Reason and solution to can not import Flip video into iMovie

Have you ever imported a flip video to iMovie? Or have you ever edit flip video in iMovie? Although iMovie does recognise the Flip camera and automatically pops up the import from camera window on startup (with the camera already plugged in to the USB port), when I try to import a video I get an "Error while importing" message, and nothing is imported. The fact seems to break the compatibility logic. Clips form Flip SlideHD, Flip Mino HD , Flip Mino HD, Flip Ultra, Flip Ultra HD are in MP4 format, while shooting form Flip Mino is in MPEG-4 AVI format. iMovie limits its accepted video to MOV, MP4, H.264, M4V etc format. That is, iMovie can support most of the MP4 records from Flip camcorder in logic. The problem occurs may due to the differences between Flip MP4 and iMovie readable MP4. What should you do if you want to edit flip video in iMovie? One:Convert flip videos to iMovie supported formats. Step 1: Add flip videos to the Mac Flip Converter Click the "Add File" button to add the flip videos you want to edit in iMovie to Doremisoft Flip Converter Step 2: Select an iMovie format for your conversion Click the Profile drop-up list and select an iMovie format to convert your flip videos. Step 3: Convert flip video to iMovie Click the "Start" button on the lower right of the interface to start converting flip video to iMovie. Then start to edit Flip video on iMovie: Two: Edit flip video on iMovie Now your flip videos have been converted to iMovie supported video formats. Launch your iMovie and follow the steps below to edit your flip videos: Step 1: Import the converted flip videos to iMovie Select "Import Movies" from the File menu and use the browser to select the converted flip videos. You can hold down the "shift" button to select and add multiple files. Then click on the "+" button of your iMovie to create a new project, and name this new project. Now you can see the imported videos in the video clips section of the iMovie. Drag and drop them into the timeline of iMovie. Step 2: Arrange video orders Drag and drop the video files in the timeline to arrange them in the order you prefer. Step 3: Select transitions If you want to apply transitions to the added videos. You can select "Transitions" at the Window menu, select the transition you want and drag it and drop it between any two scenes. Step 5: Set start and end Click on the click icon to switch to the timeline view. Here you can trim your arranged clips for more precise editing. Simply use the Playhead bar over the timeline and select your stop and end points. More information Please visite http://www.flip-converter.com/article-flip-mac/edit-flip-video-in-iMovie/.