MPG/MPEG iMovie Format Editing-Converting MPG to iMovie 11/09/08 supported AIC MOV on Mac

While, when we try importing MPG to iMovie, the MPG videos can’t be played an edited smoothly in the program. In this article, you will learn the best way to import and edit .MPG/MPEG files in iMovie 11/09/08 without rendering on Mac. Just follow it.



We usually saw iMovie users encounter importing issues when attempting to edit MPG or MPEG files with iMovie on Mac OS X (Yosemite & Mavericks included). Let's see some frequently asked questions on this:

Q1: I have a camera that exports video from my camera to mpeg 2 on the computer. Does iMovie 11/09/08 support MPEG 2? Does the quality look good?

Q2: I am trying to import MPEG-2 files into imovie. I have the raw files from a Sony Handycam HDR-SR5. These files were recorded as MPEG-2 files and copied from the camera hard drives (entire folders were copied containing the MPEG-2 files) to a local hard drive on my computer. iMovie does not recognize the files and will not import them.

Searched widely and I got some tech support for loading MPG files into iMovie correctly.

Some guys recommend using MPEG Streamclip to transcode MPG video files into AIC or DV. If the internal format of the video is MPEG-1 or MPEG-4, then MPEG Streamclip will handle the files with no additional software. If the files are MPEG-2, then you need the MPEG 2 Playback Component.

I tried the solution, but no luck. iMovie still didn’t like my MPG files. I even can’t figured out what went wrong. I’d struggle to find another good one. In this try, more than one people suggest to convert MPG to a iMovie most compatible format e.g. Apple InterMediate Codec with Brorsoft Video Converter for Mac.

This video app can help you change MPG(MPEG-1, MPEG-2 and even MPEG-4) into a different format AIC .mov with least quality loss. You should then be able to import the new file into iMovie with smooth editing without any trouble. It will ensure a perfect MPG importing, playing and editing workflow with iMovie 8/9/11 on Mac(Mavericks).

How to Convert MPG files for Editing in iMovie smoothly

Step 1: Run MPG to iMovie Converter for Mac and you can import MPG/MPEG clips to the program through “Add Video” button or “Add from folder” button. If you like, check the “Merge into one” box to join MPG clips together.



Step 2: Choose output format. This video converter offers optimized format preset for iMovie. Just click “Format” menu firstly and then follow “iMovie —> Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)”.



Tip: If the default settings do not fit you requirement, you can click “Settings” icon to and enter “Profile Settings” panel to adjust video size, bit rate, frame rate, sample rate and audio channels.

Step 3: Click “Convert” button to start encoding MPG to AIC .mov for iMovie on Mac OS X.

When the mpg to iMovie conversion task is finished, click “Open” button to get the exported files for transferring to iMovie 8/9/11 with easy playback or editing.

Additional Tips:

1. This MPG to iMovie Converter not only can help you convert .mpg to iMovie, but also enables anyone with MPG files to use in any non-linear editor like Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, FCE, Avid Media Composer, etc as long as transcode MPG to a recognizable format.

2. If you have problems when importing or editing your Canon, Sony, Panasonic etc, camera video files, you can check out “Brorsoft Camcorder/Camera Importing Tips” or “FCE, FCP, iMovie Column” to get your solutions.

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  1. vincentkirkwoodnewSeptember 12, 2019 at 12:35 AM

    I use iDealshare VideoGo to convert MPG, AVI, MTS, AVCHD, MXF, XAVC, WMV, etc to iMovie more supported MOV or MP4 https://www.idealshare.net/imovie-fcp/import-mpg-into-imovie.html

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