Sanyo video to iMovie: import Sanyo MP4 to iMovie

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Sanyo video to iMovie: import Sanyo MP4 to iMovie

Sanyo camera is a special gift for us for who encoding format: MPEG-4 1920x1080 H.264, AAC, and the Sanyo HD1010 is just one among these models. And the models including Sanyo Xacti, Sanyo VPC, Sanyo HD, Sanyo DM these modes. As we think, this format should be 100% compatible with our Mac Book or Mac PC, but problems appears when meet iMovie, and the problem is not a small case:

Sanyo Xacti to iMovie problem
"I am trying to import HD video from my Sanyo Xacti video camera into iMovie but several seconds of the video are cut off for each video I try to import. Most recently I tried to import a two minute video an almost 1 minute was not imported. Any ideas why this keeps happening. Thanks."

Sanyo VPC to iMovie problem
"iMovie 09 does not download the entire video clip from my Sanyo VPC cg20 flipcam. It cuts off part of the end every time I download new video. Why is this? My computer and 10.6 operating system is completely updated. I talked to Camera World where I bought the camera and they said it was a problem with iMovie's last update. When is Apple going to fix this?"

And iMovie also claims its limitation on import Sanyo video clips:
"About the iFrame Video format" problem
Sanyo    VPC-HD2000A    Sanyo    VPC-FH1A    Sanyo    VPC-CA65EX

"Video stabilization limitations" problem
Sanyo    VPC-CA6    MPEG-4   Sanyo    VPC-CA9    MPEG-4
Sanyo    VPC-WH1    MPEG-4    Sanyo    HD-800    MPEG-4
Sanyo    DMX-CA9    MPEG-4

If you meet problem to import Sanyo MP4 1080p to iMovie or are required to low the 1080p when import iMovie, this is not a idea way. We shouldn't let 1080p HD Sanyo video clip to low resolution and lead to low quality. You can try professional Sanyo Video to iMovie Converter for Mac to import 1080p HD Mp4 to iMovie, and after editing export 1080p video also.
Plus, this Sanyo Video to iMovie Converter also support to convert Sanyo Video to other Mac format like QuickTime, iTunes, FCP, FCE, iDVD and all make sure export 1080p quality from these edit tool after edit finishing.

Easy guide on convert Sanyo Video Clip to iMovie 1080p natively importing format.
Step 1: Import Sanyo Video.
Click "Add File" to add your Sanyo Video clips to Converter after you launched it. You can upload several videos one time.
add sanyo mp4

Step 2: Set iMovie format.
For 1080p, H.264 is recommended.
Go to iMovie-> H264(Mp4)
Or HD Video-> HD264
imovie h264
Resolution is 1080p.
1080p for imovie

Step 3: Convert Sanyo HD to iMovie.
Click "Start" button to convert Sanyo HD to iMovie.

How to export 1080p H.264 from iMovie:
After finish the editing on iMovie, go to share.
Share > export use QuickTime.
Drop formats menu->Select here "save as MP4", change MP4 drop-down to MP4 (not MP4 isa or whatever) and fill in the values seen in the following screen shot.
mp4 export setting
All done. In one step, directly out of iMovie. No special software, add-ons, helper utilities (like the duo JES Deinterlacer and MPEG Streamclip) required.