Import/edit Kodak video into iMovie

 

July 29, 2013 10:27 am / Posted by Bill Smith to iMovie Tips
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How to import/edit Kodak video into iMovie '08/iMovie'09/iMovie'11?

iMovie '11 was released on October 20, 2010 which has the ability to make trailers for home movies, more control over audio, instant replays, flash and hold, facial recognition, news themes, and the ability to watch the video on a Mac, iPad, iPhone/iPod touch, Apple TV, Facebook and YouTube. Many Kodak fans want to import Kodak video to iMovie’11 to experience its new powerful editing feature, after importing Kodak video to iMovie, iMovie won’t display them but saying the files are unknown formats. How to solve this problem to edit Kodak video into iMovie '08/iMovie'09/iMovie'11?

What’s problem Kodak camera fans usually encounter?

Issue 1: I have just purchased a Kodak Playsport HD camera, but for the life of me how do I import the Kodak movies into iMovie’11. Why is it not as easy as my old DV whereby you just plug it in? I can’t seem to drag and drop. Any suggestion?

Issue 2: For some old reason, I can no longer upload videos from my Kodak EasyShare C813 to iMovie. iMoive will import them but won't display them saying the files are unknown formats. What can I do and how can I view and edit my videos if I can't even import them into the computer.

What’s the reason?

Kodak series cameras capture videos in mov files which isn’t support by iMovie. iMovie will only support h.264,mpeg-4 video format, so that when you tried to import/edit Kodak video into iMovie, it is saying the files are unknown formats.

How to solve the problem?

Kodak video to iMovie converter for mac can solve all the above frustrations. The powerful Kodak video to iMovie converter can assist you to convert Kodak mov videos from Kodak cameras including Kodak Zx1, Kodak Zx3, Kodak Zi6, Kodak Zi8, Kodak Playsport, and Kodak EasyShare, Kodak PlayTouch to h.264, mpeg-4 for importing Kodak video to iMovie for furthering editing, Everything is clearly labeled and you can easily jump right into convert Kodak video to iMovie without any questions.

Besides assist you to import Kodak video to iMovie, Kodak video to iMovie converter also can help you to import Kodak video to Final Cut Express, Kodak video to Final Cut Pro, and Kodak video to Myspace on mac etc.

Mac Kodak video to iMovie converter is a versatile mac Kodak video editor: by Clip, you can specify the length of Kodak video by setting the start time and end time, by Crop, you can remove the unwanted area like black side and adjust ratio aspect from the Zoon list: original, full screen, 4:3 and 16:9. by Effect, you can set the Brightness, Contrast, Saturation and apply special effects such as Gray, Old film, Emboss. Some advanced settings are available for you to get a better vision by adjusting video Resolution, Encoder, FrameRate, BitRate.

Step by step teaches you import/edit Kodak video iMovie '08/iMovie'09/iMovie'11

Download and install Kodak video to iMovie converter

Load Kodak video

Click "Add File" button to load Kodak mov video to the Kodak video to iMovie Converter, It supports batch conversion, so you can add several Kodak videos at one time.

Set output format and path

Click drop down menu list next "Profile" field to select output format as mpeg-4, h.264 for iMovie.
Click drop down menu list next "Output" field to select the folder to save the converted Kodak video.

Start conversion

Start to convert Kodak video to iMovie.