Problems Importing Sony tg5v into iMovie

I used to be able to import videos from a Sony HDR - TG5v into iMovie. Since upgrading to Lion it no longer imports. I can see the camera and clips but when I try to import it freezes. Any thoughts?

iMovie does not natively support 60P. Suggest you try 30P from Motion. When you export out of iMovie, it will be 30P anyway.

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Problems Importing DV Files into iMovie (stretching)

Heya
So, I was working at a camp with a Sony Camera running at 30fps and using Adobe Premier Pro. Upon leaving the camp, I used the "Project Manager" feature to give me all the raw DV AVI files for me to use later.
This is where the problems start...
The Files are widescreen files, so of course I open a DV Widescreen Project in iMovie. When I try to import the Clips though, It stretches them... It makes them into stretched 4x3 clips with Pillarboxing in my widescreen project. So of course I go and change the setting to the OFF setting, and that doesn't change a thing.
Next attempt is to create a 4x3 Project, and then import the clips in that project, with the Pillar/Letter-boxing setting on and then off... same dealio. It keeps streching the clips, no matter what.
More useful info.. If I open the clips in Quicktime, they are displayed correctly. VLC on the other hand stretches them, but not completely to 4x3 like iMovie...
So basically, this is ********
Last time I encountered this problem, I used Quicktime to open the clips, and export them as a new file with letterboxing, then imported them into iMovie. this worked, but now I'm dealing with a whole bunch of files, so I'd like to avoid this.
If you have any advice at all, I'd be really thankful for some help here... I could use iSquint to convert them to MP4 and make a "convertion playlist" so i can let it do it's thing all night, but then you've got some MAJOR quality issues ones your all said and done...
Thanks guys and gals!

The problem is just a single byte in the header of these clips that is not set properly for iMovie to recognize them as widescreen clips. To fix this, you can load them into Quicktime Pro, then export as DV stream, and make sure you set the aspect ratio to "16:9" under options. Do not enable "Preserve aspect ratio". This will rewrite the files, without re-encoding the contents, and is entire lossless.
You can open all the files at the same time from Finder, and then export them with just three mouse clicks each (File -> Export, Save, Close). The settings will be remembered, so you don't have to fiddle with any export settings. That's not too bad... You don't even have to wait for one to finish before starting the next one, as Quicktime batches them up.

Problems importing PPT videos into iMovie

Hello -
I consider myself a pretty computer literate person, but I'm afraid I'm stumped with my current problem.
I need to import a Power Point Presentation into iMovie so I can record video of myself speaking over the presentation. I found many bits of helpful advice about how to do this. Apparently, the steps should be as follows:
1) Time out your PPT presentation as needed.
2) Save the PPT presentation as a movie (MOV) file.
3) Convert the file into a format iMovie can read with a converter like MPEG Streamclip or MacX Free iMovie Video Converter.
4) Import the new file into iMovie.
All sounds good, but I have a problem with step 3. After the file has been converted, the resulting video cuts off the first slide and the time it should have taken. This happens with both the converters (listed above) I tried. So, I thought I would just add some time to the PPT presentation and it would be ok, but the same things happens even when I add a minute at the beginning of the video.
I checked the original PPT video file and it looks to be the correct lenght, but the converted versions cut off the beginning of the video.
This is quite odd and I'm stumped. Any ideas would be very welcome.
Thanks!
Kyle

Hi Tom!
Welcome!
b Importing a Power Point Presentation
http://www.danslagle.com/mac/iMovie/tips_tricks/6021.shtml
This may help some...
Sue

Importing sony video into imovies

I am having problems seeing and therefore importing my videos from my sony Camcorder. Anyone know of any reason and what may be the solution

Have you ever imported successfully before?
I have had same problem in past, things that have helped:
Make sure camera is plugged into computer before you open iMovie, Some cameras need to be hooked up to power source to import. Make sure the camera is in play mode not record mode, then once camera is plugged into computer, try turning camera on and off, toggle between play and record, and see if it appears. try "import from camera" several times after each of these. AND it may take a few seconds to recognize the camera so be patient.
good luck
r

Quality issues importing Sony HD into iMovie 8

I have a Sony HD AVCHD camera which uses SD cards. The only method to import the footage is with iMovie 8.
The program advises to use the "large" quality setting, and the footage came out really nicely. The resolution was small, but the quality was fantastic.
However when I selected the "full size" import the quality went terrible Lots of horizontal lines appeared, plus lots of double images when there is lots of movement. The size is good, but quality terrible.
Does anyone have any advice on how to import in both good quality and full size?

