Ducking not working in imovie

Hi... running the lastest version of imovie. All up to date.
Ducking does not work when selecting on a video clip. i.e. I want the background music to fade and keep audio on clip up.
I have tried with several different songs, close and restarted imovie, restarted computer. Nothing works. I have no transitions or voice overs. Just a clip with a song in background.
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks.

OMG... I'm an idiot. I was moving the ducking slider the wrong way
LOL.
Hope this helps somone else who is having a brain ****.

Similar Messages

The 'share' feature is not working in iMovie...?

The 'share' button does absolutely nothing. I went through the same upgrade on my daughters Mac (Mavericks etc), and it works perfectly well on hers. Does this mean I should re-install iMovie? If so, how on earth to do I unravell the mystery of achieving that?

I have the same problem. The 'share' feature is not working in iMovie...?
I deleted iMovie from the Applications folder and emptied the Trash. But the App Store still shows iMovie as "Installed" so it won't reinstall. What else should I try?
Why has Apple not issued a fix for the "Share" bug? It means that iMovie 10.0 is unusable. Little by little the quality of Apple products is sliding downhill.

Microphone not working on imovie HD

Hey,
I'm doing a stop motion animation, but my internal microphone has seemed to stop working on my imovie. It has worked before because I only wanted certain sections of a song to be playing whilst the film was going, but now it doesn't seem to want to work, I have rebooted, and downloaded the software again (because i originally had imovie '08) but it still isn't working!
If I cant solve that dilemma does anyone know how to cut songs on imovie, is it even possible? So only say 30 seconds of the song is actually playing
Thanks!

Hi
If You have a clip with a song. Cutting the clip will also cut the audio.
Extracting audio makes an audio copy on one of the audio tracks and mutes the audio on the clip.
This extracted audio can be cut in the same way as a video clip [cmd-T] and at Playhead.
If the microphon stops working I would start with:
• Under Apple left top on menu - down to system prefs - sound/audio - cheque on audio in that
microphone is selected and that level is increased so that it indicates You testing it.
• If still not working - delete iMovie pref file - or - rather start a new user/acount, log into this and re-try.
Yours Bengt W

IDVD is not working in IMOVIE

Hi, Couple of months ago I had to reinstall my Imac OS X 10.5 since then my iMovie's IDVD option is not working. I thought if I upgrade the OS and iLife it would solve the problem. Recently I upgrade my OS to 10.6.3 and Ilife to iLife 11. Even after I upgraded my IDVD option is not working on the iMovie. I can write dvd's using the regular IDVD program. But it's not working on the iMovie. Can any one help me out with this. I tried everything. Why the IDVD option on IDVD wouldn't work on my Imac.

I need to write the project to dvd directly using iDVD option in iMovie. That's what I can't do.
Some of us have found that Share to iDVD produces inferior quality DVDs than when exporting using Share to Media Browser (check posts by rrodby). At least, that was the case in iMovie '09 - not sure about iMovie '11. In iDVD, simply drag the exported movie into the Theme background from the Media>Movies tab.
The exported movie can also be used for other purposes, such as copying to a flash drive or external drive for viewing on a media player. The movie is located in the project's package contents. In Finder, right-click (or Control-click) on the project name and select "Show Package Contents". In the Movies folder you will see your exported movie. If you use Share to iDVD, you don't have independent access to your exported move.
John

ISight not working in iMovie only

Today I encountered an issue with my isight camera in imovie. Yesterday I was able to record with it just fine, but now when I click on the 'capture' button in the import window and then select an event location, the capture video screen freezes (though the cursor still works and iMovie still responds otherwise). The isight still works in Photo Booth. I've searched around but haven't been able to find this problem discussed previously. I restarted my computer and closed all other apps besides imovie. Any ideas?

