How to Import Kodak Video into iMovie with Any Video Converter for Mac

Just like Flip camera family which is compact and easy to use, Kodak series like Kodak zi8, Kodak zi6, Kodak Playsport, Kodak Easyshare, Kodak z×1, Kodak z×D are also pocket sized and highly function accessible. Besides, it shot videos in HD MOV files at either 1080p or 720p, just the similar case with Flip SlideHD.

However,how to import Kodak video to iMovie for editing? Kodak camera series captures video in HD MOV files which is supposed to be imported into iMovie directly. But the two kind of MOV use different codecs because of the features of MOV file, which is a container file that may contain some codecs that are not workable with iMovie.

Here we find an easy solution for this problem. To be able to edit and enjoy Kodak videos in your iMovie, firstly you need to convert Kodak video into the format that iMovie supported with Any Video Converter for Mac. (http://www.avclabs.com/)

Here the following is the instruction for how to import Kodak video into iMovie.

Any Video Converter for Mac is an all-in-one video converting tool that can convert almost all kinds of video formats for your devices. The converting speed is fast and the quality of output files is excellent. This program is easy-to-use. It bridges the gap between numerous complicated video formatting standards, and people that just want to get the job done - just what you would expect from the Mac.
Please download and install Any Video Converter for Mac, and then simple follow the steps to import Kodak video into iMovie.

Step 1: Download and Install Any Video Converter for Mac

Download link
intel version: http://www.any-video-converter.com/avc_mac_intel.dmg
ppc version: http://www.any-video-converter.com/avc_mac_ppc.dmg

Any Video Converter for Mac’s user interface is divided into five parts:
a) Toolbar: With "Add Files" "Remove" "Clear" buttons, you can add, remove or clear the video files. With "Encoding" and "Stop Encoding" buttons, you can start or stop converting after you add video files; if the buttons are disable, please check whether you have added video files or checked any file to convert.
b) List :After adding video files to the application, you can get the basic information of the files including duration, video and audio format, video size and so on.
c) Profile: Here you can choose output video format according to your portable device and change the parameters of the output format if necessary. And click the "Encoding" button to get your needed files.
d) Preview: You can preview the selected file.
e) Library :With library, you can manage all the files you converted by Any Video Converter Pro for Mac. You can also open the output directory by double clicking any word within this part.

Step 2: Add Kodak videos to AVCLabs Any Video Converter for Mac OS

Click the "Add Files" button in the top-left to add the Kodak videos you want to convert from your hard disk. You can also simply drag-and-drop the video files to the program

Step 3: Set output format

Click "Profile" dropdown list, you can customize the output formats that iMovie supported video format. AVCLabs Any Video Converter for Mac OS also supports multiple formats well including MPG, FLV, AVI, 3GP, MP4, iPod, iPhone formats as output.

Step 4. Start converting and then import the converted videos to iMovie

Click Encoding button to start converting Kodak videos to the format that iMovie supported. After converting, open iMovie, click on File > Import > Movies, and navigate to where the file is. Create a new event and import into iMovie.

Notes:If you are interested in importing and editing your Kodak videos in iMovie,  and want to learn more information about this program, you can view the following website:
http://www.avclabs.com/