Importing video clips to iMovie is the first step to creating your own masterpiece. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to import video clips from your camera or iPhone into iMovie.
Before we dive into the details, make sure you check out the full iMovie playlist for beginners. Let’s get started!
First of all, you need to make sure you have your footage in the right place. If you’ve filmed on a DSLR or an external camera, plug your SD card into your MacBook Pro. If you’ve filmed using an iPhone, you can quickly and easily air-drop the video files to your MacBook Pro without losing any quality. Name the folder “videos” and put it on your desktop or an external hard drive.
When you’re ready to import your footage in iMovie, simply click on the little down arrow (import media window) and select the location of your footage. You’ll see the cameras option, where you can import footage from your camera directly into iMovie. You can also import footage from your Macintosh hard drive or external hard drive.
If you’re using an SD card, select the untitled option to import your clips. If you want to import multiple clips, you can hold shift and select multiple clips at once.
Alternatively, you can drag and drop your clips into the media box. This is a fast and efficient way of importing your footage if you have all your folders stored up.
Finally, to keep things organized, create events by right-clicking and selecting “new event.” This will help you find specific clips easily when you’re working on a much bigger project.
That’s it! You now have successfully imported your video clips to iMovie. Stay tuned for the next tutorial in which we’ll show you how to import those clips into the timeline and start editing.