
I am finding the opposite is true.įor example, iMovie which is a paid add-on should be able to support the simple task of importing a DVD. I bought a MacBook assuming it was better than Windows in handling video. I am new to OS X and this was a suprise to me as well.
Convert dvd to imovie for mac install#
For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion.

The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required. To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal. Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. (unless you are running Lion in which case see below))įor the benefit of others who may read this thread:

Which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin : You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle.
