How to deal w/footage in iMovie '04 folders when I now have iMovie '06?

I posted this in the iWeb forum and then thought about posting it here.
-Lorna in Southern California
Sat, Sep 30, 2006 12:39 AM PST
I still haven't set up my new 500 gig La Cie external hard drive but I am going to, especially since my existing 111 gig La Cie ext. hd is making screeching sounds at startup.
Anyhow, I have all of the instructions printed up on how to set up iPhoto, iTunes, iDVD, and iWeb to save to the 500 gig hard drive, but
THIS QUESTION IS ABOUT footage/clips, iMovie '04 and iMovie '06:
Either late 2000 or early 2001 I took some videotape. In 2004 or so I uploaded the footage from my Sony digital video camera recorder DCR-TRV 11 to my then iMac. I used iMovie '04 and therefore the video clips that are in my hard drive are iMovie '04 clips/footage.
I read in 2005 that iMovies made from/in/with iMovie '04 were giving troubles to owners who then swtched to iLife '06. I would read the iMovie forums and discovered that there were (it seemed to me) an inordinate number of problems with people who tried to make movies in iMovie '06 with film footage imported previously into iMovie '04.
My thinking now is that although I have that 2000 or 2001 footage sitting in iMovie '04 folders, I should upload those very same clips/footage from my Sony digital video camera recorder DCR-TRV 11 into my iMac and store the uploaded footage in the La Cie 500 gig big daddy HD. Then, after the footage is uploaded and sitting in iMovie '06 folders, I would go and delete the old iMovie '04 footage.
Is my thinking correct? I think it makes perfect logic. Do you think so too? Before I do it, is there anything I should know to keep in mind?
Thank you.
Lorna in Southern California
EDIT: I just decided to post this also in iMovie '06. -Lorna

I still haven't set up my new 500 gig La Cie external
hard drive...
Before using that drive, use Disk Utility to format the drive with the Mac OS Extended disk format. Even if the drive already uses that format, I strongly suggest formatting it again. You may save yourself a ton of problems.
I read in 2005 that iMovies made from/in/with iMovie
'04 were giving troubles to owners who then swtched
to iLife '06. I would read the iMovie forums and
discovered that there were (it seemed to me) an
inordinate number of problems with people who tried
to make movies in iMovie '06 with film footage
imported previously into iMovie '04.
The vast majority of problems have nothing to do with iMovie 6. They have to do with third-party plug-ins used to create clips in iMovie 4, plug-ins that are not compatible with iMovie 6. When such a project is converted to iMovie 6 iMovie 6 doesn't know what to do with those clips.
If you haven't used such products in iMovie 4 the conversion of projects to iMovie 6 will probably go smoothly. (I've never had a problem converting projects, but I don't use third-party plug-ins.)
To be safe, ALWAYS make a copy of your iMovie 4 project and convert THAT to iMovie 6. If there's a problem, you'll still have the original. You can use the original to import the iMovie 4 Timeline to iMovie 6.
My thinking now is that although I have that 2000 or
2001 footage sitting in iMovie '04 folders, I should
upload those very same clips/footage from my Sony
digital video camera recorder DCR-TRV 11 into my iMac
and store the uploaded footage in the La Cie 500 gig
big daddy HD. Then, after the footage is uploaded and
sitting in iMovie '06 folders, I would go and delete
the old iMovie '04 footage.
That step isn't necessary, actually. Just drag each iMovie 4 project to your new drive and make a duplicate (or keep the old one on the old drive) before converting it.
Karl

Similar Messages

  • How do i uninstall Photoshop 9 without a disc. I now have PS 10

    How so I uninstall Photoshop 9 without a disc. I now have PS 10

    In windows, use control panel. On a mac there's a link to the uninstaller inside the PSE 9 folder in Applications.

