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Import DVD to iMovie’08 Guide -How to import DVD (Commercial and Homemade DVD) to iMovie for editing on Mac?

kattygreen — Wed, 06 May 2009 03:10:24 +0000

iMovie is the fastest and easiest way to turn your commercial and homemade DVD into your own motion picture. The many new features of iMovie make it a snap to create an award-winning movie to share on the Internet.

Import DVD to iMovie application brings you an easy way to rip DVD to iMovie’08 accepted video: MOV (*.MOV), DV Format (*.DV) and MPEG-4 Movie (*.MP4), including both commercial and homemade DVD.

Step by step to rip DVD to iMovie’08 MOV, DV, MPEG-4, and Import DVD to iMovie for editing.

Step 1: Download and install DVD Ripper, then launch it on your Mac computer.

Step 2: Insert a DVD disk, and load it to DVD Ripper, the DVD information titles and chapters will be shown the file list.

Step 3: Select the output video formats: MOV, DV, or MPEG-4. And specify destination for storing converted DVD movie.

Step 4: Hit Convert button, start the processing of converting DVD to iMovie.

Step 5: Open your iMovie, choose file: Import, locate and select the file you want to import and click open.

Video Converter for Mac, Convert avi, mpg, mp4, wmv, divx files on mac os

kattygreen — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:46:08 +0000

Video Converter for Mac is a highly advanced yet simple to use program. Mac users often watch movies on QuickTime, and sync favorite movies and songs to iPod, iPhone or Apple TV. As we all know, QuickTime player only supports specific video formats, MOV, H.264, 3GPP, 3GPP2, MPEG-4, DV, QT, MP3, WAV, AC3, and AIFF. Video Converter for Mac can change almost all popular video formats, like AVI, MPG, MOD, TOD, FLV, VOB, MKV, RM, RMVB, etc to QuickTime videos.

With Video Converter for Mac, you can do some easy editing for your videos in your way, e.g. define the time to have a specified part of video files to be converted; crop out unnecessary part like black sides in the frame; tune video and audio settings at will. You can get high quality videos at an astonishing speed.

Guide: Convert AVI, MOD, TOD, FLV, VOB, MKV to QuickTime MOV, MP4, DV

Step 1: Download Video Converter for Mac, install and launch it on your Mac. The interface is as below:

Step 2: Import the video files that you want to convert from your hard disk to the program, the files will be displayed in the list window.

Step 3: Choose the output video type, and specify the save path for the output files.

Step 4: Before conversion, you can do the advanced video and audio settings, like video resolution, frame rate, encoder, sample rate, channel, and bit rate.

Finally, click “Convert” button to start converting videos to QuickTime MOV, then you can enjoy them using QuickTime player.

Import .FLV files to Windows Movie Maker, Convert FLV to MSWMM, Edit FLV in WMM

kattygreen — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:39:49 +0000

Owning a bundle of .FLV files and want to import them to Microsoft Windows Movie Maker for further editing? FLV to MSWMM Converter is a useful application changing .FLV files to Windows Movie Maker accepted formats including .AVI, .WMV, .ASF, .MPG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2), WMA, .WAV, and .MP3.

Key Features:
1. Input File Format Support: FLV, MP4, QuickTime MOV, AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc.), MPEG-1, 2, 4, WMV, 3GP, VOB, MKV, TOD, MOD, H.263, H.264, RM, RMVB, etc.

2. Output File Format Support: AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2), WMA, WAV, and MP3 for MSWMM. And more files like MP4, 3GP, MOV, DV, FLV, SWF, etc.

3. Editing Function: Trim, Crop, Effects to customize your personality videos.
Tutorial: How to Import .FLV files to Windows Movie Maker for Editing?

Step 1: Import one or several .FLV files to Video Converter. You can even load your whole file folder saving .FLV files.

Step 2: Choose the desired video format acceptable by MSWMM, and specify the output directory.

