Load Olympus OM-D E-M1 MOV/AVI footage in iMovie/FCE

Transcode Olympus E-M1 MOV/AVI to AIC for iMovie/FCE editing

Follow this post you will know the best way to load Olympus OM-D E-M1 MOV/AVI footage in iMovie/FCE for editing with AIC codec.

If there's a mirrorless camera that can replace a DSLR, it's probably the OM-D E-M1, the successor to last year's critically acclaimed OM-D EM-5 (don't let the higher number fool you, it's the older model). Despite its small size, the solid E-M1 still manages to pack a serious punch.
E-M1 Video Specs, from 43rumors:

Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 30p, 24Mbps (MOV)
Full HD 1920 x 1080 (16:9) 30p, 16Mbps (MOV)
HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) 30p, 12Mbps (MOV)
HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) 30p, 8Mbps (MOV)
HD 1280 x 720 (16:9) / 30 frames per second (AVI Motion JPEG)

As this E-M1 record videos in MOV/AVI format, you may meet some problems when edit the video files such as edit in iMovie/FCE. MOV/AVI is not well supported by iMovie/FCE natively, you will need to convert Olympus E-M5 MOV/AVI to Apple Intermediate Codec before editing in iMovie/FCE. To do the job, Pavtube HD Converter for Mac is a good tool, which can convert MOV/AVI to AIC for loading Olympus OM-D E-M1 MOV/AVI to iMovie/FCE for editing without rendering. Now you can follow the steps below to transcode Olympus E-M1 MOV/AVI to iMovie/FCE for editing without rendering.

1.Load MOV/AVI files

After install and launch the Mac E-M1 Video Converter, drag and drop Olympus E-M1 MOV/AVI file. You can drag several files to the program directly



2.Choose output format

Click format bar to choose the best output format, you are recommended to choose iMovie -> Apple InterMediate Codec (AIC) (*.mov).



3. Do some settings as you want.

4.Transcode Olympus E-M1 MOV/AVI to iMovie/FCE

At last, hit the "Convert" button to transcode Olympus E-M1 MOV/AVI to iMovie/FCE. With this Olympus E-M1 to AIC Converter, you can easily change Olympus E-M1 MOV/AVI files to iMovie/FCE for editing, this software runs fast, so you can convert your Olympus E-M5 MOV/AVI footages to iMovie/FCE in less time, video and audio synchronization are perfectly guaranteed, after converting you can follow this guide to import videos to iMovie/FCE for editing.

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With this Olympus E-M1 Video Converter, you can easily change E-M1 files to iMovie/FCE for editing, this software runs fast, so you can convert your E-M1 MOV/AVI footages to iMovie/FCE in less time.

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