Any ideas what might be the problem?
Not really, but I would have persued the matter further by checking the source files manually. If you open your iMovie HD project package, you will find a folder named "Media" inside. This folder contains your "imported" files, as well as, any rendered transitions, titles, and/or special effects currently in use in the project. Any or all of these files may be movied (if you plan to manually "trash" the project) or copied (if you wand to keep the iMovie HD project) to another area of your hard drive where they would be accessable for normal import by iMovie '08. Further, if you want to import the current "assembled" timeline from iMovie HD, you can do the same to the file you will find in the "Shared Movies > iDVD" folder in your project. If such files cannot be imported either, then I would lean towards your have some sort of "problem install" of the application, software conflict problem, or possible problem at the system level.

Importing Sony AVCHD into iMovie - "voodoo" codec?

I have recently purchased a new Sony TG1 HD camcorder which records AVCHD files onto Memory Sticks. I would like to archive this footage on an external HD and would like to use iMovie08 to import and save this footage. Obviously I want to save this footage as an exact digital negative ie uncompressed and exactly in the same format as it was originally recorded. In going over some old posts I found the term "voodoo" codec used to imply that iMovie08 is not capable of saving this footage properly as some strange codec is employed and as such some degradation to the original footage occurs. It was stated that only Final Cut Express (or Pro) was capable of saving the footage in the exact same quality as it was originally recorded in ie lossless. Any comments?
Thanks
Gregg
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AppleMan
Thanks for the reply. At present I am already doing as you suggested - creating a disk image of each full Memory Stick and saving these for archival purposes.
I am still curious to learn more about how iMovie08 converts the AVCHD files as compared to FileMaker Express. If I want to transcode the files into a usable format ie H.264(MPEG4) than will iMovie output the same result (from a quality standpoint) as Final Cut Express? Furthermore if I want to watch these recordings in full quality I can easily attach the Sony TG1 to my HD TV via HDMI. If iMovie transcodes these original files to MPEG4 and these were played back on my TV (via a media player) would they be of the same quality as those played back by directly attaching the camera to the TV as mentioned above?
Thanks
Gregg
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How do I import mpg files made by an old Sony camcorder into iMovie 11?

How do I import mpg files made by an old Sony camcorder into iMovie 11?

I had the same problem. Here is a very easy solution that worked for me.
1- Open the .mpg video with QuickTime Player
2-Go to file/export/ and pick the "Ipad,Iphone,Ipod Touch & AppleTV" option
3-Save your movie with the option "ipod touch &iphone 3GS" picked
4-Confirm by choosing folder of choice to save it in
Now this new version of the movie should be able to be read in imovies.
Hope that helps!
Good luck.

How do I import video from Sony TRV22E into iMovie ?

How do I import video from Sony TRV22E into iMovie ?

Hi
Sony TRV22E - CAN ONLY export the VIDEO material via a FireWire Cable (iLinc)
Then Your Mac need eiter
- a FireWire port - or -
- a Thunderbolt port
if only Thunderbolt - Then You need a FireWire to Thunderbolt converter.
The USB- can only copy over the Still photos You also cam take with Your Camera. Will NEVER work for Video Export.
Yours Bengt W

Importing a video into iMovie

I have a Sony SLT-A33 DSLR camera and I am having a problem with importing video files into iMovie. The camera records in two different formats 1920x1080 50i AVCHD and 1440x1080 25p MP4. I have heard that using 1440x1080 with 25 fps progressive MP4 will give better results so i filmed around 10 mins and when i plugged my memory card into MBPR iMovie did not find any importable files.
I then used a different memory card to check if something is wrong with card but iMovie found nothing again, however when recorded in AVCHD 1920x1080 50i iMovie can import.
I also have Aperture 3.4.4 installed and it recognised the MP4 files and imported them into Aperture library. I could then access the MP4 file through Aperture library in iMovie but the playback is very laggish and editing is almost not possible.
Could you advise me on what format I should use?
1920x1080 50i (interlaced) 25fps
1440x1080 (progressive) 25fps with pixel ratio of (1x1.333)
How can i import the files into iMovie for editing?
I was also looking at FPCX but being a bit pricey, I decided not to get it. Should I invest in FPCX?
I am using Macbook Pro Retina (Mid 20120
i7 2.3GHz - 3.3Ghz Turbo Boost
8GB 1600MHz Ram
Nvidia GT650M 1GB
256GB Apple SSD
Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
All softwares are fully updated.
Thanks

I don't have your camera, but this is worth a try...
Try importing your MP4 files by using FILE/IMPORT MOVIE... and navigate to your camera card to select the MP4 files.

