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I'm thinking of buying a Sony HXRMC50 U high def video camera. Would this camera be compatible with my imac?

When you post a topic, try being more specific with your actual question in the subject line. That way if someone actually has your camera type, and sees the post, they might venture a response.
When I purchased my Sony XDR XR520 AVCHD camera it was not listed... I ended up switching from FCP to FCE, then had to purchase a new MacPro desktop as FCE with AVCHD would not work on my old G5... All, in, about $5,000 in equipment. The new computer came with iMovie9, which also liked the camera - in spite of being unlisted.
There are so many cameras out there. It is often a bit of a crap shoot.

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Error on imovie11: Unable to prepare project for publishing.

Error on imovie11: Unable to prepare project for publishing.
I badly need someone that is an extreme expert on Mac Pro and imovie11 and very good at troubleshooting. I have a critical project to get out and have serious problem. Mac store solutions did not work. Need a Pro that I can hire to come to my office in Raleigh NC.
Cleared the memory space on the drive, cleared the preferences.. critical problem. Love to find someone good to hire in the Raleigh NC area that come over and work on it.
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Apple Store advice did not work.

Rocker-65 is correct, large, long and complex projects can have problems resulting in a Error-108. Sometimes cutting a Project up into pieces or just cutting into 2 can help. Easiest way to accomplish the cutting is to create a Duplicate Project. Then just cut Project 1 in half, saving the first part. Duplicate Project gets cut in half and contains the second part.
Then if you want to stitch them back together, export each project individually at 720p. Import each one BACK into a new Event Folder in iMovie and combine then in a new Project, export that.

How do I create a photo in jpg or other photo format from a frame within iMovie11. The suggestion I have found from earlier versions of iMovie does not create a jpg file that can be revealed in Finder. Help please.

How do I create a photo in jpg or other photo format from a frame in iMovie. The previous suggestions on here do not create a jpg file when you chose reveal in finder when using iMovie11 and OS X

First, get an app called MPEG Streamclip, which is free. (google MPEG Streamclip from Squared 5)
Open MPEG Streamclip.
In iMovie, select the clip you need. Then, right-click/Reveal in Finder.
Drag this clip into MPEG Streamclip
In MPEG Streamclip, move the playhead to the frame you want.
In MPEG Streamclip, click FILE/EXPORT FRAME.
Choose JPEG, TIFF, or PNG and give it a name.
You can then drag this photo into iPhoto.
Here is a video I made that steps through this...
I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.

In IMovie11, is it possible to add a menu page with options such as PLAY, SCENES, TRAILER, etc

In IMovie11, is it possible to add/create a menu at the beginning of the movie with options like PLAY MOVIE, SCENES, TRAILER, etc..

*I found a solution. HP owes me $20,000 in consulting fees.*
To print to a LaserJet 3600 or 2600 from a newer Mac using 10.6, you must do the following:
Step 1: Install Foomatic HPIJS drivers
Step 2: Get an AirPort Express or equivalent print server
Step 3: Connect the printer via USB to the print server, and connect
Step 4: Go to Print & Fax, then click the + button to add a printer
Step 5: Select HP Jetdirect - Socket for the protocol
Step 6: Enter the IP address of the printer server, followed by a colon and the port number (9100 or 9101)*, i.e. 1.2.3.4:9100
Step 7: Name the printer, then click on the Print using: drop down menu
Step 8: Select the Select Other Printer..., and choose the appropriate HPIJS driver.
* To determine the correct port, open Network Utility in the Utilities folder. Click on Port Scan. Type the IP address of your print server, then check the Only test ports between... and enter 9100 and 9101. It will report back the open TCP port.

I cannot place a title in iMovie11

I cannot place any titles in iMovie11 on a separate background in between two fragments. I only can drag a title on top of a fragment.
Does anyone know?
Thanks!

I solved the problem today. Aside form not being able to place a photo, I lost my projects when quitting iMovie. So I removed the folder iMovie Projects an by starting up iMovie a new folder was made and that solved both problems. But thanks anyway!
Geert

Police does not appear in the left corner iMovie11 viewer, any idea?

