General Discussion - Transcode/Import Canon 5D Mark II/III mov files into iMovie tutubebe99 - Mon Jun 04, 2012 11:23 pm Post subject: Transcode/Import Canon 5D Mark II/III mov files into iMovie
Transcode/Import Canon 5D Mark II/III mov files into iMovie for editing smoothly
Canon's EOS series DSLR are famous due to the vivid image. The explosion of digital SLRs with video capability has turned many traditional videographers and photographers toward Canon DSLR cameras such as the EOS 5D Mark II and the newly-introduced EOS 5D Mark III to create stunning high definition footage up to 1080p. You may also like shooting videos with 5D Mark DSLR cameras, but you may encounter some problems when you want to import 5D Mark II/III video to iMovie for editing, like import it slowly, and couldn't edit videos smoothly.
So how to import and load video clips from Canon 5D Mark II/III to iMovie for smoothly editing on Mac? The reason behind that is Full HD "MOV" movie files created by Canon EOS DSLRs use the H.264 codec for the video. Generally, mov is friendly for iMovie, however, H.264 is a delivery codec rather than editing codec. The best method to solve those problems is to transcode 5D Mark II/III h.264 mov footages to iMovie native format, for instance, Apple Intermediate Codec(AIC) codec. The following passage guides you how to convert Canon EOS h.264 mov footages to AIC encoded MOV file for iMovie.
If you looking for a solution for this problem likewise, check out Pavtube's HD Video Converter for Mac(currently on sale), a top Canon EOS Video converter. It supports not only encoding Canon 5D Mark II/III mov files to AIC so that you can easily import the Canon h.264 recordings to iMovie for smoothly editing, but also supports transcoding Canon H.264 mov footages to Apple ProRes for Final Cut Pro X editing. This will help you import the file correctly and saving the rendering time.
Guide - Convert/Import Canon 5D Mark II/III h.264 mov footages into iMovie for editing smoothly