F.Grimes wrote:
Uh, yeah that was my fault. I was looking in the HD folder (my 'home' folder has a different name and i overlooked it).
(1) All is well if the reason your home folder has a different name is as explained in this link:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/8767.html
(2) If you are using FileVault, turn it off or see http://support.apple.com/kb/TA27532
(3) If you renamed your "home" folder (not a good thing in OS X), see this link:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1428
Anyway, I found the correct plist file and trashed it, but unfortunately the problem persists when I reopen iMovie. The isight import video window freezes when I click capture and I can't see what is recording even though the light is on. Is it looking like the reset is the next option?
(4) You can try the reset(s) any time you like. Unless your problem is solved otherwise, you should try all the relevant iSight Troubleshooting suggestions from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2090
If your iSight does not operate correctly in more than one app and more than one user account, the reset suggested there often restores proper function of inbuilt iSight.
However, if after carefully following all the suggestions in the "How to Troubleshoot iSight" article, your built-in iSight still does not work, and if it does not show as a USB device in your Mac's System Profiler, yours is most likely a hardware problem. In that case, contact Apple or an Apple-Authorized Service Provider for service.
(5) Your posted System Info shows that you are still using Mac OS X (10.6.1). Unless you have already used the Mac OS X 10.6.3 Combo Update, and regardless of whether you perform the reset(s), you should consider updating your Mac OS using the folloowing method:
• Use your Mac's Disk Utility to repair permissions.
• Download and install the 10.6.3 Combo Update: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1017
• Repair permissions again immediately after the restart that completes the update.
Then test iMovie again.
Proper application of Combo Updates can sometimes correct a wide variety of problems, and it is so reliable that the Combo Update is now the ONLY way I update Mac OS X.
EZ Jim
Mac Pro Quad Core (Early 2009) 2.93Ghz w/Mac OS X (10.6.3) MacBook Pro (13 inch, Mid 2009) 2.26GHz (10.6.3)
LED Cinema Display G4 PowerBook 1.67GHz (10.4.11) iBookSE 366MHz (10.3.9) External iSight

Viewer Not Working In iMovie 9

My iMovie 9 program has developed a number of problems since attempting to test drive iMovie 10.
In iMovie 9 now, when I move the curser to either the Project Library pane or the Event Library pane and hover over photos or movie clips, the Viewer remains black. Previously, hovering over photos and clips would produce a representation of those photos and clips in the Viewer. The photos were Aperture jpegs dragged into iMovie from the Finder, while the clips were QuickTime movies brought in using the Import command.
This problem exists for older Projects, as well as newly created Projects.
Strangely, the Viewer does show internally created items such as titles and maps. And, both Project movies and Event clips will actually play in the Viewer if I click on them and press the space bar.
Not sure if two other issues are related, but 1) iMovie 9 now takes 5-10 minutes to open; and 2) Attempting to create a QuickTIme movie of a Project using the Share command *always* produces the error: "Sharing Requires More Memory To Be Available. Quit iMovie and Relaunch It" .
*Question: Might I need to adjust any of the menu settings to correct this issue? Special thanks to GeeD for patience and help with my previous iMovie question.

Thanks again for the help. I did not find an iMovie LSSharedFileList in Preferences, though it existed several days ago. I deleted it, along with an iMovieApp.plist. and a plist.lockfile, while trying to repair iMovie earlier. Should iMovie be regenerating this file, in other words, does the absence of LSSharedFileList and plist.lockfile suggest a problem?
I also logged in to my computer as a Guest, and opened iMovie 9. Although there were no Events or Projects, I did a few quick operations, and it worked perfectly (none of the problems I see while running as Admin). Were you suggesting the Guest trial to see if there was a problem with access privileges?
Finally, I discovered two other files associated with iMovie 9:
com.Apple.iMovieApp folder, in
/private/var/folders/49/wq/C/com.apple.iMovieApp
com.apple.iMovieApp.savedState in
/Users/name/Library/Saved Application State/com.apple.iMovieApp.savedState
Do these two files regenerate like the .plist files in Preferences? Might these might be causing any problems, or could they need to be repaired in some way?