Cannot import Finalize movie into iMovie

I have a Sony DCR-DVD103 and when I go to File>Import Movies I do see my Finalized DVD, but all the files including the Import button are grayed out. How can I import the Finalized movie into iMovie?
Upon connecting the Video Camera to my MacBook Pro, DVD Player launches. I quit DVD Player and go to iMovie>Import Movies, but never see how to import the movie into iMovie.

I have a Sony DCR-DVD103 and when I go to File>Import Movies I do see my Finalized DVD, but all the files including the Import button are grayed out. How can I import the Finalized movie into iMovie?
The "Import Movies..." option is for importing "edit" compatible files from a hard drive into iMovie '08. If the source files are not already "edit" compatible, iMovie '08 will not let you import them. Instead, try the ""Import from Camera..." option. If iMovie '08 properly recognizes you DVD camcorder, it will import your MPEG2/AAC content by converting all MPEG-2 "P" and "B" frames to "I" frames (which are editable), convert the AC3 audio to AIFF, and place both in an MOV file container with start and/or end time offsets to minimize drift between audio and video. The resulting file can then be edited in iMovie '08.
If the camcorder is not recognized by iMovie '08, then you will probably have to import the MPEG2/AC3 files to you hard drive and manually convert them to an edit compatible compression format manually using an MPEG-based, third-party conversion application like iSquint (free), MPEG Streamclip (free but requires $20 QT MPEG-2 Playback component), FFmpegX, (donation-ware), Visual Hub (pay-ware), MPEG2 Works (pay-ware), or similar application.

Importing analogue video into imovie.

I am trying to import analogue video into imovie 5 using my canon i830 dv camera with tape out. imovie 5 will not import using this method and as I only have a few tapes to transfer I do not want to purchase further hardware. Will imovie 6 enable me to do this. Any sugestions?

iMovie has not changed in how it imports video from camcorders to the best of my knowledge. Your DV camcorder with a Firewire connection should import to iM4, 5 (HD), or 6. So it would appear that there is a problem with a setting, hardware, or something else keeping it from working. Sooooo....
Let's explore your setup. You have a DV camcorder right? It has a Firewire port? You are connecting the camera, with a Firewire cable, directly to the Mac? Daisy chained off an external hard drive? Via a Firewire hub?
Does the menu of the camera feature different connection types that you can select from (e.g. Firewire, USB, A/V jacks, etc.)?
What mode do you put the camera in when you attempt to import? Camcorder record mode? VCR play mode? Other?
When you hook up the camera what exactly happens? Do you get absolutely nothing? Do you get a message that the camcorder is connected but then can not get it to import? Do you get an error message?
Are you in an iMovie project when you attempt to import? Or are you trying to see the camcorder from the desktop?
Are you SURE the cable you have is OK? Have you tried it on another device to verify? Some cables have the molded over plastic higher on the connector than others. I personally have had devices with deep ports on them that a cable with more molded plastic (less exposed metal) not connecting but swapping to another cable with less molding and more of the metal connector exposed working correctly.
Patrick

Importing quicktime videos into imovie

Can you please tell me how to import quicktime movies into imovie 7.1.4. I have quicktime pro.
Also, is it possible to adjust exposures in quicktime pro?

I'm afraid it doesn't work. At least I don't succeed dong it with Imovie 08
Nothing happens when you drag the Quicktime file in the Imovie project window or on the Imovie icon in the dock…
Then I import my quicktime.mov in my Iphoto library. No problem
But how can you force Imovie 08 to actualize the "vignettes" (in french) of Iphoto.
Then you would see it in the Iphoto videos and then just easy.
It does it from time to time, but you don't control it.
Would it be better via Itunes ?
Well, It was easy with Imovie HD
Then you can say : import it in ImovieHD then import The HD movie in Imovie 08. Very poor result !
There must a more Apple way to do it !

