In case you own iMovie'09 on Mac OS X 10.5/10.6 or iMovie'11 on Mac OS X 10.7 (or higher), then luckily, they support a slightly wider range of input video formats like the standard MP4, MOV and DV. I am hsving a difficult time figuring out what is the BEST video promat to record in that can be used in imovie AND final cut pro. I'd appreciate.

2.1 The video and audio formats supported on a Mac There are just a handful of audio and video files that are recognized by a Macintosh computer. And that must be one of the reasons why not some users think of these machines as not very user-friendly.

The video files supported on a Mac are as follows: • QuickTime Movie - mov • MPEG-4 - m4v, mp4 • MPEG-2, MPEG-1 • 3GPP, 3GPP2 • AVCHD • AVI • DV There is no doubt that the best video format for a Mac is the native QuickTime file, MOV. This video file format is supported even by the earlier versions of the Mac OS. Alternately, the MPEG-4 format is the best one for the newest versions. For audio file types that are playable on a Mac are the following: • iTunes Audio - m4p, m4b, m4a, Core Audio - caf, MP3, AIFF, SD2, AU, WAV, AMR, SND. Convert video and audio format to well compatible with Mac OS X (10.11 El Capitan included) For any audio-video files that are not included in the list above, the use of a conversion software like the Aimersoft is necessary to make them playable on a Mac. The Aimersoft software is known to work with all known audio and video files. It also offers full support for all Mac OS X versions, including the latest release, 10.11 El Capitan.

Apart from that, the reason for why chooase Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac can be sumarized as the following points. Aimersoft Video Converter for Mac (Mavericks) can convert not only or on Mac, it also supports, MP3, MKV, FLV, or, iMovie, iPad, Samsung tablets and more. Besides, it also let you edit the video file you like. The supported video editing functions include trimming, cropping, merging, rotating, applying artistic effects to videos, adding watermarks and subtitles and more. The build-in video downloader also lets you get online streaming videos from various sites like YouTube, Vimeo, Hulu, Faceook, BBC and more.

ITunes Video Audio Audio Book Playlist Ringtone TV Shows Supported file type • H.264 codecs - mp4, m4v, mov • MPEG-4 codecs - mp4, m4v, mov • iTunes Audio - m4p, m4b, m4a • Core Audio - caf • MP3 • WAV • AIFF • AU • SD2 • SND • AMR • M4R • M4B • M4A • AAC • MP3 • ITL • XML • M4R iTunes ringtone can be downloaded from the iTunes database as well. To create your own ringtones, you can use Aimersoft Music Recorder for Mac. It can directly save the recorded song or sound in the M4R format so users can easily assigned it as a ringtone for the iPhone.

Playing and downloading of music is the most popular use of the iTunes. As such, this program has the capability to sort out different types of audio files and group them accordingly.

A folder is shared with you If another user has shared an inbox, primary calendar folder, or primary contact folder with you, use this method to open the user's folder. To open the shared folder: • On the File menu, click Open.

By doing so, users will be able to easily tell the difference between an audio book, a music file, and other recordings. While MP3 can be played with the iTunes, such a file is sometimes not handled correctly by the software itself. Songs saved in the MP3 format are at times mistaken as an audio book. The best solution for this issue is to convert MP3 file into a real iTunes music file. For that, the Aimersoft is highly recommended.

This software can also remove the DMR protection on an iTunes downloaded file. As such, you can easily use the software to do it the other way, like file, without running into any problems.

However, this software works only on a Windows computer. There are many times you would like to edit your videos with Final Cut Pro but only get an error messsge tell you that the file format is not supported. If the video can be imported to FCP successfully or the file format used is entirely different, you will need to convert the file format first. However, it wouldn't be an issue if the Aimersoft is used to handle the job.

This highly effective conversion software is known to work for a Mac OS X computer, the Final Cut Pro, and all known audio and video files. You may interested in the topics about Final Cut Pro as below. 2.5 iMovie supported video formats To create or edit movies using iMovie, the following formats can be used: • DV Widescreen • DV • HDV • MPEG-4 For any issues converting video files into these compatible file formats for the, it's better to use an alternative software like the Aimersoft.