If you are having a hard time importing videos on your iPhone to Mac, you really don’t need to worry as it’s normal with many iOS users. Depending on what Settings and preferences you have in macOS and iOS for Photos, automatic import of videos may not be possible from iPhone to Mac. You can read on to find out how to import videos from iPhone to Mac. There are several options available that we have discussed in this article and you can use any of them as you like.
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- How To Import Videos From iPhone To Mac Manually?
- How To Import Your Video Recordings From iPhone To Mac Using iPhoto/Photos?
- How To Import Videos From iPhone To Mac Using AnyTrans?
How To Import Videos From iPhone To Mac Manually?
The first option you can try is to manually import videos from iPhone to Mac. Here are the steps that you need to follow for that.
- Connect your iPhone and Mac using a USB cable
- Photos will launch automatically, but if it doesn’t then open it manually
- Click iPhone from sidebar
- Click on ‘Import All New Videos’ option or click your desired videos that you want to import for selecting them and then click ‘Import Selected’
- The videos that you have just imported will now be available on Mac
Your imported videos will now appear on top of the screen while the ones that haven’t been imported to Mac yet will appear below them. As soon as you finish the import, Photos will give you access to Last Import album where all the imported videos from last time will be available.
You can click on Photos on top of sidebar for viewing all the videos and photos. It includes the ones that have newly been imported as well.
How To Import Your Video Recordings From iPhone To Mac Using iPhoto/Photos?
If you are not already familiar with iPhoto, it’s actually a built-in utility in Macs that can be used for transferring photos as well as photo videos. Photo videos are those videos that are shot by you using your iPhone camera. When you connect your iPhone to Mac, iPhoto automatically shows you all the videos and photos in your camera roll. And once they are transferred, you are asked whether you want to keep original files in your Camera Roll or delete them. The choice is yours!
Here is how it works:
- Connect iPhone and Mac to automatically launch iPhoto
- Select videos that you want to import simply by clicking Import Selected towards top right side of the screen
- Click Keep Photos or Delete Photos
Deleting videos after transferring them to your Mac will, obviously, shrink your Camera Roll and will also accelerate backup/restore efficiency of the device. However, there is nothing wrong in keeping original files if you want to import them to other Macs as well.
How To Import Videos From iPhone To Mac Using AnyTrans?
In case if you’re not familiar with AnyTrans, it is your all-in-one iPhone manager that can be used for importing photos/videos on your iPhone to Mac. The best part is that it extends support for all the iPhone models including the latest iPhone X and iPhone 8 as well. Before getting into the details of how you can use it for importing your videos to Mac, let’s first take a look at some of its features that can be helpful for you.
- You can use it for transferring movies/videos captured using your iPhone to the hard drive of your Mac or iTunes as well
- You can use it for putting videos on your iPhone/iPad without having to wipe out any data and convert any incompatible videos automatically during syncing process
- You can also use it for transferring photos, music, messages, notes, ringtones, contacts, etc. from your iPhone to Mac
- It even allows you to copy your videos directly from one iPhone to another
So, let’s not waste any time now and find out how you can use AnyTrans for importing videos from iPhone to Mac.
- Download AnyTrans to your Mac and run it
- Connect your Mac and iPhone
- Click button for managing content of your iPhone by category
- Click on Videos and Select video type that you’d like to transfer to your Mac from Movies, TV Shows, Music Videos or Home Videos
- Select your desired videos and click on ‘To Mac’ for transferring them from your iPhone to the connected Mac
Besides all these options discussed above, a quick alternative is to use iCloud Photo Librarywith the Apple Devices you are using to automatically import all your videos on iPhone to your Mac. Your libraries are synchronized across all the devices you are using and can be accessible any time you want. However, this synchronization will need you to have access to a Wi-Fi connection and if the videos are longer then it may take some time for them to appear on Mac.
Nevertheless, you can use above described options for manually importing your videos and photos to Mac whenever you want. Just choose a method from above options on how to import videos from iPhone to Mac and you’re good to go!
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