Panasonic Camcorder not working in iMovie 11

Hi. I bought a new Panasonic X900M Camcorder which is supposed to work in iMovie 11. When I connect the camcorder to my iMac (OSX10.7.5), iPhoto pops up for some reason and then the rolling ball shows. I do a force quit. I would have thought that iMovie 11 would automatically open. I have to manually open iMovie up but when I try to import anything, it too shows the rolling ball. When I connect the camcorder, a file opens up on the desktop but inside it are just a few video clips and photos. Most of my video work doesn't even show. And I can't drag and drop the few that are there, to iMovie.
Any thoughts about this? I have used the old iMovie HD for years and found it very easy to use with my old DV camcorder. This new camcorder and new iMovie has me wondering.
Thanks!
Richard

iMovie can import 30P and 30i and 60i from this camcorder. If the camcorder shoots 60P AVCHD, iMovie cannot import the 60P clips. Also, iMovie will not know how to handle 3D clips.
You can use Final Cut Pro X, which can import 60P. You can also get a third party converter like ClipWrap or Voltaic to process the 60P clips into an h.264 MOV format that iMovie can handle.
Going forwade, set your camcorder to 30P for best results. If you shoot a lot of slow motion, then it may be worth investing in Final Cut Pro, ClipWrap, or Voltaic.

Themes not working in imovie for ipad

Themes not loading for imovie for ipad. I can use the themes in the Trailers, but not in creating a themed movie. Please help!

Justin_WX wrote:
So on the list it says Arial http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5484 which is a font from Apple, which is different from Microsoft, but are named the same...
Is there a list of Microsoft Fonts that will work with Pages?
Are you actually seeing a noticeable difference in the fonts after conversion? While there are some difference between those fonts, they are very subtle differences and in all likelihood will not really change the look of the document.

Ducking not working

I have a song that runs over some crowd scenes and every now and then I want to be able to lower the volume of the song and raise the vocals from the videoclip. In the old Imovie you could slide your soundtracks volume up and down within each clip. I cant seem to figure out how to do that in the new imovie. I cant even get the "ducking" to work at all. Do I need to go back to the old Imovie? Help!!
michael

ok im an idiot. i just watched the tutorial.

Help! iSight Not Working with iMovie!

I can't seem to use my iSight camera with iMovie. ?? The camera works with PhotoBooth, but with iMovie not even the "Record with iSight" button appears. I'm using iMovie 5 on an IMac G5 with a built-in iSight camera. Any suggestions on getting iSight to record to iMovie??

You're welcome, -John
If you are following the directions in this Apple article
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.4/en/mh2329.html,
your iSight should be working.
If you have added any hardware or software since iMovie worked correctly for you, first rule out any Possible conflicts with your iSight.
If your problem is ONLY with iMovie, try this:
• Quit iMovie if it is open.
• Delete your iMovie preferences file:
Finder > Go > Home > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iMovie.plist
• If they exist, also delete any other "com.apple.iMovie" files that end in ".plist" in this folder, or example, "com.apple.iMovie2.plist" and / or "com.apple.iMovie3.plist".
• Close those folders and launch iMovie again to check for proper functioning.
• When you get iMovie working again after tossing your old .plist files, you will need to reset all preferences that you want to be different from the default values.
If you cannot make your iSight does not work in any app or in any User Account, you will need the help of an Apple Service Provider Technician to repair your iSight.
If only iMovie gives you trouble, even after dumping the iMovie preferences, I suggest you reinstall the iMovie application.
EZ Jim
PowerBook 1.67 GHz w/Mac OS X (10.4.10) G5 DP 1.8 w/Mac OS X (10.5) External iSight

Music Audio not working in Imovie

Hi
I have been using I movie for quite a few months now. i was making a movie
and i was mp3 audios. everything seemed to be working perfectly fine, but when I want to burn a cd
the audio just stops working, like there is no sound from where its ment to come from.
i am really desparate for help since i need it get the project finished and i need to get the songs working in order to burn.
would you soemwhere be able to help me out
thanks,

Try making a new iMovie Project and import as small a part of the file again.
If it has audio in QuickTime it should now work in iMovie.

