Are they gonna fix the "heap zone" error?

im new to the Mac community, ive been reading the forums and all, and nothing is fixing the heap zone error in imovie. does apple actually do anything about this?

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I am being plagued by that infamous "heap zone" error, can someone perform some magic and fix this for me?

Last night I tried to save an iMovie project that was a little over 5 minutes long, minimal transistions, moderate effects, minimal text, and some pictures and music. I have been attempting to export it at 1080p to a folder on my HD but I keep getting the heap zone error. What I don't get is a week ago I was able to export a very similar project about 4 and half minutes with no problem.
The basic specs of my Macbook Air (mid 2011 model, 11-inch running OS X 10.7) are: 120GB solid state hard drive, 4 GB of RAM, and a 1.6 GHz Intel core i5 processor. I currently have available around 13GB of storage left on the main drive, and I have an external connected (paired with Time Machine). Now, I have been researching this problem all last night and all this morning and several of the known "solutions" have not worked for me. Looking in my Activity Monitor it seems whenever I try to export this project through iMovie, the "Free" RAM just progressively drops until it hits about 450MB of RAM and then I get the heap zone error message. and while I have been able to free up about 2.5Gb of RAM prior to exporting the project, it still manages to eat up all but 400-500Mb and then gives me the error. I'm pretty lost at what to do. Here's what I've tried so far:
- First instinct, restarted the computer
- Closed out most of my usually running programs
- Used the "Purge" command in terminal to free up 'Inactive' RAM (though it only free'd up a little bit, it always stops at 400Mb)
- Downlaoded a Cache Cleaner and did a 'medium' cleaning of local and system cache
- Turned off Time Machine
- Tried saving to my external drive instead of the main one (so obviously it's not a storage issue)
- Eliminated the use of special characters from the title
- Closed all processes in the Activity Monitor that weren't vital or being run by the system
None of those worked and I consistently got the heap zone error at the same point, about 1/10 of the way through in 'Preparing Project' Is there any other solutions to this problem? Preferrably ones that don't involve, deleting significant files or items from my drive, re-installing the OS, or any other drastic system changes because afterall my system hasn't drastically changed in the past week that iMovie WAS working so this has to be a simple fix.
I'm really just getting annoyed and fed up with this so PLEASE someone have the right answer.

Hi
This is a complex Error - so this is the notes I've got - so far
Error -108 memFullErr Ran out of memory [not enough room in heap zone]
Turn off - TimeMachine usually works - re-try.
(the Application down in the Dock - not the Device)
But this can mean many thing's - My first thought is
• Free Space on Start-Up hard disk. How much ? (other disks do not count)
AppleMan1958
Are your event clips in h.264? If so, you can solve this by Right clicking on your Event Name and choose "Optimize Media". You can choose Full for 1080P or Large for 960P according to your preference.
After you have optimized your Event, you should be able to Share with no problem.
Lennart Thelander
-108 mean you are running out of (free) RAM.
Try restarting the computer just prior to sharing. That frees up RAM.
from mynameisearl
Final Entry
Ok - after much cutting, trial and error and days of work I have never really established a root cause for the -108 error. Nothing I did resolved the issue to the orginal project.
The only work around I have found is to split the Original Project into two.
What I found was that anything around the 60 mins mark and above just failed to render in HD and showed the -108 error.
What worked for me was creating two project files - one around 57mins long - the other a part 2 - around 17 mins long. All using exactly the same source clips, photo's, music and transitions as the orginal.
This now works. I guess having it split in two makes it a little easier to work with as I wont have to keep rendering the first part which does not change but really wish Apple would throw some light on this.
Anyway - I hope all of the above at least proves useful for others.
Good Luck
Yours Bengt W

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I read the discussion and sounds somewhat similar to how I fixed my heap zone error problem a year ago. I was trying to be proactive before starting my next large project to see if additional info is available.
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Why do i keep getting this Heap Zone error

I have been trying and trying to export this movie i made in iMovie to iDVD. It is 35 min long and every time i try to export it to iDVD it gets like 3/4 of the way done and then it gives me this heap zone error. The movie is all pictures and are all in JPG format. I have made movies like this before and never got this error. The other movies i have created are 3 to 5 min long and have exported without a problem. I have tried to export it in numerous ways and i get the same error every time. Im running a Macbook Pro with pleanty of hard drive space and 4GB of RAM. I have tried the renaming the movie, restarting the computer, and reseting the RAM. I have disconnected all other devices including the mouse. Nothing but iMovie is running and when i watch activity moniter almost all of the active RAM goes to iMovie until it gets to about 25MB or free RAM and then it fails. I have tried almost everything and from what i've seen on the internet, this is a really big deal and a lot of people are having this problem. Apple needs to fix this.

