Answered
iMovie to Premiere
I have been using iMovie and would like to switch to Premiere Elements. What is the best way to transfer videos from iMovie to Premiere?
the_wine_snobCorrect answer
Inspiring
November 25, 2012
The best way to migrate a Project from one NLE (Non Linear Editor) program, to another, if there is no built-in capability, such as OMF (used by PrPro to migrate the whole Project into other NLE's, like AVID, etc.), is to Export a file, that the other NLE can Import and edit smoothly. On a Mac, one example of that would be a MOV w/ the Animation CODEC. Then just Import that output file, into a New Project, that matches the specs. of the output file.
With FCP, there are some CODEC's that will not load onto a PC, and some that will ONLY work, if one has FCP installed on that machine. I do not know the CODEC's used in iMovie, but a little research should yield those options. So long as the CODEC used from iMovie is one that PrE can edit with, you should be fine.
Now, there are two ways to go about Exporting a Timeline for additional editing:
- One is to cut very tightly, with Transitions, etc., that one wishes to use. Basically this will be a "finished" video, just needing a little touchup.
- The other is to edit very loosely, not Trimming each Clip much, leaving enough Handles, to do the final Trim in PrE, and then add Transitions, and Effects.
Good luck,
Hunt
AdChoices