How to edit/cut/split/convert iMovie files on mac os x?

If you're about to begin editing video with iMovie, you will notice iMovie always takes ages to import long videos. Here I'll show you how to cut a long imovie project into small parts on your Mac(you can also convert your imovie files to another more compressed video format without lowering its quality),then you can import shortened video files and begin editing in iMovie without a hitch!

Question: Edit iMovie files on mac os x.

Hello, everyone! I've been editing .avi and .mpg files with iMovie, but they all take extremely long to import. I tried converting them to dv streams with ffmpegx, but they still took just as long to import to iMovie. Are there any file formats that iMovie can recognize directly without all the importing hassle?

First you should know iMovie import file formats: iMovie accepts DV video, MPEG-4, MOV video formats.

This simple iMovie File Editor for Mac app supports editing AVI, DivX, Xvid, MOV, MP4, WMV, 3GP, MOD, TOD, AVCHD videos. You can optionally choose to preview the video, convert/transcode full length imovie file to any other format like MOV (iMovie), AVI (DivX, Xvid, etc.), MP4(inc.Apple iPod and Sony PSP), DV(iMovie,FCE), WMV, 3GP, 3G2, PSP, iPod, Archos, Creative Zen Vision, Mobile Phones, Portable DVD players, trim imovie file length, split iMovie Clips mac,crop imovie file video size, apply special rendering effect to your imovie files, flip/rotate them horizontally or vertically, take still pictures from your favourite imovie videos. All of these values are set in the program's preferences.

You use iMovie File Editor for Mac app by simply adding imovie clips into its small window. It will prompt for a destination (you can also set that in preferences), then apply your specified transformation. It's simple and fast, and works quite well.