Hi
To free up hard disk space
• You trash what You don't want any more - and Empty trash-basket (lost for ever)
• You move files and material to an external hard disk
• You move Movie Events and Projects WITHIN The iMovie Program - NOT ON DESKTOP/Finder
( DO NOT MOVE or adjust any folder named iMovie Events or iMovie Projects - if done iMovie loses track of them and they can be destroyed to an un-repairable state)
If You move Events and/or Projects within iMovie to an external hard disk then there is one MUST and one Should
• MUST - it must be Mac OS Extended (HFS) formatted as UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange will not work FOR VIDEO (everything else but not this)
• Should be a FireWire one - as USB/USB2 performs badly to me
Trash the pref file
• Delete iMovie pref. file
iMovie pref. file resides.
Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences
and is named. (one or more of these)
com.apple.iMovie.plist
com.apple.iMovie3.plist
com.apple.iMovie7.plist
com.apple.iMovie8.plist
com.apple.iMovie9.plist
com.apple.iMovieApp.plist
and find
com.apple.iApps.plist
While iMovie is NOT RUNNING - move this/these file/s out on to desk-top.
Now restart iMovie.
If You run Mac OS X.7 or more - then the Library in the User-account folder is invisibly and need to be set to be viewable. IT IS NOT in the Library on Root level (when opening MacintoshHD - first window = root level)
( It can be done like this: Open Terminal, then enter: chflags nohidden ~/Library
Press return, then restart, and it will always be visible until the next major update, when you do the same thing again. )
Yours Bengt W - AND A VERY HAPPY NEW 2012 !

IMovie Exporting: "Not Enough Room In The Heap Zone"

Okay, I'm trying to export a video from iMovie '11 on OSX 10.8.4 on a Macbook Pro (without retina display). It is only 1:53.
Every time I try to export I get an error message:
"Unable to prepare project for publishing.
The project could not be prepared for publishing because an error occured. (MemFullErr / iMemFullErr: Not enough room in the heap zone / )"
I have checked literally every forum post about this error and nothing has helped. I have over 700 GB of room on this computer, so there's enough memory for it to export for sure, and I'm not using special characters in the title. I'm trying to export in 720p. I exported a project 2 days ago (which was way longer than this one), in 720p, and it worked fine. I do not have time machine running.
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I've tried exporting it, exporting it with quicktime, publishing it to youtube, exporting it through the share menu, and renaming the project. Nothing is working.
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I am really frustrated with this problem.
If you could help me out, that would be amazing.
(Please do not link to another article, I've already looked at them all.)

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When iMovie doesn't work as intended this can be due to a lot of reasons
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• External hard disks - MUST BE - Mac OS Extended (hfs) formatted to work with Video
( UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange - works for most other things - but not for Video )
• USB-flash-memories do not work
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_ on start up of iPhoto - Keep {cmd and alt-keys down}
_ now select all five options presented
_ WAIT a long long time
• free space on Start-Up (Mac OS) hard disk to low (<1Gb) - I never go under 25Gb free space for SD-Video (4-5 times more for HD)
• external devices interferes - turn off Mac - disconnect all of them and - Start up again and re-try
• GarageBand fix - start GB - play a few notes - Close it again and now try iMovie
• Screen must be set to million-colors
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• In QuickTime - DivX, 3ivx codec, Flip4Mac, Perian etc - might be problematic - temporarily move them out and re-try
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buenrodri wrote
I solved the problem by removing the file: 3ivxVideoCodec.component. after that, up-dated iMovie runs ok.
Last resort: Trash all of iMovie and re-install it

How to make room in the "heap zone"?

I have made a video project for school with imovie 9.0.4, and it is only 6 and a half minutes long. It is due tomorrow, and whenever I try to finalize, share, post to youtube, or make a DVD, i keep getting the error "not enough space in heap zone". How do I make room? I really need to fix this.

This is maddening for many people, and what's worse is that you're not told of this supposed lack of room in the 'heap zone' until quite a bit of time has elapsed (it happens to me during 'Finalize'). I mean, if I don't have enough room in this mysterious & arcane 'Heap Zone,' tell me right away; not a half-hour into it. People have deadlines; they need to complete their projects. Or, they simply need to get to sleep!
Like with other people, the supposed 'fixes' mentioned above aren't fixes at all. This 'Heap Zone' error message is SO 'Windows-like.' It would be 'Apple-like' if you could go to the System Preferences and instantly make this 'Heap Zone' bigger.
iMovie is a very good and well-integrated application...except for this.

Imovie 11 Can't Export Movies NOT ENOUGH ROOM IN THE HEAP ZONE!

I have plenty of space on my hard drive, no other programs are running, and the video being exported is only 6 minutes and 57 seconds long.
I am working on a short film and 90% of the time that I try and export it in 720 I get an error, because there is not enough room in the heap zone. Then after I restart the computer if I am lucky I can get it to export 1 out of 10 trys. It has nothing to do with the title I give the video.
I need the video exported in 1080, but it gives me the same error EVERY TIME! Even when I export to quicktime and use various settings I keep getting the same heap zone error. What is the deal!?! I have exported an hour long documentary and didn't have this problem. I erased all my previous projects and events and still I get this error
UNABLE TO EXPORT MOVIE
The movie could not be exported because an error occurred. (Not enough room in the heap zone /)
HELP PLEASE!!!!!!!

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Heap zone errors

EVERY time I try to export a movie using iMovie 11, I encounter heap zone errors. Is Apple aware of these errors, and if so, how do we stop them from occurring? Right now, iMovie '11 is f*&cking useless.

Hi
Some things to try
Error -108 memFullErr Ran out of memory [not enough room in heap zone]
• Turn off - TimeMachine usually works - re-try.
Can mean many thing's - My first thought is
• Free Space on Start-Up hard disk. How much ? (other disks do not count)
Also one thing that causes many problems are - Speed Up resp Speed Down of Clips in the Movie Project.
• By keeping this to the pre-set 100%, 50% etc it works - but by using the slider and in between values creates a lot of strange problems.
Just a thought
Yours Bengt W

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