Instructions+for+using+Flip+Cameras+with+iMovie

The Flip Cameras record in .AVI which is not a file format that iMovie supports. In order to import clips from the Flip to iMovie, following these steps.

1. Attach the camera via usb port. 2. Launch the application MPEG Streamclip (it is easiest to find this program by using the magnifying class icon in the upper right hand corner). 3. With MPEG Streamclip open, choose file from the menu bar and then "Open File. 4. Choose Flip from the devices in the left hand pane 5. Choose the folder called DCIM 6. Choose the folder called 100VIDEO 7. Select an .AVI file and click "open" 8. Choose file from the menu bar again and click "Export to MPEG-4" 9. Click through to convert your file. The first time you click it will be to "make MPEG-4." The second dialog box will ask you to choose where you save the file. **It is ESSENTIAL that you save your file in your folder on the goddard server and NOT on the camera or locally on the desktop.** 10. Repeat steps 3-9 until you have converted all of your files

Now you are ready to import your clips into iMovie

1. Launch iMovie & skip the tutorial for now 2. Click on File--->Import--->Movies 3. Navigate to the folder ON GODDARD where you have saved your MPEG-4 files (most likely still on the Flip drive) 4. Click on the MPEG-4 version of your clip that you want to import. iMovie will add it to your clip pane 5. Repeat steps 2-4 until you have imported all your clips 6. Begin editing!

Now comes the tricky part. In order to save your work on the server, you need to export your movie and choose a location on the server. When you come back to edit the following day, you will need to import your file as a movie. This is a less than idea way to handle these files, but it is the only solution we have come up with for saving your movies remotely.