Step 3: Set video resolution, frame rate, encoder, bit rate, and audio sample rate, channel, encoder, etc.

Step 4: Start to convert FLV to .AVI, .WMV, .ASF, .MPG for Microsoft Windows Movie Maker.

MP4 to Windows Movie Maker Converter, Convert/Import/Load/Get MP4 to WMM Free, Play MPEG-4 Video in MSWMM

kattygreen — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 07:35:49 +0000

Got an MP4 Video, but it won’t let you import it into Windows Movie Maker for editing? Because Windows Momive Maker can’t accept .MP4 files. So how to convert .MP4 to a different format that Movie Maker will accept?

MP4 to Windows Movie Maker Converter developed by iOrgSoft Studio can change MP4 videos to AVI, WMV, ASF, MPG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2), WMA, WAV, and .MP3, which are acceptable by Windows Movie Maker. Besides, the useful Video Converter supports files conversion between almost all popular video files, including AVI, MP4, WMV, 3GP, MOV, VOB, MPG, ASF, RM, RMVB, FLV, etc.
Tutorial: How to Import MP4 files to Windows Movie Maker for Editing?

Step 1: Import one or several .MP4 files to Video Converter. You can even load your whole file folder saving .MP4 files.

Step 2: Choose the desired video format acceptable by MSWMM, and specify the output directory.

Step 3: Set video resolution, frame rate, encoder, bit rate, and audio sample rate, channel, encoder, etc.

Step 4: Start to convert .MP4 to .AVI, .WMV, .ASF, .MPG for Microsoft Windows Movie Maker.

AVCHD to DVD Converter for Mac, Burn AVCHD to DVD on Mac with Mac AVCHD Converter

kattygreen — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:37:03 +0000

DVD Creator for Mac is an ideal solution to convert AVCHD video to DVD on Mac. Not only burn HD videos, .M2TS to DVD, .MTS to DVD, .TS to DVD, and .TP to DVD, but also burn various regular videos (AVI, MPG, MP4, MOV, 3GP, M4V, MKV, VOB, FLV, etc) to DVD on Mac.

Key Features:
1. Support various video formats: MTS, M2TS, TS, TP, TRP, AVI, MPG, MP4, MOV, 3GP, M4V, MKV, VOB, FLV, etc.
2. Video editing: Trim, Crop, Set Brightness/Contrast/Saturation, and Apple effects for videos.
3. Select the templates of menu, frame, and button or write some text to customize your videos.
4. Support sorts of Disks: DVD–5 and DVD–9; DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM.

Tutorial: How to make DVD from Camcorder AVCHD videos to enjoy on TV?

Before convert AVCHD videos to DVD, please be sure that they are imported to your Mac by USB cable or firewire. And download AVCHD to DVD Converter for Mac here: http://dvd-creator-for-mac.mp4kits.com/avchd-to-dvd-for-mac/

Step 1: Import AVCHD files to DVD Creator for Mac program.
Click “Add” button to import AVCHD videos (.mts, m2ts, .ts, .tp, trp) to Mac DVD Creator.

Step 2: Edit AVCHD videos (Optional)
Click the spanner button, then you can easily customize your videos: Trim, Crop, and Effect.

Step 3: Customize DVD menu (Optional)
Hit the menu button to select the templates of menu, frame, and button or add text, background music and background image to customize your videos.

Step 4: Start to burn AVCHD to DVD

Press the burn button to burn AVCHD to DVD and set burning settings: DVD Label, Temp Folder, Burn to, DVD Options, TV Standard, and Aspect Ratio.

Now, you can watch your home-made DVD movie on TV!

AVCHD Converter for Mac, Mac AVCHD Converter – How to use Mac AVCHD Converter to convert M2TS to AVI, MPEG, etc on Mac OS?

kattygreen — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 09:40:03 +0000

AVCHD is short for Audio and Video Compression for High Definition. AVCHD is a high definition (HD) camcorder format developed by Panasonic and Sony for use in their consumer camcorders, recording 1080i*1 and 720p*2 signals onto certain media by using the MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 video compression codec. Generally, the file extensions are mts (on camcorder) and m2ts (after import to computer).