Police does not appear in the left corner iMovie11 viewer, any idea?

Hi Bengt,
actually I just found what is the problem, if I choose the Halo effect in the Title navigator (sorry if the words are not exactly it, mine is in French so I translate) I do not have the "show the polices" in the upper left corner of the viewer, but if I choose another one like a lateral effect, it appears and I can modify the polices and colors of my title. Go figure?!
I spent maybe 2 hours trying to understand that, well I think it is a glitch, but maybe just on the French version, I don't know.

Which file types will iPhoto11/iMovie11 import into their libraries? Which are not imported?

I am moving files from my PC to my Macbook 13' and then importing them into iPhoto11/iMovie11. Are there file types that will not be imported and therefore should not be removed from their original location after the import?

Sure. iPhoto will import Jpegs and many Raw files. Tiffs, png and many other formats as well
Video: Iphoto will import movs and avis. It won't import AVCHD but iMovie will.
Problem is that that information is useless to you. Why? Because video file are all containers. Not all avis are the same, it all depends on the codec used to create them.
Regards
TD

How do I get rid of a hidden audio file in imovie11

When I export my finished video from Imovie11 an audio file that is not present in the project appears in the finish product after export. When going back to the project in imovie the sound is no where to be found. I've detached all the audio and deleted in and tried exporting but still the audio appears in the back ground. What do I do?

No but I got around it, I downloaded the free trial of Final Cut ProX off apple's site then transferred my iMovie project into Final Cut. Then audio was fine... Good luck!

Imovie11 splitting clips and freeze frame problems

I am having a problem with imovie11 splitting cips and using the freeze frame function. When I highlight the clip I want split, it splits a different clip either on the line below it or somewhere else in my project! Also, my freeze frame function freezes the frame where my playhead is BUT doesn't split the clip...so what I'm left with is the entire clip- then the freeze frame - then the continuation after the freeze frame. Is there a fix for this??

Remove any in or out points you have on the timeline. Place the playhead at the frame on the timeline you want to freeze, and then select Modify > Make Freeze Frame, the freeze should appear instantly in the viewer. You can then click the Overwrite button, and the freeze should now be placed on the timeline in the correct place.
Is this not happening?
MtD

Import .m2ts files to imovie11

I have a sony HDR-SR1. I used PC and sony picture utility to save the .m2ts file in the external hard disk. Now I have a new macbook air and imovie11. How can I directly import the .m2ts files into imovie11?? I don't want to convert the .m2ts files to other format for importing. Thank you.

Why are AVCHD files copied and re-wrapped?
Because they're .mts files and are complete crap for editing. Try to edit them in Premiere. It is truly awful. It's a camera manufacturer's solution with total disregard for the production process. What's so bad about rewrapping?
To where?
To your Final Cut Events folder.
If I already have a external drive with those files on it why would I make yet another copy of those files?
See 1.
Still calling it "Optinize" really isn't what's happening is it?
Seems like it to me. It's taking a truly horrible video format and making it into something useable for production in very high quality. What's not optimization about that?
I guess the users should read the manual or get a good book or training DVD.

Saving a frame imovie11

The easiest way to save a frame from imovie11 is to run the movie on full screen and take a screen shot pressing the "Apple", "Shift" and "3" whenever you wan to get that specific picture frame. then with iphoto you can crop the Picture to your likings.

