IMovie 10 won't export video

I have two videos that I woule like to export that are each just under ten minutes long. The goal is to get them up to Youtube, but neither sharing directly to youtube nor exporting to a file is working. After choosing either option, the file simply sits there with the caption "Creating Movie" though it never gains any progress of any sort, even after leaving it for an extended period of time. What should I do?
Thank you!

Did you get any joy with answering this?
My first thought was that maybe when you imported you chose to leave the files in place rather than copy then to the iMovie library..but I can't see where that option is now.
I too have created a short movie from load f clips..but can't export or share either..the 'Share 'menu is empty..you go to it and no sub menu appears.

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NO CAMERA or A/D-box
Cable
• Are You sure that You are using the FireWire Cable - USB-Cable will not work for miniDV tape Cameras
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Sorry to say it is to easy to turn the 6-pin end of the FW-cable 180 deg wrong.
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A/D-box
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External device’s (hard disk’s)
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• MacBook-Air - don't
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from LKN 1935.
Hi Bengt W, I tried it all, but nothing worked. Your answer has been helpful insofar as all the different trials led to the conclusion that there was something wrong with my iMovie software. I therefore threw everything away and reinstalled iMovie from the HD. After that the exportation of DV videos (there has not been any problem with HDV videos) to my Sony camcorders worked properly as it did before. Thank you. LKN 1935
from Karsten.
in addition to Bengt's excellent '9 yards of advice' ..
camera set to 'Play' , not rec/computer/etc.?
camera not on battery, but power-line?
did your Mac 'recognize' this camera before...?
a technical check.
connect camera, on, playback, fw-connected...
click on the Blue Apple, upper left of your screen ..
choose 'About . . / More . .
under Firewire.. what do you read . . ?
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• Where did You store/capture/import Your project ?
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mbolander
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jiggaman15dg wrote
if you have adobe cs3 or 4 and have the adobe bridge on close that
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DJ1249 wrote
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MaryBoog wrote
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//support.sony-europe.com/tutorials/dime/videotransfer/vtransfer.aspx site=odw_en_GB&sec=DVH&m=HDR-HC7E
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