Trying to import HD .mov into iMovie and it's not importing

Someone gave me a DVD with MTS files. The files were shot on an HD camera. I converted them from MTS to .mov using Smart Converter Pro. I am trying to import the .mov files into my iMovie and nothing is importing.

Hi
It's a little "off" (the sizing is not quite right now), but it's viewable!
Yes - and the info from the sides - are not recorded anywhere as Camera was rotated 90 deg when recording.
Only alternatives are:
- Increase the picture size and crop top / bottom.
- or create a frame instead of the black left and right side "pillards" . just to make it look nicer.
How a Clip-sequence is recorded is very important and using standing picture format as 3x4 (instead of 4x3) is a photo habit in my cases. I've just to forget it and try to concentrate on that it's Video-works I'm into doing .
To make up-sizing and cropping one can use
- QuickTime-pro - or -
- MPEG-StreamClip - or -
- FinalCut Pro (expensive but here You can re-size and rotate and move the clip to view the interesting part - by key-framing.
Yours Bengt W

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