Top 2 Solutions to Import MKV to iMovie

“I have some old 8mm tapes I wanted to import. I have a DVD burner, so I burnt the tapes to DVD. Imovie wouldn't import that. I just wonder whether there are any free converters to convert my unencrypted DVDs, .m4v or .mkv files to it?”

Matroska Video ( MKV) is one of the preferred multimedia format and files extension, but it isn’t exactly widely supported, like, MKV is not recognizable on iMovie. So, if you want to import a Mkv file to iMovie, all you need to do first is convert it into an iMovie compatible format like MOV, MPEG-4, MKV, DV and others.

Solution 1: Convert and Import MKV to iMovie with Adoreshare Video to iMovie Converter

Since we alluded to the video converter, here I want introduce the most professional one - Adoreshare Video to iMovie Converter, it is an instant and amazing program for convert MKV to iMovie 10.0/'11/'09/'08 on PC/Mac, below is a detailed guide on how it works.

To get started, please download and install Video to iMovie Converter to your PC, then launch it.

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• Step 1: Click the "Add Files" button to add the video files you want to convert to the program.



• Step 2: Next, you can edit your MKV files, you are allowed to trim or crop Video, add watermark and Subtitle as well as extract Audio.



• Step 3: Then you can just click on the "iMovie" on the "Convert to" menu to get your videos converted to format supported by iMovie and hit “Convert” to start converting.



• Step 4: Your concerted files will be save by default to Adoreshare Video Converter's library folder. After conversion, open the output folder and find the converted videos. Then you can freely play them on your iMovie.

Solution 2: Convert MKV to iMovie with Handbrake for Free

Here we will share another free video converter program – Handbrake with you, which intended to both rip and convert various multimedia files to work on a lot of supported devices.

Now check out the guide below to see how to import MKV files to iMovie with handbrake.

• Step 1: Launch Handbrake on your computer, firstly add source video by clicking “Source” button and choose “Open Files” from the dropdown list.



• Step 2: On the "Source" field, click the "Browse" button and choose the MKV video file you want to import to iMovie from a new window popped up in front of the Handbrake interface.



• Step 3: Next, you need to choose the destination. Just click "Destination" button on the program to make a selection.



• Step 4: Adjust parameters in the section below the format selecting box. Adjustments include: Picture, Filters, Video, Audio, Subtitles, Chapters.
• Step 5: Click on the “Start” to continue with the conversion process.

The above are all about top 2 MKV to iMovie importers. Still, we’re curious about what are your recommendation, how do you like it? How does it compare with Video to iMovie Converter? Just kindly let us know in our comment section!

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