How to import M2TS video to Apple iMovie project
iMovie is one of the most popular video editing programs on Mac OS X. It’s intuitive and easy to comprehend, so you don’t need to be an expert on video editing to make a home video or create your own movie project. iMovie has greatly enriched people’s digital life.
iMovie accepts video formats including MPEG-2 and AVCHD, DV-Standard and HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie and MPEG-4. If the format of the video is among the above-mentioned video formats, you can easily import it to Apple iMovie project: (1) Launch iMovie, go to “file > import movies”, (2) Browse through movies to find the videos you want. Click “import”.
Many popular video formats such as M2TS, AVI, WMV and FLV are not supported by iMovie. To import these videos to iMovie, you need to convert them to iMovie compatible format. The following step by step guide focuses on how to convert M2TS to MPEG-4 for importing to Apple iMovie project using Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac.
Step 1. Launch Aiseesoft Video Converter for Mac. Load M2TS video. ( free download )
Step 2. Select “MPEG-4″ from output format list
Tips 1. Trim video files
If you want only part of the video to be imported to iMovie, click the ‘Trim’ button to open the Trim window, then set the start time and end time by dragging the start time and End Time slider to convert a clip from the video.
Tips 2. Crop Movie Video
If you want to remove the black edges or just convert part of the video area from your video file, you can click the “Crop” button and specify an area either by dragging the frame around the video or setting the crop values.
Tips 3. Video Effect
If you want to adjust the video effect of your movie, you can click the “Effect” button and drag each effect adjustment slider to set the video brightness, contrast, saturation and video volume. You can also choose a special effect from the Effect drop-down list to apply to your movie.
Step 3. When the setting is done, start converting by clicking “Convert”.
Step 4. When the conversion is done, launch iMovie, go to “File > Import movies”. Select the converted MP4 video and click “Import”.
That’s it! Now you can edit M2TS videos in iMovie. Enjoy making your own movies!
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