Imovie8

Hmm. I just started using imovie8. I'm sure this is old hat to most of you, but am I wrong for wanting my old imovie back?!? Yikes. On top of everything being so different and old options no longer existing, it keeps closing on me. Does imovie 8 only work on Leopard? I didn't upgrade to Leopard yet.
Thanks for your help!

Hello Silverbox,
Unfortunately, pretty much all the talk on these boards are the result of people having problems and so one could believe there are plenty of people who are/were disappointed with iMovie 08. We don't hear from the happy folks, for the most part. If more people would do some research, before buying new software or any of the new hard drive or DVD cams, there would be lots less posts here too!
08 is supposed to work with Tiger also. What really matters is the age of your equipment. I think G4's are unable to load iMovie 08, but I am not positive about that.
Unless you are into quickie little movies, which iMovie 08 was completely redesigned for, I'd suggest you forget about 08 and go back to the last, best iMovie we may ever see, that being 06.
Forest

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Are you referring to the iLife 08 iMovie version? The next version: iMovie 9.0.9 works (I have it and use it as well as the old iMovie HD 06) - it is part of the iLife 11 disk. Depending on what you use it for (upload to the internet or burn DVD's), you may want to check out that version rather than the new iMovie 11 at the app store because it is cloud centric, but only allows for a couple of export options to get it to iDVD for burning.

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How can I re-inport an incomple imovie8 project back into the Imovie Project library, from its current position in the home imovie projects file?
It wont allow it?
IDVD wont accept it either with the message... "that it hasnt been prepared for sharing. First open the file in Imovie and prepare for sharing"...which it cant be.
Cheers tach masters

In the Finder, move the rcproject file to the Movies/iMovie Projects folder. Then open iMovie. You should see this project in the Project Library view.

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how can i transfer an open project from Imovie6 to Imovie8?
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I have used all previous versions of iMovie and have had great results. I admit that I am stymied by iMovie8 and have kept using iMovie6 HD. The time has come for me to use both...
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Rachel wrote:
....Do I have to somehow get the QT movie Event into the Projects pane? If so, how???
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Hi
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http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imovieHD6.html
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Thank you Neil,I have a macbook pro with snow leopard v.10.6.8.included intell core 2 duo with a processor speed 2.5ghb with one processor and cores 2.
can i download onto my laptop an update by internet to my imovie 8.0.6 directly or as i have read, the system will not let me do that unless i have imovie 9.0.0 already which i do not have.
Perhaps i misunderstand you. Do you mean purchase a software copy from an apple Store and the can i directly upgrade.

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Sorry for my poor english... and thanks by advance to everyone !

Alan
Working with soundlevels is partly possible in iMovie 08, but not as detailed as in iMovie 06. You can use multiple tracks though and use autodugging and change audiolevels for a clip or background.
Here are some very usefull tips for working with audio in iMovie 08 (English though)
http://imovie08.blogspot.com/search/label/Audio
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Ben
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Sony HVRV1U not recognize in FCE4 and Imovie8: why?

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.... but no window pops open to acknowledge the connection...
That only happens on Windows, not Macs!
To check if your Mac has seen the camera: go to Apple Menu: About this Mac: More Info:
- then select the "Firewire" label on the left hand pane. Does the camera get listed on the right hand pane?
Almost any Firewire camera will work with a Mac (including the V1!)
(BTW: This is the MacPro forum, not iMac, but what the ****! )

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I have multiple issues here.
I have flim clips of sports my kids taken from game film. So an "event" might be several clips or an entire game, and the Project would be the highlights. Some projects are just my kids ( ) and some projects are the year end team highlight videos. Obviously some clips are used multiple times. I want to move these to use on a new computer that has iMovie11, but I want to keep them on an external hard drive.
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I was going to use migration assistant, but the truth is, I don't want everything that's on this old laptop on my new one. And after reading how you had to move things IN iMovie, I was afraid I'd break the links to everything! Too scary to even consider.
Sorry so long, but I moved these other files with the help of OnetoOne in the Apple Store last time and obviously, they didn't do it right because none of those projects will play now.

I also moved some files after creating a project: When I attempted to burn the project to a disc I was given an error message along with a listing of the missing files. This is most likely the long way around to rebuilding your projects but might solve one of your issues.

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