How to convert M4V to MPEG for edit in iMovie?
iMovie is an useful and powerful tool for Mac users. You can bring video
into iMovie from a variety of sources and devices so as to organize,
catalog and
edit the video, then share your movies with friends and family on the
web, Mac
or portable devices easily. However, you can not edit all the videos in
iMovie.
Today you can use a multiple of video devices to shoot video and get
even more
from web, which are in various formats. Although iMovie works with the
emerging
generation of video recording devices, there are some formats that are
not
supported. M4V is one of the few formats that iMovie will not work with.
You
have to convert M4V files to iMovie compatible format
before
you can import them to the software. This guide aims to shows how to
convert M4V files to MPEG which is compatible with
iMovie.
Please find a step-by-step guide below.
In order to convert M4V files,
you need a Mac Video Converter. And I recommend you
Pavutbe Video
Converter for Mac,
which not only converts among versatile media formats, but also allows
you to
set video codec, bit rarte, frame rate, resolution, audio codec,
sampling rate,
channels, etc.
Step One. Load source files.
Run
Video Converter for Mac and click on “Add”
to
import M4V files, browse to source video folder and click
“Choose”. In preview window you could view the video
and take
snapshots. When the box of Merge into one is checked, all selected
videos will
be combined together as one output file after conversion.
(Tip: you can click “Edit” button to perform edit functions such
as crop, trim, flip, effect, watermark and audio replace. To eliminate
interlacing effect, simply check Deinterlacing box under Effect tab.)
Step 2: Set Output format.
Click on
“Format” bar when you’d like to specify an output
format. As
iMovie supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4, AVCHD, DV and QuickTime format, you may
select
Common Video-> MPEG-2/ MPEG-4. MOV format is an alternative choice
for your
preference. Mac MKV
Converter, a
professional conversion tool running on mac os x, can convert mkv with
excellent
output quality and fast speed.If you want to further customize video and
audio parameters such as
video codec, audio codec, frame rate, bit rate, video size, audio
channels etc,
please click “Settings” to cofig them. Do not forget to
click
on “OK” to confirm your settings. In Export to box you
could
specify destination for the converted file.
Step 3:Start converting M4V to MPEG.
Click on
“Convert” button to start Conversion. The converter
will
generate MPEG file with admirable video quality. After converting M4V to
MPEG
you can edit the converted files in iMovie freely. See how to edit
video in
iMovie.
