Cannot import to iMovie 08

I cannot import at all into iMovie. I have a movie slideshow I created in IPhoto and it will not import into 08. It will import into 06 though. Any idea why it will not work in 08?

I have read that formatting the card is probably the thing I should do, but I've been hesitant because I have a ton of footage that I haven't been able to import yet. How do I back it up so that I can take that backed up footage and still get it to import to iMovie? I still need to be able to take the backed up footage and burn it to a DVD. These may be silly questions, but I just don't know that much about this stuff.

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I've also tried to import the same project file into iMovie '09 but nothing is imported.
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TonyT

Hi
NO - Not really !
iMovie 1 to HD6 - is one program and it's evolution.
iMovie'08 to '13 - is something completly different - NO code is used from previous iMovie !
So really No other program - iMovie'08 - '13 or FinalCut Express, Pro or Pro-X or Adobe Premiere etc can import a project so that all work (transitions. texts etc) still remain in an editable form.
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• Export out as a movie - QT.mov and use this as a template in FinalCut etc and re-build - (doesn't work in iMovie'08 - '13 as it only holds one Video track).
Yours Bengt W

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I can't seem to import any video files to iMove, not mp4 file neither mov file, although these are supposed to be compatible. A message says they are not compatible!! Any fast good tips on how to do a simple import to iMovie??!

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.. Am I doing something wrong?
probably you misunderstand the concept and workflow of the diff. iLife apps:
iDVD is the Disk Maker of iLife. no editor, no Movie Maker (allthough you're allowed to do basic things as slideshows etc...)
for editing, you have to import from camera via iMovie..
when editing is done, you share to iDVD, which finally produces the disks.. end of the road.
have you seen the tutorials?
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acctually I don't think that screen shot worked did it.
Photo, image, and other graphic applications are normally managed by specific applications which may or may not keep iMovie updated regarding changes in the physical location of content. The basic rule here is to manage the content in the managing application and not muck about in the Finder making changes thet neither the managing app nor iMovie know about. The same holds true for removing/relocating iMovie Event and Procject content at the Finder level since path information will be broken/lost to the iMovie app.
It's whenever I start to launch iMovie I just get a pop up "the quicktime components necessary to view,edit,import and export sevral kinds of movies are not installed. These components are included with the iMovie installer; please re-install." I have deleted and reinstalled and tried a remedy from another question like this on the forum.
What did you delete? Some of the codec components are installed by iMovie itself. Others are installed by the Operating System. Still others are installed by "Pro" video editing apps if installed. Then there is the question of which version of iMovie we are talking about here. Old versions of iMovie could access third-party codec components to physically convert files during the import process. This open codec configuration essentially came to a halt with the release of iMovie '07. Since that time the files must either be edit compatible with iMovie to allow import at the file level or be located on a camcorder or similar device and be converted or made all I-Frame edit compatible during the import process from the device. Sinec you are either unwilling or unable to tell us how you are trying to import the content or tell us what specific kind of content you are trying to import, we cannot tell you where to check to see if the required codec components are located.
At this point the only recommendation I can make would be for you to pull out your system installation/reinstallation software, reinstall your OS and additional apps normally used on your platform. and update the reinstalled OS & apps as may be needed. Without additional information from you regarding what you removed, how you removed it, what you are trying to import and how, this is about the only way to ensure a viable solution to your current problems. Anything else would be pure guesswork on my part.

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.avi is an MS Windows video file format but it doesn't specify the codec used inside the file. When you open it in Quicktime and look in the Movie Inspector, what is the video format?
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I have been using iMovie for many years and am not a novice.
For some reason, I have a specific MOV file that I cannot import into iMovie 10.0.5. When I try to import the file, I get an error message:
"No Importable Files: None of the selected files or folders can be imported"
The file is NOT corrupt and plays perfectly in QuickTime. Interestingly, when I try to import the movie in iMovie, it shows 0.0 sec duration, even though it load/plays perfectly in iMovie with a duration of 54:45. See file A1 below:
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Thanks in advance!

I copied it below. I would appreciate any suggestions!
Basic information:
General
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Codec ID : qt
File size : 78.9 MiB
Duration : 54mn 44s
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 201 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:01:49
Tagged date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:01:58
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=30
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Duration : 54mn 44s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 63.4 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 768 Kbps
Width : 1 728 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:10
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 0.294 fps
Original frame rate : 25.000 fps
Minimum frame rate : 0.062 fps
Maximum frame rate : 50.000 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.116
Stream size : 24.9 MiB (32%)
Encoded date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:01:38
Tagged date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:01:58
Audio
ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : LC
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 54mn 38s
Source duration : 54mn 38s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
Channel(s) : 1 channel
Channel positions : Front: C
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 48.3 MiB (61%)
Source stream size : 48.3 MiB (61%)
Expanded information:
General
Count : 284
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : General
Stream identifier : 0
Count of video streams : 1
Count of audio streams : 1
Video_Format_List : AVC
Video_Format_WithHint_List : AVC
Codecs Video : AVC
Audio_Format_List : AAC
Audio_Format_WithHint_List : AAC
Audio codecs : AAC LC
File name : OB
File extension : mov
Format : MPEG-4
Format/Extensions usually used : mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma f4v
Commercial name : MPEG-4
Format profile : QuickTime
Internet media type : video/mp4
Codec ID : qt
Codec ID/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Codec : MPEG-4
Codec/Extensions usually used : mp4 m4v m4a m4b m4p 3gpp 3gp 3gpp2 3g2 k3g jpm jpx mqv ismv isma f4v
File size : 78.88 MiB
Duration : 00:54:44.630
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 201 Kbps
Stream size : 5.71 MiB (7%)
Proportion of this stream : 0.07233
HeaderSize : 1305394
DataSize : 81406130
FooterSize : 0
IsStreamable : Yes
Encoded date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:01:49
Tagged date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:01:58
File last modification date : UTC 2014-12-10 21:47:04
File last modification date (local) : 2014-12-10 16:47:04
Writing library : Apple QuickTime
Writing library/Name : Apple QuickTime
Video
Count : 274
Count of stream of this kind : 1
Kind of stream : Video
Stream identifier : 0
StreamOrder : 0
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format/Url : http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html
Commercial name : AVC
Format profile : [email protected]
Format settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Format settings, GOP : M=2, N=30
Internet media type : video/H264
Codec ID : avc1
Codec ID/Info : Advanced Video Coding
Codec ID/Url : http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone.html
Codec : AVC
Codec/Family : AVC
Codec/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Codec/Url : http://developers.videolan.org/x264.html
Codec/CC : avc1
Codec profile : [email protected]
Codec settings : CABAC / 2 Ref Frames
Codec settings, CABAC : Yes
Codec_Settings_RefFrames : 2
Duration : 00:54:44.630
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 63.4 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 768 Kbps
Width : 1 728 pixels
Height : 1 080 pixels
Pixel aspect ratio : 1.000
Display aspect ratio : 16:10
Rotation : 0.000
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 0.294 fps
Original frame rate : 25.000 fps
Minimum frame rate : 0.062 fps
Maximum frame rate : 50.000 fps
Frame count : 967
Resolution : 8 bits
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Interlacement : Progressive
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Stream size : 24.9 MiB (32%)
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Count : 222
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ID : 2
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Commercial name : AAC
Format profile : LC
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Codec : AAC LC
Codec/Family : AAC
Codec/CC : 40
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Source duration : 00:54:38.193
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 Kbps
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Channel positions : 1/0/0
ChannelLayout : C
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
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Frame count : 141179
Source frame count : 141180
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I am hoping that if I can get my clips into 08 it will enable full screen playback.
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