Help - can't view clips in monitor

Question

I'm running iMovie4 and suddenly can't see any of my clips in the monitor. Just get a black screen. consequently can't edit or play them at all. What's happened?

Answer 1

Hi l
Most common origin to this is:
• Running low on free space on the Start-up hard disk
less 5Gb - nothing should work OK
5 - 10Gb might work slow and instable
25Gb free space - my goal after importing material to my movie
else
There are several different origins to this. I would.
• delete the iMovie pref file
• run: Repair permissions (Apple Disk Util tool)
• start from another hard disk or CD/DVD then
    run: Repair hard disk (Apple Disk Util tool)
• start a new account and log into this and re-try
• remove third party plug-ins if any new is added
• remove resently added new fonts.
Try one at a time and see if it works.
Q:
• How much free space is there on Your int hard disk
• Is there any ext devices connected
• Mac OS X.4.?, iMovie v. 6.0.3 ? and QuickTime version ?
• Did You put in any third party plug-ins to iMovie or into QT ?
• is you Mac as "factory delivered"?
• or did you install a new iLife version?
• or did you de-install any files/apps, e.g. using "Multilingual" etc. pp
            (from Karsten)
• other programs that interferes like < Unsanity APE >
< FileVault > etc.
• I finally copied the iMovie folder in the other user's library to my library
and I dont know why, but it fixed it! (skcomp123)
1. Sequre that there are at least 20Gb free space on the internal hard disk.
2. Try not using any external hard disk
3. Versions I would use: Mac OS X.4.? + iMovie 5.0.2 + QT 7.0.4 (I think)
QT v 7.1.6 I guess can give problems - MY personal opinion
4. Delete iMovie pref file
iMovie
-->/Users/YourName**/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iMovie.plist
and
-->/Users/YourName**/Library/Preferences/com.apple.iMovie3.plist
5. Run: Repair permissions (Apple Disk Util tool)
6. Start from another hard disk or CD/DVD then run: Repair hard disk (Apple Disk Util tool)
7. Start a new account and log into this and re-try.
Yours Bengt W