IPhoto not working with iMovie or Garageband

Ever since I upgraded to iMovie 09 (from 08), my iPhotos will NOT load to iMovie. Or Garageband or even upload to email for that matter.
What happens is that my iphotos say "loading photos" or something like that, and it just has a little spinner there and NEVER loads the photos for use with iMOvie. During Garageband, it shuts down my computer every single time.
I went to the Mac store and they couldn't figure it out either.
Can someone help me?
OR.....I have my original CD that came with my computer. If I put that in, will my original iLife 08 reload? I'm nervous to try it, but I'm desperate. It's been 6 months without the use of my iAnything.

Sal, I had a similar problem once. I'm sorry you had to go through so much of this but maybe what I discovered can still help you.
- View your albumdata.xml file in some text editor, like TextEdit.
- Do a Find (cmd f) for "List of Keywords"
- The XML under that looks kind of like this:
<dict>
<key>1</key>
<string>Favorite</string>
<key>6</key>
<string>Birthday</string>
<key>3</key>
</dict>
You will probably have more keywords, this is just an example. But see the format - everything that has <something> ends with </something>.
When I had the problem, the example above looked like:
<dict>
<key>1</key>
<string>Favorite <key>6</key>
<string>Birthday</string>
<key>3</key>
</dict>
Notice the line return and </string> are missing for "Favorite". This happened to one of my keywords, and I don't know what caused it, but I deleted that keyword (and the one after it) from within iPhoto's preferences, and typed them in again.
The problem went away. Maybe some bogus character got into the keywords to make the XML go bad.
So try to use the method above to identify which keyword might have a problem, rather than go on a witch hunt and waste a lot of time. Of course, your problem could be different from mine entirely, but my iLife apps had the same problem you described.

Audio not working in imovie and Quictime Player, but working under DivX

I can play my movies in DivX with sound, but they are soundless in imovie and also with Quicktime Player. Any suggestions?

Try making a new iMovie Project and import as small a part of the file again.
If it has audio in QuickTime it should now work in iMovie.

New Monitor Canopus 100 Not Working in iMovie 06

My Element Electronics Monitor stopped working. I hooked up my Vizio TV to my computer and it works fine. I can get either TV, Computer, VCR etc. I used to be able to attach my Canopus ADVC100 to the monitor and I could watch TV thru iMovie. The monitor and computer recognized anything I had attached to the Canopus as a camera device ie DVD, VCR camcorder or tv. Now I cant do that thru canopus. Anybody have any ideas. I am thinking I need a monitor and not a TV.

Not easy to figure out what this has to do with iMovie 6.
I am thinking I need a monitor and not a TV
That about covers it.

Import camera archive not working in iMovie '11 on 1.8.2?

I typically copy the contents of my camcorder to a folder on disk and then would select "import camera archive". However, now with Moutain Lion it is not recognizing any of my folders as a AVCHD folder?
As a test, I took a DMG file (which is how I used to do it, because prior versions of iMovie didn't support anything other then this) and performed a "archive all" on that DMG.. This should be no different then copying the files and tried on this newly created Camera Archive and I get the same results?
It seems that with moutain lion, tha AVCHD contents of are now recognized by Finder and show up as a type "AVCHD Content"..
Help!?
thanks,
-jr

Hi,
My problem is very similar. I am able to choose the Archive folder and import the footage that way. However, I am only able to do that once. If I try again, it states the file is not a camera archive format file.
The only way I can get it to work again is to completely close out iMovie and restart. Then I can import an archived file. But then again, only once before I have to restart iMovie to get it to work again.
Anyone have any workarounds?
Thanks

Ducking not working in imovie

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for