Hi Gary,
I have a bunch of .dv clips produced by an old Sony video camera. Neither iPhoto nor iMovie recognizes that format.
What format should I convert them to? And what software and settings should I do the conversion with?
I have a one-year-old 24″ iMac running Snow Leopard, iPhoto and iMovie ’09.
Thanks.
— Glenn Downing
iMovie should handle .dv files -- but they may use a form of compression that isn't compatible. If you can convert them in a program to something else, then any .mp4 or .mov format should work. But I'd use .h264 compression for the best results.