Rip and Import Blu-ray to iMovie | Leawo Tutorial Center

"Is there any way I could adopt to import Blu-ray to iMovie to complete some video editing? If possible, what do I need and what are the steps?" I have been asked the same questions for a long time. Many Mac computer users have been trying to import Blu-ray movies to iMovie on their Mac computers for editing, but have no idea how to do this. If you happen to have the same desire, this guide would be exactly what you want. We are here to provide you with several effective Blu-ray to iMovie converter tools.

Part 1: iMovie Supported Video Formats
Part 2: Best Blu-ray to iMovie Converter and Editor - Leawo Blu-ray Ripper
Part 3: Other Blu-ray to iMovie Converter Recommendations
Part 4: How to Import Blu-ray to iMovie?

Part 1: iMovie Supported Video Formats for Importing

If you ask what video formats iMovies support for importing, you must already know that Blu-ray movies cannot be directly imported into iMovie. To import Blu-ray to iMovie, you need to convert Blu-ray to iMovie supported video formats. On one hand, all videos generated by Apple products such as videos recorded by iPhone and iPad will be fully accepted by iMovie. On the other hand, there are many other various video formats that is supported by iMovie, and you can check the detailed iMovie supported videos list below.

Detailed iMovie supported videos list:

MPEG-4(.MP4)	Also MPEG-4 Part 14 or MP4, a digital multimedia format used to store video and audio, but also store subtitles and still images. It will be the best video format for iMovie, in case you want a smaller video file size.
QuickTime Movie(.MOV)	This file format specifies a multimedia container file containing one or more tracks, each of which stores a particular type of data: audio, video, effects, or text (e.g. for subtitles).
MPEG-2	aka H.222/H.262 as defined by the ITU, it is the core of most digital television and DVD formats.
AVCHD	Short for Advanced Video Coding High Definition, it is a file-based format for the digital recording and playback of high-definition video.
DV&HDV	The format for storing digital video recorded by camcorder. If you want video for better quality, believe it will be the best video format for iMovie as it is uncompressed (or compressed with a lossless format).

After you have a clear mind of iMovie supported videos, you can start to convert and rip Blu-ray to iMovie supported video with the help of a professional Blu-ray to iMovie converter.

Part 2: Best Blu-ray to iMovie Converter and Editor - Leawo Blu-ray Ripper

As an ideal video editing tool, iMovie is widely used by video professionals and hobbyists. Since iMovie (including iMovie 11) only accepts MPEG-2, AVCHD, DV-Standard, HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie and MEPG-4 formats, if you want to import Blu-ray to iMovie, you need to rip and convert Blu-ray movies to iMovie compatible videos on your Mac computer with a professional Blu-ray to iMovie converter beforehand.

If you have no idea what a professional Blu-ray to iMovie converter you can use to convert Blu-ray to iMovie supported video, try Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac. Leawo Blu-ray Ripper is a professional Blu-ray decrypter, ripper and converter tool that could help you decrypt, rip and convert Blu-ray/DVD movies from disc, folder and/or ISO image file, to video/audio files in various formats like Blu-ray to MP4, Blu-ray to MOV, Blu-ray to MKV, DVD to MP4, DVD to AVI, etc. You could rip and convert Blu-ray movies for iMovie with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper easily. It even allows you to adjust the video and audio parameters of output files to let you get exactly what iMovie needs.

Here is the step-by-step guide on how to rip and convert Blu-ray to iMovie videos on Mac OS X with Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac. By converting, you could then be able to import converted Blu-ray movies to iMovie for trouble-free editing.

Download and install this Mac Blu-ray to iMovie converter before you begin to rip and convert Blu-ray to iMovie videos on Mac OS X. Meanwhile, get source Blu-ray movie files ready for converting.

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Note: Leawo Blu-ray Ripper for Mac is a module of Leawo Prof. Media for Mac. If you are using a Windows computer, turn to the Windows version.

