The Fastest Way to Import AVI to iMovie

A lot of people love to watch their favourite movies, TV series or clips while they are on the move. For an iOS device user, this feeling of joy could be a little hard to achieve owing to the compatibility issues that iOS devices have with most AVI file formats. It is known for a fact that iOS devices only support AVI file formats like MP4, M4V and MOV. So what does one need to do to get ones favourite clips working on their iPhone or iPad? One viable and effective solutions of all times is to convert their video clips to suitable formats.

How to Import AVI to iMovie on Mac

Here, we will talk about one of the easiest ways to import AVI to iMovie on Mac, through a software known as Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate). It is one of the productive applications present in the market that provide optimum conversion of videos to various file formats such as the most common of all, MP4, WMV, DIVX, etc.

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The following is the guide for converting AVI to suitable iOS compatible format using Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate).

Step 1 After downloading and installing Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate), launch the application from your desktop and wait for any due updates to be installed to make sure the software runs efficiently without any bugs and lags.

Step 2 After the application is successfully initiated, click the button present in the middle of the application window and browse for your desired movie or video clip and select it. The application will now read the file and display it in its video thumbnail.

Step 3 Go to the Target section and click the icon to expand the output format list, then select the desired output format you wish your video file to be converted to.

Select MOV or iPad depending upon the iOS device you are in hold of. If you using an iPhone, you must go for MOV file format and if using an iPad, then go for iPad file format. In this demonstrative case, we will be selecting the iPad preset under Device tab.

Step 4 Once you have selected the suitable file format, hit Convert at the lower right corner and patiently wait for the video to be converted.

Note: If users are using the trial version of Wondershare UniConverter (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate), only 1/3rd of the length of the video will be converted. Full length conversions are only available in the paid version.

When the conversion completes, you will be notified shortly as soon as your video file gets converted. You can either wirelessly transfer the converted file to your device or use the default USB cable available with your device. Now just enjoy your video clip on your handset.

Why AVI Cannot be Imported to iMovie (Optional)

iMovie only supports a limited number of file codecs such as MP4 and MOV. Too many, AVI is considered as a solo file format but in reality it is just a file container and what actually matters is what type of video and/or audio codec was used to create it.

Generally, an AVI file would only play properly in the iMovie when both the video and audio format of the file are supported and read by the iMovie itself. If the video format of the AVI file is compatible to iMovie and the audio is not, then the AVI file is due to not being properly read by the application and even fail to play it even if the file is read.