AVCHD Converter for Mac is an excellent Mac AVCHD converter designed for Mac users. It supports almost any video formats like M2TS, MPEG TS/TP (for HD Video), MOD, MKV, FLV, WMV, ASF, MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MOV, AVI, M4V, etc.
Step-by-Step guide: Convert .m2ts to AVI MPEG for Mac

Step 1: Download AVCHD to AVI MPEG Converter for Mac, install and run it on your Mac.

Step 2: Add your .m2ts files that are ready to convert. This AVCHD Converter for Mac supports batch conversion so that you can convert several .m2ts files at a time.

Step 3: AVCHD Converter for Mac can convert .m2ts to AVI formats playable for iPod, iPhone, PSP, PS3, Cell Phone, Apple TV, Zune, Creative Zen, MP4/MP3 players etc.

Step 4: With AVCHD Converter for Mac, you can join several .m2ts files into one AVI file on Mac, just tick the check box “Merge into one file” on the main interface.

Step 5: Click “Convert” button to start converting your .m2ts file on Mac using powerful AVCHD Converter for Mac.

Note: The Mac AVCHD converter offers extra features for editing your video files, including crop, trim video files, apply for special effects for video and capture pictures on Mac OS X, etc. What a powerful AVCHD Converter for Mac users!

Now, download and try this AVCHD Converter for Mac, enjoy your personality video on the go!

Importing DVD to Final Cut Pro, import DVD to FCP for editing, DVD to Final Cut

kattygreen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:26:10 +0000

Final Cut Pro is a professional non-linear editing software application developed by Apple Inc.
It provides non-linear, non-destructive editing of any QuickTime compatible video format including DV, HDV, P2 MXF (DVCProHD), XDCAM, 2K, and IMAX film formats.

Are you trying to make a video using scenes from your own DVDs, and puzzled about importing DVDs into a format that is compatible with Final Cut Pro? How to accomplish DVD to Final Cut Pro conversion? Is there any a better software?

DVD to FCP Converter is a powerful and practical software for converting DVD to Final Cut Pro. It can rip DVD to QuickTime MOV, DV, MPEG-4, H.264, 3GP videos, so that you could do further editing in Final Cut Pro.

Key Features:
1. Rip DVD (Commericial and Home Made) to FCP compatible videos: MOV, DV, MPEG-4, H.264, 3GP.
2. Convert DVD video file (.VOB), DVD information file (.IFO) to Final Cut Pro.
3. Extract Audio from DVD to AIFF, WAV, MP3, AAC files.
4. More videos files can be supported: FLV, MOV, AVI, MTS, M2TS, MKV, MOD, WMV, ASF, MPEG, M4V, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, MPEG, TS/TP/TRP.

Tutorial: How to import DVD to Final Cut Pro, Get DVD into FCP for further editing?

Step 1: Locate your DVD disk or files to the program-DVD to FCP Converter

Step 2: Select the output format like MOV which is compatible with FCP from the profile drop-down menu.

Step 3: Press “Convert” button, it begins to convert your DVD to FCP MOV format.

Done! Now import the MOV file into Final Cut Pro for editing.

Import DVD to Windows Movie Maker, Edit DVD in WMM, Convert DVD to AVI, WMV, MPG, ASF, MP3

kattygreen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:21:52 +0000

Windows Movie Maker is a basic video editing and creating software developed by Microsoft. It contains features such as effects, transitions, titles/credits, audio track, timeline narration, and Auto Movie. The accepted formats for import by Windows Movie Maker are WMV, .AVI, MPG, .ASF, .WMA, .WAV, and MP3.