  • How do i restore the previous version of firefox? I now have firefox 6

    How do i restore the previous version of firefox? I now have firefox 6. AVG Safe Search does not work with 6 and surf the web so much doing research that i need it back. Thanks, Sally

    Using the older version of firefox is not recommended.
    Try the classic theme Restore for Classic firefox Menu's
    *https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/
    Still, you want to restore the older version, download from the below link
    *Download Firefox 29 - http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/29.0/mac/
    *Download the English version of Firefox 29 - http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/29.0/mac/en-US/

  • How can I open a new page (using "Pages") when I already have another page open?  It just keeps reverting to the page I have opened already and won't let me open another one?

    How can I open a new page (using "Pages") when I already have another page open?  It just keeps reverting to the page I have opened already and won't let me open another one?

    To make a new document, go to File > New From Template chooser and choose the type of document you wish to create.
    To add a new page to an existing document go to Insert > Sections > Blank.

  • How can I change the country on my account when I still have 11cents on it?

    How can I change the country on my account when I still have 11cents on my account? I lived in the US for 2 years, now that I'm back in France I wanna change it. Please help me.

    Contact itunes support and ask them to remove the balance

  • HT1495 How can I send messages to other iPad users when we all have the same aacount

    How can I send messages to other iPad users when we all have the same aacount

    Use different Apple ID's.

  • HT1420 How do I deauthorize a computer from my account when I now longer have the computer?

    How di I deauthorize a computer from my itunes account when I now longer have the computer?

    Go back to the article you asked this question from and use the Deauthorize All function, or if that's not an option, the link to contact the iTunes Store staff.
    (97144)

  • How to license stock footage for iMovie - Try VidLib for iOS

    Simple and Elegant video licensing with VidLib
    Available for iOS, OSX
    If you have been searching for a professional video footage app that can sit on your desktop or on your tablet to take your copy of Final Cut into the next frontier, then look no further than VidLib. A brand new and ultra powerful app, available for download for OSX and iOS, VidLib can be used with the legendary video editing software as well as any other preferred package. The VidLib app is fully transportable for the ultimate in convenience and can be used to deliver seamless, quicker and more straight forwarding video editing to a professional standard on a traditional Mac or PC or on a tablet or smartphone.
    Although it was only officially launched a few weeks ago, several video editors who have relied on Final Cut as their professional video editing software of chose are finding their workday has been revolutionised by  VidLib. With more than 100,000 royalty free videos and the ability to license the footage with a straightforward and secure in-app purchase, the comprehensive stock footage video library takes the complication out of video editing. 
    With the VidLib app downloaded and installed, thousands of clips are placed within easy reach, all logically archived and ready to be used on Final Cut and other professional editing suites immediately. While iOS apps only have iMovie available for editing, on the Mac you can use any editing suite you want, including Final Cut.
    Coupling VidLib OSX download with an existing copy of Final Cut means or iMovie with iOS version of VidLib means editors will always have useful and ready to use video footage on their desktop or device. The clips are purchased using an in-app process and can be edited as needed using FinalCut or iMovie with no delays or file type conversions required to actually get started. With this simplistic and innovative approach to editing, there are no lengthy licensing forms to fill in and send back before the clip can be used.
    What's more, with VidLib and Final Cut working together, there is no need to go online, type in a website address and browse through a new URL in order to find appropriate video footage. The VidLib app sits on the desktop or iPhone / iPad giving the clip at the click of a mouse, rather than after an internet session.
    VidLib also loads considerably faster than 'conventional' image and video download sites, giving even quicker access to clips, all of which are pre-cleared and royalty free.
    OSX http://mac.vidlib.com
    iOS http://app.vidlib.com

    Your camera does not appear on the supported cameras list for iMovie '09 (http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3290) but does appear in the iMovie'11 list (http://help.apple.com/imovie/cameras/en/index.html?lang=en_US).
    So, I think you have to update your iMovie version.  There are 2 options
    1.  Update to iMovie '11 which came with iLife '11.  If you don't have an ilife '11 installer DVD you will need to purchase it from for example Amazon. 
    2. Since you are already running Mavericks, the app store should allow you to upgrade to iMovie 10 (which also supports your camera) but be prepared for the big changes in this version.
    Geoff.

