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 * ====The page below will serve as a repository for questions and solutions associated with the **iMovie and ImageMixer video editing.** (back to main help page)====

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TE 802 iMovie handout (Note that all but the most recent versions of iMovie will not recognize our digital MP2 files) TE 802 ImageMaker handout [|Online iMovie help]

TE 802 Windows MovieMaker handout (note that all but the most recent versions of WMM will not recognize our digital MP2 video files)


 * "I can't import my video to iMovie"

__Importing to iMovie__ There are several possible reasons why iMovie may not immediately recognize your camera and import your video for editing: 1. **Camera attachment to the computer** - on the Canon FS11, you must have the camera AC power adapter plugged in, the white USB firewire plugged in, and have selected "PC" when a choice between that and "DVD player" appears on the LCD screen. 2. **Order of operations** - it helps to do things in this order: A) plug in camera; B) attach USB firewire to camera; C) attach USB firewire to computer; D) turn on camera and select "PC" on LCD screen (see #1); D) open iMovie or other editing program on computer. You might also want to restart your computer before beginnnig this process. 3. **Chip or camera?** - It is possible to pull video directly from the SD chip, without the camera, but I've sometimes found that when iMovie won't recognize the chip alone, it will recognize it through the camera. 4. **Too much footage in iMovie** - As we discovered in class, if iMovie is full of other video and projects, it may be more difficult to import your own; try deleting all other clips, projects, and events (do this in iMovie by highlighting, then going to the "File" menu and clicking "Move to trash") before connecting your camera.