Magic Movie from file not camera

Is there anyway to make a Magic Movie from a file already on the computer?
Every time I try it wants to read it from the tape on a camcorder.

Hi e
To get it straight in - I doubt it.
Way around:
• Figure out how to get it into iMovie - may be by converting to streamingDV and import
• Copy back to Camera and a new miniDV tape
∆ Use this with MagicMovie. Probably You have to put in transitions manually by doing it this way
Yours Bengt W

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from LKN 1935.
Hi Bengt W, I tried it all, but nothing worked. Your answer has been helpfull insofar as all the different trials led to the conclusion that there was something wrong with my iMovie software. I therefore threw everything away and reinstalled iMovie from the HD. After that the exportation of DV videos (there has not been any problem with HDV videos) to my Sony camcorders worked properly as it did before. Thank you. LKN 1935
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if you have adobe cs3 or 4 and have the adobe bridge on close that
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