Here's a search of the forums for the words 'save' and 'image' in the title. I bet there's some good links and code in therehttp://onesearch.sun.com/search/developers/index.jsp?and=save+image&nh=10&field=title&col=devforums

IMovie11 hangs, freezes while generating thumbnails

Often after importing MiniDV tapes using iMovie11 the progress bar for generating thumbnails gets to a certain point and then stops. It will remain this way for over a day unless I Force Quit the application.
The event directory and thumbnail directory of the imported tape do not show any recently created files after a while.
A search on the internet revealed one workaround - delete any zero-byte DV files that iMovie creates and reload iMovie.This worked for a couple of tapes but now I am stuck while importing other tapes.
I am not using Stabilization.
As of this writing, I may have narrowed the problem down to the number of DV files that iMovie creates. For some reason, with those other tapes, it creates almost 2000 such files for a simple 90-minute tape. When I delete over a 1000 of the smallest DV files iMovie will complete the generation of thumbnails.
I have not yet tested what happens if I delete over a 1000 of the largest DV files.
If I import the same tape twice, the two imports will produce a different number of DV files, the difference is in the hundreds but both data sets are still too large for iMovie11 to generate thumbnails from.
I have tried using two different camcorders for importing those other tapes without positive results.
I have a new low-end Mac Pro with the OS present as of Oct of last year (when I bought the computer), 8GB of RAM, 600MB of free disk space, and I use a Firewire adapter to convert the 400 mbps connection coming out of the camcorders to the 800 mbps connection integral to my Mac Pro.
I have tried powering down and back up to remove variables involving the OS and Firewire interface.
I have no other movie projects or events present in iMovie when I conduct my imports.
How do I get iMovie11 to stop hanging, freezing while it generates thumbnails?
Thank you.

Absolutely has to be a bug. This isn't a setting or configuration problem. It might even be a Snow Leopard problem. I had the same problems with A2.1.4 on SL as I do with version A3.0.1. Export hangs seem to happen on images that came from my A2 library that was imported into A3 but originally adjusted in A2. These images were imported from scanned TIFF files. If the adjustment mechanism was flawed in prior Aperture versions then Apple needs to create and distribute a utility that converts these images into something that A3 can use.
I will have to revert to A2 running on Leopard until Apple can get this fixed. If I cannot export, there is no point in running the software. On this discussion thread, we are just trying to fly by flapping our arms.

AVCHD files only partially importing to imovie11.

I have a panasonic V720 camcorder and imovie11 and am trying to import AVCHD files into imovie. Most of the clips have imported successfully but a selected group seem to require the camcorder to be conected for them to play. When the camcorder is unplugged the clips do not play and simply display "Missing Camera" rather than the video. when scrolled over the clip present a message which says "the media for this clip is still on the camera. to begin importing select "reimport from camera/archive..." from the file menu. There is nothing in the file menu which gives this option other than the import option which does display the clips to be imported, but when I select import all the window closes immediately and nothing has changed. I made a trailer from these clip and they all worked fine, but when I try to use them in a movie they will not play.
Any suggestions would be really great as I would really like to get this movie finished before February.

The choice is yours.
You can use them natively or convert to ProRes.
Some people claim that ProRes will give better quality if you intend to do lots of colour correcting but you probably won't notice much difference.

Is it possible to edit a dvd in imovie11

I want to edit some footage of me skydiving from an old DVD of mine into imovie11 is this possible and how in very easy words please

Use MPEG Streamclip to rip the DVD to QuickTime using the Apple Intermediate Codec.

IMovie11 maximum project size

Does anyone know what the maximum file size is for an iMovie11 project? I have one that is over 2 hours and I can't publish it to iTunes. I cut it in half and it still didn't work, so I'd like to see if someone can shorten my learning curve and just tell me what time limit it can not exceed.
Thanks

No ... 10,000 is the limit ...
why not store each folder (from your hd) as a project and put those within blue folders ...
this way, clicking on a higher level folder will show all contents of all projects within it ...

IMovie11. Rejecting a segment of a clip.

I am working on iMovie11 and I have alot of long clips that I want to edit down in events. When I reject a segment of a clip, I move the rejected to trash but it takes the whole clip with it and not just the segment. Is this normal? Is there a way around it? Does FCP do this?

First, you don't need to send the clip to Motion to stabilize it. FCP will do the same thing with the SmoothCam filter. Second, both the Smoothcam filter in FCP and the Stabilize behavior in Motion get applied to the entire clip - so you'd need to export the segment and reimport first.

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