How to Import M4V to iMovie Easily

A lot of times it happens that people need to use a specific video format. Your device may not support all formats and in such cases, you may find the need to convert from one format to other. For example, you want import M4V to iMovie on your Mac, how to solve the format compatibility problem? While there are plenty of video converters available, it's not easy to find the one can handle with your purchased iTunes files. In this article, you can learn the step-by-step guide to convert M4V to iMovie easily and quickly on Windows/Mac.

• Part 1. Why An M4V Video File Cannot Be Imported to iMovie
• Part 2. Best M4V to iMovie Converter for Windows/Mac

Part 1. Why An M4V Video File Cannot Be Imported to iMovie

iMovie is the player for MAC and Apple devices. It doesn't have the codec to support a wide variety of different file formats. While iMovie does come with some of the best features and can help you in editing file, one of its major constraints is that it allows only a few formats.

M4V format is not supported by iMovie and if you are looking to import it, you will need to first get it converted to a suitable format and then you can play it on iMovie. iMovie currently supports just popular formats like MOV, MP4, and so on.

Part 2. Best M4V to iMovie Converter for Windows/Mac

Wondershare UniConverter for Mac (originally Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate for Mac) is the best iTunes M4V to iMovie converter which comes with a clean, neat and easy to use interface. It supports 1000+ video and audio formats and you can easily convert files from one format to another. Video editing functions are also provided here, so you can easily trim. crop, rotate videos and adding subtitles, watermarks, effects to the video. Learning more features about Wondershare UniConverter and follow the steps below to convert your iTunes M4V files to iMovie compatible formats.

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Steps to Convert iTunes DRM-Free M4V to iMovie Easily on Windows/Mac

Step 1 Add M4V Files to M4V to iMovie Converter

Download, install and launch Wondershare UniConverter on your PC/Mac. Then simply drag and drop your target M4V movies to the program. Or you can click the button or Media Browser option to import M4V videos from your Mac.

Step 2 Choose iMovie as Output Format

Click the drop-down icon beside the Output Format: box and select the Editing tab, choose iMovie in the left sidebar and the video resolution in the right.

Step 3 Start Converting M4V to iMovie on Mac

Hit the Start All button when everything is set and it will start converting M4V to iMovie. To move the video to iMovie, click on the File tab at the top, then go to Import > movie to import the video files to iMovie.

All steps list above are based on Mac version, for Windows users, you can follow the steps similarly or watch the video tutorial below.

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