  • How do I stop Thunderbird from creating additional folders when I add a new mail account?

    I've been using Thunderbird for about 8 years now, migrating the configuration from version to version. Currently I have two accounts it picks up email from. I want to add a third account but everytime I do this, it creates a bunch of new folders with the name of the account in my folder tree. This is undesirable, mainly because it looks terrible and it's also dodging the default filtering I have set up globally for received messages.
    How do I create a new mail account without it making new folders and just using the local folders like the other accounts already do?
    I do not use Thunderbird's internal spam filtering, I use popfile and use message filters to sort the emails by headers Popfile adds to my messages. I do not understand why it won't let me make a new account like the other accounts without making a special folder for the new account. Please help?

    Item 1. Global inbox only works with POP mail accounts.
    Tools menu > account settings >server Settings > advanced and select use global inbox to turn it on. Note the folder will disappear, so move the mail you want from them before you change the settings.
    Item 2. IMAP accounts must have their own folders. The View menu > folder > unified view was designed to overcome that as much as possible,

  • How do I delete credit card details from UK when I now live in Australia?

    I recently purchased in ipad in UK and my son set it up unfortunately with different ID to my mac.  I am trying to get it to sync with the mac with no luck. Also, it won't let me download any apps as have 15p left on my UK account and I can't change it unless I spend it but I don't have a UK credit card any more!  Does anyone know how I can get rid of the UK details and change to Australian. I have tried to do it but no luck.

    1)  Buy something worth more than the remainder and charge the balance to a credit card.  I recall somebody recommending this but another said it doesn't work.  Go ahead and try it and if it works, great.  If it doesn't, try #2.
    2) Contact iTunes customer service and ask them to keep the balance.
    iTunes Customer Service Contact - http://www.apple.com/support/itunes/contact.html

  • How do you print two-sided in In Design when some sections have an odd number of pages?

    I'm new to In Design, and I'm trying to do something that seems pretty basic and having trouble figuring out how to do it, and I haven't found anything in the Adobe Forum or online that addresses this situation.
    I am working on a document that is broken into sections, with page numbering starting on Page 1 for each section.  I have mirror image layouts for the odd and even master pages - for example, the page number is on the left side on even pages and on the right side for odd pages, as you might generally expect to see on a two-sided printout, where in a book or a binder, the even pages are on the left and the odd pages are on the right.
    I'm printing the document from my computer onto a printer that supports two-sided printing.  I don't see any options in the File / Print window for two sided printing, so I set this option on the printer itself using the [Setup...] button at the bottom of the window.  This works - I am getting the printout on both sides of the sheets of paper.
    At the moment, the first section is 3 pages (two spreads, one with the first page, and one with the other two).  The next section starts with page number 1 on the third spread (one page) and then continues two pages per spread - all as expected.
    Here's the problem - the first page of the second section is printing on the back of the last sheet of first section, rather than starting on a new front-facing sheet - so when I put this in a binder, the odd pages are on the left and the even pages on the right.  Every time I hit the end of another section with an odd number of pages, it flips around again.
    There's a manual workaround I found - scan through the document and add a blank page to the end of every section that has an odd number of pages (and check "Print Blank Pages).  But I'd have to do this every time I print as I'm adding new pages, and add/delete blank pages as the number in each section changes.
    I can't believe that In Design doesn't provide a way to get this to work properly, as I'm sure many people have had this same situation, and I'm hoping that it's some simple thing that I just haven't been able to figure out...
    HELP!!! (thanks!  B^)

    Well, MS Word does something like this automatically - if you tell it to start a new section on an odd page, and if the section before it ends on an odd page, it will "skip" the even page number in between - and when it prints, it automatically spits out a blank page in between them, so that on a two-sided printer, the odd pages all print on the front of the paper (which is the right-facing sheet when they are put in a binder or book).
    InDesign shows the pages like this on the spreads (odd page numbers always on the right), so it is aware of the desired orientation, and I'd think it would provide a mechanism to ensure that they print out this way as well...

