In this tutorial, I’m going cover how to get started with iMovie on your Mac, including how to import GoPro clips to iMovie and how to set up a project in iMovie. This is a tutorial for anyone brand new to iMovie Editing on your Mac. Be sure to watch the tutorial video as well, or follow the steps outlined in this post!

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How To Import GoPro Clips to iMovie

Before I get into setting up your project in iMovie, I want to explain how I like to import clips from my GoPro to my hard drive so I can edit them in iMovie. I like to do this manually, by inserting the memory card into my computer and dragging the GoPro clips to a folder on my Mac.

You should be dragging the .mp4 files only. I keep a Pictures folder on my hard drive, and inside that, I have a folder for the year, and within the year folder, I have a folder for every month. This is where I import GoPro clips, photos, any kind of video files. I don’t use iMovie’s importer.

I don’t use iMovie’s importer. How to import GoPro Clips to iMovie is going to depend on your own preference here, because there is more than one way to do it.

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Once they are on my hard drive, then I open up iMovie and start a new project, where I import my clips to iMovie.

1. But when you had the GoPro videos burnt to DVD in Mac or PC, only found the DVD quality is downgraded. Actually, the DVD medium is capable of producing Standard-Definition (720x480 at best) quality of video only. So if your raw GoPro footage is high definition in 720p, 1080p or above, you'd better transfer the GoPro video to Blu-ray disc.
2. How to Cut/Trim/Crop/Rotate GroPro Videos on Mac/PC. Free download the software on computer: Mac version (macOS Sierria incl.) or Windows version (Windows 10 supported). Then follow the tutorial on how to edit GoPro videos below. Import GoPro clips Launch the mp4 video editor and click the 'Video' button to add the footage you'd like to.

Set up a Project in iMovie

In the video tutorial, I started with a fresh new project and imported my clips there. To import, just hit the “import” arrow in the middle of the media section and find the clips you just imported to your hard drive.

Once you have your clips in the media section of iMovie, all you have to do is drag each clip down to the timeline, where you can make all the basic edits!

When you’re ready to share the video you’ve been editing in iMovie with friends and family on social media, you’ll have to export your video to an uploadable file first. Be sure to check my post on exporting videos in iMovie so you don’t get hung up on this very important step.

If you have any questions on getting started with iMovie, leave me a comment below and I’ll do my best to answer them!

How to do it?

There are a few different ways to get your photos and videos from the camera to your computer.

We do not recommend using a USB Hub or Media Reader.

#1 - Use Quik for desktop

HEADS UP: This feature is currently supported only on the HERO7 Black or earlier cameras. Newer cameras may or may not work as expected when connected via USB cable.
Please refer to this link on How to Import Using Quik for Desktop​
If your camera is not being recognized in Quik for desktop, please refer to this article

#2 - Use an SD Adapter

If you have an SD adapter for your MicroSD card, you can insert the Micro SD card into the adapter and insert the adapter into your computer.

• Open a new Finder window. Your SD card will be on the left sidebar under the 'devices' section.
• Double-click on your SD card, and you should see two folders: DCIM and MISC.

• Now double-click on the DCIM folder. In that, you'll see a folder named 100GOPRO. (Note - if you took more than 9999 pictures or videos, you'll see 101GOPRO, 102GOPRO, 103GOPRO, etc. folders).

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• From there you can drag & drop the files from your SD card to your computer.

Method #3 - Automatically with Image Capture

Image Capture allows you to:

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• Import files to a location of your choice
• Delete files
• View files before importing

Select the file(s) you want to Import and select Import, or Import All if you want to import everything.

Method #4 - Manually with Image Capture

If you do not have Image Capture set up to automatically launch when you connect your camera, you can easily do it manually.

1. Select the magnifying glass in the top-right of your desktop.
2. In the Spotlight section type either: Image Capture or iPhoto

Once the selected application opens, you can import your files just like in Method #2.

How to setup Image Capture to launch automatically

To set up Image Capture to launch automatically when you connect your camera you must first either launch Image Capture. From there it's just a matter of selecting the desired program.

In Image Capture there is a setting in the lower left called: 'Connecting this camera opens:'. It gives you the option to select No Application, iPhoto, or Image Capture. Select Image Capture.