IMovie-project finalization stops halfway.

Using Imovie for first time. Figured out most of process except Project Finalization, it runs for about an hour and then stops with the following message:
"Unable to prepare project for publishing. The project could not be prepared for publishing because an error occurred (OpWr Err: file already open with with write permission"
How can I resolve this?

Cant publish movie
iMovie Message: "Unable to prepare project for publishing"
How to I create a HD movie when file's already open?

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