Lightroom metadata and .mov files

I've imported a .mov file, but there is no camera metadata. I'm using lightroom 4.3, Mac OS 10.6.8, and importing from a Kodak Zi8. This files on the computer have a ".mov info" that contains the camera name, dimensions, date, etc. Also, the Lightroom metadata Save/Read/Update menu options are grayed out, and there is a Metadata Status-Conflict detected. How can I sync the camera metadata into Lightroom?
Thanks,
Joseph

LR, sadly, does not read metadata from the video files. I hope they fix this in the future.

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And it does make sense you can't add data to a read only file
I tried also a little project that I used for try with film function on my
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format earlier in the process. But as said, I know very little to none about
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I could be trying to do something that Bridge can't do (though I have read that it should). I am trying to add metadata to .mov files. Bridge allows me to enter the text both under 'File info' and in the Metadada IPTC Core fields, however when I 'apply' or click OK they don't save.
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Thanks Curt Y. Under 'run as' there was two options both of which were noted as administrator - though I could only use one as we don't have the password for the other. I'm not using an external drive.
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I want to transfer my photo and movie files from my iPhone to my Mac OS X (10.5.8).
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Dear members:
I have some questions I would like to have answered prior to deciding whether I should invest on Ligthroom and thought I would post them here to get some input. They are:
1. Is metadata assigned to a DNG file by Lightroom interchangeable with Bridge ? Are both applications equivalent in the way they assign metadata and process image files ?
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