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- Part 1: Use Professional MP4 to iMovie Converter to Convert MP4 to iMovie Compatible Format<\/a> <\/li>\n
- Part 2: Use Free MP4 to iMovie Converter to Convert MP4 to iMovie Compatible Format<\/a> <\/li>\n
- Part 3: Comparison Between Two Kinds of Converters<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
Part 1: Use Professional MP4 to iMovie Converter to Convert MP4 to iMovie Compatible Format<\/strong><\/h2>\n
The key to solving the MP4 iMovie compatibility problem is to use the right codec, so the converter you use better be able to let you to choose which codec to be used to encode the video. I would recommend Leawo Video Converter for Mac<\/i><\/b><\/a> for you. It's a highly professional video converter that allow you to customize a lot of detailed parameters of the video before conversion.<\/p>\n
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In the following you will find the instructions for using Leawo Video Converter for Mac to convert MP4 to iMovie compatible format. After the conversion, you should be able to import MP4 to iMovie.<\/p>\n
\n\nStep 1<\/strong>: Download and install the application, the video converter is included in a software bundle named Prof. Media. Open it and click the Video Converter<\/strong> tag to enter the interface. You can directly drag and drop source MP4 files to the interface or click the \"Add file<\/b>\" button to import files.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nStep 2<\/strong>: Click the fourth button on the toolbar to call out a drop-down menu, and click the Change<\/b> button in the middle to enter Profile<\/b> panel. Here you have two choices, you can choose MP4 as the output format and later choose the suitable codec or directly choose MOV as the default output format.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nStep 3<\/strong>: There's an Edit<\/strong> button on the previously mentioned drop-down menu, click it to enter the Profile Settings<\/strong> panel and further adjust the video and audio parameters of the output file. If you set MP4 as the default output format, remember to choose H.264<\/strong> as the default codec in video settings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nStep 4<\/strong>: When you finish adjusting, go back to the interface and click the big green \"Convert<\/b>\" button on the toolbar. And on the following sidebar, set the directory for the output file and start the conversion by clicking the Convert<\/strong> button at the bottom of the sidebar.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nPart 2: Use Free MP4 to iMovie Converter to Convert MP4 to iMovie Compatible Format<\/strong><\/h2>\n
If you don't feel like paying for a video converter, there are other options for you. There's one wonderful free video converter that could get this job done just fine. Handbrake<\/i><\/strong><\/a> is a practical free video converter capable of converting various video formats into MP4 and MKV formats.<\/p>\n
It's able to process most common multimedia files and any DVD or Blu-ray content without copy protection. And it can output MP4 and MKV format with different video and audio encoders. It also got devices presets which include several iOS devices. So if you want the output file to be 100% compatible with iMovie, you can choose one of those iOS device preset profiles.<\/p>\n
Here's the instructions for using Handbrake to convert MP4 to iMovie compatible format for importing MP4 to iMovie:<\/p>\n
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- Step 1: Fire up Handbrake, and add source MP4 files to it by direct drag-n-drop or clicking \u201cSource<\/b>\u201d button and importing a single video or a video folder. <\/li>\n
- Step 2: Set the directory for the output file under Destination<\/b> option.<\/li>\n
- Step 3: Set MP4 as the default output format and set the right video codec in Video<\/b> tab. If you don\u2019t want to go through so much troublesome steps, you can directly choose one of the preset iOS device profiles like those for iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. Those preset profiles should be compatible with iMovie.<\/li>\n
- Step 4: If you are not satisfied with other parameters, you can change it in the Output Settings<\/b> area.<\/li>\n
- Step 5: Click the Start<\/b> button on the top left to start the conversion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n
- Step 2: Set the directory for the output file under Destination<\/b> option.<\/li>\n
- Part 2: Use Free MP4 to iMovie Converter to Convert MP4 to iMovie Compatible Format<\/a> <\/li>\n
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