Cannot deal with Canon EOS 5D Mark IV XDCAM footage in iMovie? If you are searching for a smooth workflow between Canon EOS 5D Mark IV XDCAM files and iMovie, you may wish to read this article. It displays a way of converting Canon EOS 5D Mark IV XDCAM files to AIC .mov format for use in iMovie with optimum performance.
"Hi all, iMovie won't import my Canon EOS 5D Mark IV XDCAM footage from the SxS card. What other way would you suggest to get the footage to work on my MacBook Pro in iMovie? Thanks for your help!"
If for whatever reason you are unable to load Canon EOS 5D Mark IV XDCAM footage into iMovie for editing, you can transcode them to a format that is compatible with iMovie first, such as iMovie's favorite editing codec - Apple InterMediate Codec, which iMovie will recognize and handle well. Let's take a look at how to do this.

Step 2: Select output format for iMovie Click "Profile" to select "iMovie and Final Cut Express" > "Apple InterMediate Codec(AIC) (*.mov)" as output format. AIC .mov is iMovie's favorite editing codec, which iMovie will recognize and handle well.

Tips: If necessary, you can click "Settings" button to modify video and audio parameters like encoder, resolution, frame rate, bitrate, aspect ratio, sample rate, and audio channels. You can also "enable 3D Settings" to add 3D effect to your source media.

Step 3: Click "Convert" to start Canon EOS 5D Mark IV XDCAM MXF video to iMovie conversion. As soon as the conversion is complete, click "Open Folder" to get the generated AIC .mov files for editing in iMovie with optimum performance. Hope it helps.

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