2 easy ways to import YouTube FLV videos to iMovie
You might have some fun YouTube videos that make everyone burst out laughing or some other useful tutorials stored on your Mac. Some Mac users try to upload some YouTube videos to iMovie but they just gray out because FLV is not iMovie friendly format. This article introduces 2 easy ways to download and import YouTube videos to iMovie (iMovie 09 included) on Macintosh.
One Easy Way: Convert YouTube videos to iMovie on Macintosh
If you already have downloaded YouTube videos to your local hard drive. You can use VLC player to play the FLV videos. To import YouTube clips to iMovie, you need to convert it to iMovie compatible format first. This professional yet easy-to-use YouTube to iMovie Video Converter for Mac gives you a hassle free experience.
Download it for free here:
Step 1: Drag & drop YouTube videos to the program. Or go to "File" menu, choose "Add Video" to locate the YouTube videos you want to add.
Step 2: Select "iMovie" from output format dropdown list. If you only need to import certain YouTube clip to iMovie, you can use the "Split" function to get the clips you need.
Step 3: Hit the "Convert" button to start YouTube video to iMovie conversion, this FLV to iMovie Video Converter for Mac will get the rest done.
Step 4: Launch iMovie, from the File menu, choose Import > movies, navigate to the folder that output YouTube videos are saved. Select the files and click "Import".
The Other Easy Way: Download and get YouTube videos to iMovie on Mac
With all-in-one iTube Studio for Mac (Free download Intel version here) can automatically detect YouTube videos and convert it to any popular video & audio formats like MP4 for iPod, iPhone and more with 3 easy steps.
Step 1: Launch iTube Studio for Mac and open the YouTube video page; the video will show up in iTube Studio for Mac window with thumbnail and start downloading.
Step 2: When the download is done, Click "Convert" and select and output format according to which iPod you have.
Step 3：Launch iMovie, from the File menu, choose Import > movies, navigate to the folder that output YouTube videos are saved. Select the files and click "Import".
Bingo! You did it! Get iTube Studio for Mac for fun! Put those interesting YouTube FLV videos to iMovie to create your own masterpiece!
Related how-tos: How to upload videos to YouTube easily and quickly on Mac?
