[atomised]

this seems like a simple problem but...

i recently bought my girlfriend a digital camera (well for christmas) and it has a limited movie functionality. iphoto works a treat and i can play the movie in quicktime no problem, in fact i feel all digital hub like.

what i am unable to do and what i want to do is place the movie in imovie and then build up a compilation of entertaining moments. i've read 'help' i've picked 'import movie' but the file remains 'whited out' (for want of a better expression) and refuses to be selectable. the file is a .MOV file and i have even changed a file to .AIFF in a vain attempt to get it to work.

is what i am trying possible?
why won't it work?

its infuriating as it seems possible and simple...

ta!

[Developer]

In QuickTime Player export the movies to "DV Stream" format. That's the only format iMovie can import.

[starman]

The movie has to be in a SPECIFIC format:

720x480 DV format.

Since your digital camera is a still camera, your movies can "upscale" but they'll look horrendous.

Mike

[atomised]

thankyou both!

[atomised]

but...

is there another way of coverting the file other than in qt?

the export feature is a qt pro aspect and the australian dollar makes it an expensive exercise...