  • How to manage my kids apps on different devices when they dont have an Apple ID

    I have been using my apple id to download apps, games etc... for my sons ipod touch. Hes not old enough to have his own id and now it looks like a credit card is required anyways? Whats the deal with that?  I want to be able to keep my sons games and apps off of our ipad and visa versa when I sync each of the devices. I have him set up on our imac with his own login, but what's the best way for me to keep our apps, movies and music separate if I have to use my apple id to download for both devices?

    Setting up an allowance using an Apple ID account without the necessity of a credit card > Create an iTunes App Store account without a credit card
    Instructions here >  About iTunes Store Allowance
    That way their iTunes purchases won't download or sync to your devices associated with your Apple ID.
    REQUIREMENTS FOR USE OF THE ITUNES SERVICE
    This iTunes Service is available for individuals aged 13 years or older. If you are 13 or older but under the age of 18, you should review this Agreement with your parent or guardian to make sure that you and your parent or guardian understand it.
    From here >  iTUNES STORE - TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  • How can I change my region of apple store when I still have some credit balance?

    I would like to change my region of apple store from Australia to UK yet I still have very little balance which is $0.6 on my account. Since this amount is too small to spend in the store, how can I change the region with giving up the credit?
    Thanks for answering.

    Go here:
    https://expresslane.apple.com/Issues.action
    Ask for assistance.
    You won't be able to change stores until you get rid of the balance.

  • How do i shut 0ff my imessage on icloud because i now have a android

    how do i shutb off my imessage omn icloud?

    If you still have your iPhone, go to Settings>Messages and turn off iMessage.  If not, if you registered your device with Apple using a support profile, try going to https://supportprofile.apple.com/MySupportProfile.do and unregistering it.  You can also try changing the password associated with the Apple ID that you were using for iMessage by going to https://iforgot.apple.com.  If neither of those work you'll have to contact Apple support for assistance.

  • Since downloading itunes 11.03 I cannot get back movies on my ipad  or music and i have no clue how it works anymore after many years of enjoying it, I now have no clue and I'm about as angry as anyone could be.  What has happened !!

    Please help , I have downloaded upgrade 11.03.. Now I have lost my movies and music files from my ipad and cannot reinstall them , try as I might.  Having used itunes for years I cannot believe I cannot mkae this work and feel very let down by itunes for allowing this upgrade to mess everything up still havent put it right. so can anyone help or are we all waiting for apple and itunes to sort themselves out. They must be loosing money as I can see from so many comment pages else where I am not the only person by far that is having the same or similar issues. I have wasted hours and still no further forward. I have lost all faith in apple itunes and reluctant to change anything or download any other updates, sad for someone who has a ipone , ipod and ipad.

    I copied this from an extremely knowledgable iTunes for Windows user in another discussion. Maybe this will help.
    In Windows, you can restore much of the look & feel of iTunes 10.7 with these shortcuts:
    ALT to temporarily display the menu bar
    CTRL+B to show or hide the menu bar
    CTRL+S to show or hide the sidebar
    CTRL+/ to show or hide the status bar (won't hide for me on Win XP)
    Click the magnifying glass top right and untick Search Entire Library to restore the old search behaviour
    Use View > Hide <Media Kind> in the cloud or Edit (iTunes) > Preferences > Store anduntick Show iTunes in the cloud purchases to hide the cloud items. The second method eliminates the cloud status column (and may let iTunes start up more quickly)
    If you don't like having different coloured background & text in the Album (Grid) view use Edit(iTunes) > Preferences > General and untick Use custom colours for open albums, movies, etc.
    With iTunes 11.0.3 you can enable artwork in the Songs and playlist views from View > Show View Options (CTRL+J) making it more like the old Album List view.
    If you are a Mac user, all you have to do is start navigating through the menu items at the top of the screen to find just about everything that is mentioned here.

Maybe you are looking for