Importing .mp4 files into iMovie takes too long. Is there a quicker method?

Basically what the title asks. Would it be quicker for me to burn the mp4 onto a dvd and then rip it into iMovie? Currently, my import wait is 1784 minutes, and I really don't have this long to wait.
Help would be wonderful.

I'm not sure how many songs your importing, nor how much cache your Mac has...But In case this is your first time using Itunes M4p files in your Imovies, I'll give you this heads up....Imovie will let you import M4p files from Itunes into your movie and you can watch it and listen to the song fine. When you try to export it to IDVD and burn a movie, you might have problems. It will b*tch about "this computer is not authorized" for this song or something. Unless Imovie '08 fixes this, you have to burn the songs you want to use in your Imove to a CD, then import them back into Imovie. It will not let you burn a DVD from Imovie/IDVD with songs you paid for directly from your Itunes Library. Unless you're importing from a slow external hard drive and have low system memory on your Mac, I don't see why it should take so long to import songs from your Itunes library. If you already knew of the copyright problem Imovie has, my apologies.....And it is a problem. You shouldn't have to burn to disc and re-import songs from Itunes, that you already legitimately paid for with your Itunes account.

I have been trying to import VHS video into iMovie via a Hollywood Dazzle bridge. Did not have trouble until I upgraded to mavericks. I have a mac book pro, 10.9.1, iMovie 10.0.2. Says it is recording, but when I go to check, it says the file is empty.

I have been trying import VHS video into iMovie via a Hollywood Dazzle bridge. I have been successful doing this in the past, but now it is not working. I have a mac book pro, 10.9.1, (mavericks), iMovie 10.0.2. Everything in iMovie looks like it is working. It reads "recording" in the upper left hand corner of the pane while the video is playing. When I stop the process to check on my clip it says that the file is empty. The only thing that has changed since I did it successfully is that I upgraded to mavericks from whatever I had previously. My system is about one year old. Any suggestions?

Hey, Clinton,
     Thanks for your help! I was able to go to iMovie 9.0.9 and import video. I was still curious as to why it didn't work in version 10.0.2, so I contacted Apple tech support. They were't sure at first as to why it wouldn't work, so they had me delete iMovie 10.0.2 and then re-install it just to see if something had gone wrong when it upgraded. That didn't change anything. In the end, they determined that 10.0.2 doesn't support the Hollywood Dazzle DV bridge. But I have a workaround path from them that I will share so that it's possible to import to 9.0.9, then move it to 10.0.2.
     1. Open iMovie 9 (finder/applications/iMovie 9.0.9
     2. Import from Dazzle Bridge to iMovie 9, note which event you are importing the clips into
     3. Close iMovie 9
     4. Open iMovie 10 (probably in the dock)
     5. File/Import Media...navigate to home(this was my name, on the left side of iMovie, under Favorites)/Movies/iMovie events. Find the event folder that contains your Dazzle clips (tip-try sorting by date modified to look at recent events.)
     6. Select the clips and import. Click the blue "Import Selected" button on the bottom right.
You may get a message that some files cannot be imported. Click continue import. It's a little glitchy. It imports your clip, and also makes a copy of it, too. On the copy, the audio is normal, but the video is choppy. In any case, you would delete the copy, anyway.
Hope this additional information helps somebody else. Thanks again, Clinton for helping me!

How can I import a movie into iMovie 09 from a hard drive? The movie will open and play in idvd but breaks into separate files that can't be downloaded when I try to import. Can it be done?

How can I import a movie into iMovie 09 from a hard drive? The movie will open and play in idvd but breaks into separate files that can't be downloaded when I try to import. Can it be done? I am trying to create a disc of player highlights for a collegiate coach, and I am using movie files downloaded to my hard drive from a DVD created on a PC.

No unfortunately it won't open in quicktime either. It does the same thing that Imovie does, separates it into two file folders audio and video, and if i select video it opens to reveal 8 files that cannot be selected. VIDEO_TS.BUP, VIDEO_TS.IFO, VIDEO_TS.VOB,VTS_01_0.BUP, VTS_01_0.IFO, VTS_01_1.VOB, VTS_01_2.VB, VTS_01_3.VOB. All of which cannot be opened or selected.
Opening it in Idvd and folllowing your suggestion works and I get a format code of NTSC. Is that the same? Thank you for your time and response.
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