the period.  Like this:
.mov (QuickTime movie)
.avi  (Uncompressed Windows Video)
.mpg (MPEG video)
Back in iPhoto, when you make your Smart Album, set it up like this:
Once you have it set like this, press RETURN (or click "Ok").
What you'll see is all the videos that have that file extension (.mov, .avi, .mpg, etc.) listed.  Now the nice thing is this:  Every new movie you add to iPhoto will automatically get listed here, regardless of where in iPhoto they live!
Integration with iMovie:
By making this album in iPhoto, when you get to iMovie, you'll be able to see the movies when you select your Videos Smart Album.
I hope this helps you out.  They have iPhoto and iMovie workshops at Apple Stores that cover this too.  They're free, and you can learn a lot.
Sincerely,
Brian K. James