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Import Sanyo Xacti Mp4 to iMovie11/09/08 smoothly

"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." From apple discussion

Sanyo Xacti series has a good reputation for compact size, superb video quality, crisp and clear Sound, it even has external mic jack and a headphone jack which is unusual for a camera of this size, and the last, affordable. The common Sanyo Xacti models including Xacti VPC-CG10, Xacti VPC-CG20, VPC-CG65, Xacti HD2000, Xacti HD1010, Xacti HD1000, Xacti VPC-PD2 etc. The common feature of these camcorder are they both recording Full HD Mp4 format as the following:
Videos: ISO standard MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 (.MP4)
Audio: 48kHZ sampling, 16bit, 2ch, AAC

How about Sanyo Xacti Full HD MP4 and iMovie compatibility?
But the truth comes that Sanyo Xacti Full HD import iMovie isn't supported. When Cnet review Sanyo Xacti VPC HD1000, it summarize its Pros as "Full HD 1080i footage does not work with Mac iMovie 08, iMovie 09".
And from the iMovie official site we often see Apple's claim to have import problem with the Sanyo Xacti models:

"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

So the best solution to fully support import Sanyo Xacti 1080p to iMovie should be convert the Sanyo Xacti Mp4 to iMovie directly importing MOV, MP4, so you can import it to iMovie smoothly and still keep the 1080p/1080i. Here Sanyo Xacti to iMovie Converter for Mac is strongly recommended for you to transfer Sanyo Xacti to iMovie 11/09/08 MP4, MOV and keep the same 1080p/1080i when export from iMovie.

Easy guide on convert Sanyo Xacti to iMovie 1080p natively importing format.

Step 1: Import Sanyo Xacti Mp4 Video.
Click "Add File" to add your Sanyo Xacti clips to Converter after you launched it. You can upload several videos one time.
add Sanyo Xacti mp4
Step 2: Set iMovie format.
For 1080p, H.264 is recommended.
Go to iMovie-> H264(Mp4) iMovie->MOV
Or HD Video-> HD264 HD Video->HDMOV
imovie mp4
Resolution is 1080p.
imovie 1080p
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".
Export -> Movie to MPEG-4
Go to "Option" at the right of "Export" , see the following screen:
imovie 1080p export