Puzzled about how to import DVD to Windows Movie Maker for further editing? iOrgSoft DVD Ripper can do that job. Not only rip DVD to Windows Movie Maker acceptable videos including AVI, WMV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, ASF, but also convert DVD to MPEG-4, MOV, AVC (H.264), MOV, 3GP, FLV, SWF.
Tutorial: How to Rip DVD to Windows Movie Maker, import DVD to Windows Movie Maker?

Step1: Locate your favorite DVD to the program-DVD to Windows Movie Maker.

Step 2: Specify output video format compatible for Windows Movie Maker, like AVI.

Step 3: Click “start” button to start the process of ripping DVD movies to .AVI video.

How to import DVD to iMovie for edit

kattygreen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:17:46 +0000

Apple’s iMovie is part of the iLife suite of software products that comes free with every Mac. The iLife apps are designed to enhance users digital lives by making playing and working with digital media easy for all users. As its name suggests, iMovie is about video editing.

Before you can begin working in iMovie, you need to bring in some video from a video recording device and store the video on your computer (or an external hard disk). iMovie will also allow you to import the following file formats:

DV (standard definition) and HDV (high definition)

MPEG-2 and AVCHD from Camcorders

MPEG-4, DV, and .MOV files stored in Mac

Please note that DVD is not supported, so importing a DVD to iMovie is not a straightforward process. In this situation, third party software – DVD to iMovie Converter help you convert DVD to the formats that are compatible with iMovie. You can convert DVD to MOV (*.MOV), MPEG-2 Movie (*.MPG) or MPEG-4 Movie (*.MP4) as followed several steps.

Step 1: Install and Run DVD to iMovie Converter for Mac

You can download the trial version here: http://www.mp4kits.com/Guides/iMovie/import-dvd-to-imovie/
To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want it).

Step 2: Load DVD movies

Insert DVD disk into DVD drive .Click Load DVD button (Or click Load IFO button) to load your DVD.

Step 3: Output Settings

Choose a format like MOV which is compatible with iMovie from the profile drop-down menu.

Step 4: Start to convert DVD to iMovie MOV

Press “Convert” button, it begins to convert your DVD to iMovie MOV format.

After the conversion, you can right-click in the Event Library area and choose Import Movies to import the created .MOV file to your iMovie project. Specify a new Event name if desired. The imported video will now be available for you to edit.

Import AVI to Sony Vegas, Convert AVI to WMV, MPG, MP4, MOV for editing in Sony Vegas

kattygreen — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 08:16:53 +0000

Try to import .AVI file into Sony Vegas, but it doesn’t accept it? Or only get the audio portion without picture? Is there a program that can convert AVI files into WMV, MPG, MP4, MOV supported by Sony Vegas? AVI to Sony Vegas Converter is a good solution to import AVI files to Sony Vegas for editing.

AVI to Sony Vegas Converter is a powerful program helping you change common video formats to WMV, MPG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4), MP4, MOV, ASF, SWF, FLV, etc. so that you can edit them Sony Vegas.

Supported input video formats include: HD Video (inc. AVCHD, MPEG-2 HD and WMV HD), TOD, MOD, M2TS, AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc.), MP4 (inc. Sony PSP and Apple iPod), WMV, 3GP, QuickTime (MOV, QT), SWF, DVD, VOB, VRO, MPEG-1, 2, 4, H.263, H.264, Real Video, DVR-MS, MKV, FLV.
Tutorial: Convert AVI to Sony Vegas WMV with AVI to Sony Vegas Converter

Step 1: Browse your source files, and import AVI to Sony Vegas Converter

Step 2: Select output video format listed on the top menu, like WMV, MPG, MP4, MOV, etc.

Step 3: Specify the output file name and exact profile, e.g. Windows Media Video 9 Standard Quality.

Step 4: Start to convert AVI to WMV for editing in Sony Vegas.

OK, now you can import converted AVI to Sony Vegas for further editing.