Quick and Easy Solution to Solve iMovie Won't Import MOV Problem

Usually, iMovie did work with .mov files. However, you will meet trouble in importing MOV to iMovie sometimes. This article will describe the reason why we often failed to import MOV video file to iMovie as well as the solution on how to successfully import MOV into iMovie.

iMovie only supports the MOV movie file whose video codec is DV, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, or AIC. If a .mov video contains an incompatible video codec, the file will either not import into iMovie or will exhibit playback issues after import. In this case, you may need to convert the video file to iMovie compatible video format.

Bigasoft iMovie Converter is just the ideal MOV to iMovie conversion tool. It is especially designed to convert MOV (with incompatible video codec) to MP4 for fast import to iMovie on Mac OS X. Besides, it also convert other movie clips in AVI, MOD, TOD, MTS, M2TS, DivX, Xvid, ASF, WMV, MKV, MPEG, RM, RMVB, VOB, 3GP, FLV, AVCHD, MP4, H.264, and more to an iMovie friendly MP4 format with great output quality.

The following will introduce a step by step guide on how to import MOV to iMovie with the help of Bigasoft iMovie Converter.
It applies to:

• Import MOV files to all versions of iMovie including iMovie HD, '08, '09, '11 and more
• Convert and import MOV recorded from Nikon to iMovie
• Convert and import MOV downloaded from website to iMovie
• Convert and import MOV video game to iMovie
• Convert and import all the other MOV video files to iMovie
• Convert and import other video like MOD, TOD, FLV, MPG, AVI, MTS and WMV to iMovie

Preparation: Run Bigasoft iMovie Converter for Mac

Free download Bigasoft iMovie Converter for Mac, install and run it, the following interface will pop up.

 

Step 1 Import MOV to the powerful iMovie Converter

Drag and drop your MOV movie to the main interface of Bigasoft iMovie Converter. Or click "Add File" button to import your MOV video.

 

Step 2 Set output format to iMovie Video MPEG-4

Click the drop-down button on the right side of the "Profile" button to select iMovie Video MPEG-4 output format from "General Video" category.

Step 3 Convert MOV to iMovie supported MP4 format

Click "Convert" button to finish the MOV to iMovie conversion.

Step 4 Import MOV to iMovie

First start iMovie, then choose File > Import > Movies..., to import MOV into iMovie.

Conclusion

It is just easy to solve iMovie cannot import MOV issue with the help of the powerful MOV to iMovie Converter! Why not free download it to have a free try?

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