How to Convert AVI to iMovie on Mac
Problems while importing AVI to iMovie:

1 After importing videos to iMovie, nothing shows up on the program.

2 Only pictures or sound can be read by iMovie.

3 The iMovie crashed while importing AVI files.

You can freely enjoy AVI videos on QuickTime, but when you importing AVI files to iMovie for editing, problems coming. One solution is converting AVI to iMovie compatible format like MP4, M4V and MOV.
How to Convert AVI to iMovie?

Thanks for the Video Converter for Mac, so you can easily finish the conversion. And the converted output files are in high quality. You can freely convert any video format to another with this professional video converter, even you can extract audio from any video you want. Editing video also allowed by this amazing video tool, you can make the most personal video by trimming video, cropping video and so on.
How to use AVI to iMovie Converter for Mac?

This is a guide for Mac users. If you are a Windows user, you can go to the Video Converter guide and follow the steps of converting on Windows.

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Step1 Lanuch the Video Converter for Mac

Download the app and copy it to app folder or anywhere on your Mac. Run it directly, you will see the main interface as below.

AVI to iMovie converter for Mac main interface
Step2 Import the AVI files to prepare the AVI to iMovie conversion.

This convenient program offers you an easy way to import video files by dragging and dropping them to the main interface. Or you can follow the steps: Menu > File > Import > Add Video Files. You can preview the video on the right of the screen. Also you can take screenshot if you need. Batch tasks are supported by this converter.

import AVI files
Step3 Choose iMovie as the output format

Thanks for the AVI to iMovie converter, so you can directly set the output format as iMovie. The app will automatically provide you the most compatible format. First, click the "output setting" and choose iMovie under the list of Apple Software.

output format of iMovie
Step4 Start the AVI to iMovie conversion

After 3 prepare steps, you can get the output files by clicking the Start button.





Now, you can freely import the files to iMovie for editing or other reasons.
Tips for Importing AVI to iMovie on Mac:

1 You Mac OS version must be at least 10.5.

2 You can see the estimated size on the main screen of the program.



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这是一个为Mac用户指南。如果你是一个Windows用户，你可以去视频转换器指南，请按照下列步骤在Windows上的转换。

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（1）决定是否提供视频转换为Mac

下载的应用程序，并把它复制到你的Mac上的应用程序文件夹或任何地方。直接运行它，你会看到主界面如下图所示。

AVI到iMovie中的Mac转换器的主界面
第二步：导入的AVI文件准备的AVI到iMovie中转换。

这种方便的方案为您提供一个简单的方法来导入视频文件拖放到主界面。或者，你可以遵循以下步骤：菜单>文件>导入>添加视频文件。在右边的屏幕上，您可以预览视频。您也可以采取截图，如果你需要的。该转换器所支持的批处理任务。

进口AVI文件
第三步：选择输出格式的iMovie

感谢您的AVI到iMovie转换器，让你可以直接设置输出格式的iMovie。该应用程序将自动为您提供最兼容的格式。首先，单击“输出设置”和选择的iMovie下苹果软件列表。

输出格式的iMovie
（4）开始的AVI到iMovie转换

3准备步骤后，通过点击“开始”按钮，你就可以得到输出文件。

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