How to import DVD to iMovie on Mac?

Question: How to import DVD to iMovie on a Mac? I am making a music video which will be shown on my party. I want to use a clip from a DVD. Since I am using iMovie to edit the videos, I was wondering how I can import DVD to iMovie on Mac. Any program can help me, Do I need to convert DVD to some videos suitable for iMovie? How? Thanks?

Answers: If you want to import DVD to iMovie on Mac for editing, you may want to know that iMovie only supports MPEG-2 and AVCHD, DV-Standard and HDV (High Definition Video), QuickTime Movie, MEPG-4 formats. So to speak, you will need to convert DVD to iMovie compatible video format and then import DVD to iMovie on Mac.

iMacsoft DVD Ripper for Mac serves as one of the best DVD to iMovie converter which lets you import DVD to iMovie on Mac easily. Also, it enables you to have full control over video quality; you can set the values of resolution, bit rate, frame rate and keep them as the highest to get the best effect. Learn the article to import DVD to iMovie on Mac.
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1. Load movie DVD
Free download this DVD Ripper for Mac proram, and put your DVD disc into your DVD drive, click "Add" button at the toolbar to locate your DVD file and import it, or load it by choosing the "Add..." option in the top "File" menu. This Mac DVD Ripper can import copyright protected DVD movies into iMovie.

2. Select suitable video profile
After loading the DVD files, click the format drop-down list to select MP4 or AVI in the "Profile" as the output format. To be compatible with iMovie, you can choose MPEG-4 Movie. Additional formats such as iPod MP4, iPod Touch MP4, iPhone 3G MP4, PSP\PS3 MP4, QuickTime MOV, MP3, etc.

3. Import DVD to iMovie
Click "Browse" button to select a destination folder in the dialog box that opens. After the above steps, you just need to click 'Convertt' and import DVD to iMovie on Mac. It takes about 40 minutes to convert two hours DVD movie.
Tip: you can click "Open" button to search for the converted videos from movie DVD on Mac local after you import DVD to iMovie on Mac local.

4. Add DVD to iMovie
When the DVD to iMovoe conversion is finished, you can run the iMovie, build a new project, and then drag the converted files to the work space to make personal files. You can view the DVD files on iMovie library.

Tip: 1) Clip any segment
Select a chapter or title in the file list, click "Trim" button in the toolbar to open "Video Trim" window. You can clip the original video into several parts, then convert and output them separately or as a whole one. Set start point and end point, you get the segment you want to convert and output.