Wednesday, 25 August 2010

How to import DVD to iMovie for editing with ease

In speaking of iMovie, we all know that it makes viewing and working with video as simple as organizing your photos. But what if you want to edit DVD with iMovie? The answer is that iMovie can also work with DVD.

As a rule, iMovie is only compatible with DV, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, MOV and M4V. So In what kind of situation will iMovie import DVD? In fact, it is very simple. Just rip DVD to iMovie compatible format with Bigasoft DVD to iMovie Converter.

The following is a step by step tutorial on how to import DVD to iMovie with Bigasoft DVD to iMovie Converter.

Steps
Step 0 Free Download and Launch
Free Download the profressional DVD to iMovie Converter for Mac, install and launch.
The following is the main interface of the software.





Step1 Load DVD disc to Bigasoft DVD to iMovie Converter
Insert DVD disc to your Mac DVD-Rom, then click "Open DVD" button to load the DVD files.



Step 2 Set output profile as iMovie Video MPEG-4
Click the down list button on the right side of the "Profile" button to set the output format.

Step 3 Convert DVD to iMovie
Specify the destination folder. Click "Convert" button and let the DVD to iMovie Converter to convert DVD to iMovie MPEG-4.



Some usage tips:
Tip 1 Trim
By setting Start time and End time of the video with the "Trim" function you can custom file size or custom DVD clips for conversion.


Tip 2 Crop
By using "Crop" function you can cut off the black edges or adjust the playing region of the original movie video to fit for your favor.

Tip 3 Preference
"Preference" function is for you to set output effects, image type, CPU usage and action after conversion done.

Tip 4 Settings
"Settings" function allows you to set parameters of the output files such as frame rate, resolution, channels, sample rate, video /audio codec, video/audio bitrates, etc.

Tip 5 Merge
Check chapters you want to rip and you can merge them into integrated one file by checking "Merge into one file" left beside the "Convert" button.

Now, you can find the ripped DVD movies from the destination folder. Just drag and drop it to iMovie project area to edit DVD in iMovie.

For more info at http://www.bigasoft.com/dvd-to-imovie-converter-mac.html

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