Imovie 09, ver. 8.0.6, crashes every time I select the titles button in the music, titles, photos, maps, section it crashes consistently. Apart from that it runs very stable?

Question

iMovie 09 version 8.0.6, consistently crashes every time I select the titles button in the lower right box (can't remember what it's called). Everything else seems to work fine, very stable. I recently had to convert some footage from another camera to be able to see it in iMovie, however, it was starting to "unexpected" quit, on me even before that though only 50% of the time. Now it crashed every time I try to add titles. I select the title button, everything hangs for a second, looking like maybe it will not quit, then I might get a color wheel, or not, before it kicks me out. Everytime now! Can't fiinish the end of the movie!

Answer 1

An alternative solution....for now. If you copy the files to your desktop or in any other folder you want them (it's temporary), you can still import them in iMovie. Just click Archive, Import, Movies and search for the folder you put your files in. I did it several times with success, that means no error! Now I can use my files and edit them in iMovie. You can delete the files on the desktop, since iMovie has copied the files into the iMovie library.
Another possibility is drag and drop the files from your desktop directly into an event. iMovie will copy the files into the library. For both options I am not sure if analysation for stability en recognising persons had been done while importing, but I guess you can do that later on.
Do not make the mistake of importing them in Aperture or iPhoto, drag and drop it an iMovie-event and delete it in Aperture/iPhoto... You will only hear the audiostream, you will see miniatures in iMovie, though your videostream is gone. That's how I lost the first video of my second daughter .
Until there's a good solution or update from Apple it works for me. I hope it does for you too!