Guide on how to convert Blu-ray to iMovie videos on Mac:

Step 1: Load Blu-ray Movies

Launch Leawo Prof. Media on Mac and then open the “Blu-ray Ripper” function option to enter the Blu-ray Ripper module. On the “Convert” module, click "Add Blu-ray/DVD" button on the main interface to browse and load source Blu-ray disc/folder/ISO image file. Select subtitles and audio tracks from source Blu-ray files by clicking the Subtitles and Audio tracks boxes at the bottom of the left processing list panel.

Attention: Leawo Blu-ray Ripper offers 3 options to load source Blu-ray movie: Full Movie, Main Movie and Custom Mode. Full Movie allows you to import all titles, and Main Movie only imports the longest title by default but allows you to switch, while under Custom Mode you could freely choose any title(s) for loading. Choose the one according to your needs and load source Blu-ray movies.

Step 2: Output settings

Click the button before the green Convert button. There will show up with 3 buttons on it. Click Change and you will be led to the Profile interface, where all supported output formats can be found. Choose the one that you need and then click on it and it will be set as default.

You could click "Edit" button on the drop-down box to adjust video codec, audio codec, bit rate, aspect ratio, frame rate, channel, etc. for output files according to iMovie video specs.

Step 3: Set output directory

Click the big green Convert button on the sub-menu. On the popup sidebar, set output directory in the “Save to” box. You could click the three-dot icon to change the directory. Required disk storage is displayed here as well.

Step 4: Convert Blu-ray to iMovie videos on Mac

Start converting Blu-ray to iMovie videos on Mac by clicking the bottom right corner “Convert” button.

After getting iMovie supported videos from Blu-ray through converting, you can open iMovie and then load converted Blu-ray movies to iMovie for editing.

Related Tips for Converting Blu-ray to iMovie Videos:

1. Is internet connection necessary during the converting process from Blu-ray to iMovie videos?

Yes, it is. As ripping and converting Blu-ray disc requires internet connection, it is recommended that your Mac should be connected to internet.

2. Is there any other requirement to rip Blu-ray to iMovie videos?

Yes, there is. Users should make sure their Mac computer has Blu-ray drive for reading and loading Blu-ray disc when ripping Blu-ray disc. If there is not a BD drive, do install one.

Part 3: Other Blu-ray to iMovie Converter Recommendations

As mentioned above, iMovie (including iMovie 11) only accepts MPEG-2, AVCHD, DV-Standard, HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie and MEPG-4 formats, you may wonder whether or not there is anyother Blu-ray to iMovie converter tools for Mac users to use. Here we have collected 2 most popular Mac Blu-ray to video converter tools for you. Check them below.

HandBrake

As a worldwide popular media encoder, HandBrake offers free and multi-platform solutions for you to convert media files including Blu-ray, DVD, video, and audio files to MP4 or MKV files. It’s available for Windows, Mac and Linux. You could even transcode protected Blu-ray/DVD movies with HandBrake with the help of 3rd-party disc decryption plugins like libdvdcss. HandBrake enables you to set output video and audio parameters as well. You could use it to easily rip and convert Blu-ray movies to MP4 files for iMovie.

VLC media player

VLC media player could be considered as one of the best media players available for Mac, Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS devices. Actually, besides acting as media player, VLC media player enables you to edit media files like trimming videos and rotating videos for special angle of view, and convert media files including Blu-ray, DVD, video and audio files. Similar to HandBrake, with the assistant of 3rd-party disc decryption plugins, VLC media player could help you handle even commercial Blu-ray/DVD movies for converting to MP4 videos for various media players and devices, including iMovie.

Part 4: How to Import Blu-Ray to iMovie?

After Blu-ray movie is turned into iMovie supported video, you can easily import Blu-ray to iMovie by following the steps below.

Guide on how to import converted Blu-ray to iMovie for editing:

Launch iMovie on your Mac to enter the main interface.
On the top of the menu, click "File" button to pop up a panel.
On the pop-up menu, click "Import" button, and then choose "Movies" on another pop-up panel.
Once "Movies" is clicked, you can freely browse and choose the movie file converted from Blu-ray movie as mentioned above to import.
After selecting target movie, the Blu-ray movie now in iMovie compatible video formats will be imported into iMovie.

Then you can start editing converted Blu-ray movies in iMovie as you usually do with iMovie. Isn’t it simple?