Import problems from iPhoto

Hello everybody,
everytime I try to import .mov files from iPhoto I find that not every file is being imported into iMovie.
Even if I choose files out of a consecutive series, taken with the same camera on the same day without changing any parameter one is imported and the other for no obvious reason not. If I try to import the failed files later individually, it´s just not done, without any error message. Very strange. Any Ideas?

You do not have to import from iPhoto. iMovie automatically searches iPhoto for edit compatible movies and thumbnails them. You can find these in your Events folder under iPhoto.
If iPhoto does not make your movies available, they are probably not edit compatible. YOu need to convert them to an edit compatible format. If you do a search of this forum, you will find a lot of advice on how to do that. This is easily done, but I am not the best one to lead you through this, because my cameras seem to work with no conversion.

Similar Messages

  • Problem importing photos from iPhoto

    I want to import photos from iPhoto. I only want to import photos from two or three albums in iPhoto on my iMac. When I plug in the iPad Air, I choose sync from selected albums. I choose the albums I want to import from and click on "sync" or "apply". When the sync process gets to step 5, "importing photos", it stays on that step never able to proceed to step 6. Is this an iCloud problem? Thanks for your help.

    I found out what the problem was. "iCloud Photo Sharing" was turned off on my iPad. Now everything is working great. I would have just deleted the inquiry, but I could not find out how to do that.

  • I attempted to import pics from iphoto to a folder on my desktop but somehow clicked desktop so 45,000 pics loaded, now computer freezes after trying to load everything.  possible to reverse this?  options?  restore hd from time machine?  pls help!!!

    long story short...i attempted to import pics from iphoto to a folder on my desktop but somehow clicked desktop so 45,000 pics loaded to my desktop and now my computer freezes up after trying to load everything, and i'm not able to just drag the photos into the folder.  is it possible to reverse this?  what are my options?  restore hd from time machine?  
    a further question to restoring my hd from a previous backup on time machine...it says it will erase the hd.  does it actually erase everything or does it just erase anything that may have been added or downloaded since that backup?  this is confusing to me.
    another problem which is part of the original problem is it seems that when i connect my iphone to my computer and iphoto uploads my pics...it doesn't just upload new ones, it duplicates and uploads every picture again...which is why i have 45,000 pics...they are 40,000 duplicates!  what's up with that? 
    I have a macbook pro, and recently updated the os to Yosemite.  the iphoto app is out of date, but i'll worry about that once i can figure out how to get all those pics off the desktop.  also, i recently purchased and installed 8g of new ram, but that hasn't seemed to help. 
    any advice would be appreciated! 
    thanks!!

    thanks for replying. 
    the booting and walking away and then attempting to browse and clean method is what i've been trying to do.  it won't let me drag and drop and just freezes up and goes to sleep after 2 minutes.  it's a never ending battle with very few results. which is why i questioned the method of just restoring the hd from a time machine backup.
    do you think restoring the hd from time machine will resolve the issue with all pics on the desktop?  and everything will be as it was from the date i restore it from?  sorry, as you can tell, i'm not overly computer savvy. 
    i have a really old desktop mac...i can try connecting the two...how does one boot a mac in 'target mode'? 
    as for the iphoto cleaning and organizing issue...that is what i was trying to accomplish with importing them to a folder.  was going to browse and clean from there...but somehow imported to desktop which is what's complicating everything.  once i get them off the desktop i can work on the iphoto issue...which as i mentioned...i didn't take 45,000 pics...i've just taken about 4,500 over the last few years, and they are being duplicated in iphoto.  this was my attempt to clean it out entirely and start over.  it will basically be a lot of deleting.
    one problem, seems to lead me to more...which is just my luck.  :-) 
    thanks again, for your help.

  • Aperture Video Import Problem - from Lumix GH4: Imported clips have their dates changed to the import date.  The files show up on the hard drive but many are not showing up in Aperture.

    Aperture Video Import Problem - from Lumix GH4: Imported clips have their dates changed to the import date.  The files show up on the hard drive with import date not created date, but many of these same files are not showing up in Aperture. Sometimes the clips actually show up with the current import but take on the video information from a previously imported file.

    It was suggested I move this question to IPhoto or IMovie which I did. 
    Well moving to a different discussion group did not provide an answer to this question either. But what I finally did was import one batch of photos and videos into IPhoto for a given day at a time. Working with these I could change the date and times in order to get them in the original sequench taken. Then I would create an album with that batch. These would all be on the same day (IMove was closed for this phase). Then I would open IMovie, generate the thumbnails for that album, and select the album I had created. This was necessary because the importing process in IPhoto was using incorrect dates for my video so it was a real struggle finding them in IMove until I developed this approach.
    I believe that this whole process was so screwy because I was importing from an external hard drive not a camera. I had these photos on a PC and did not have the original cameras to use to import directly which I am fairly sure would have made this easier!

  • Import Face from iPhoto doesn't work

    Hi to everyone. I just starting to beliebe if it' s good idea to reinstall Lion. I just want to know if all this is bugs or my system.
    This days i have to many problems and all have to do with address book. Now the problem is that the button import face from iphoto is gray in every contact and i have faces enabled for those contacts. Some help please.

    i have alot of movies on my iphoto and tried to upload to imovie.
    the program does not respond!
    iPhoto only requires a movie be playback compatible for it to be imported. iMovie requires a file be "edit" compatible before it will import the file at the "Finder" level.
    i tried uploading from the hard drive and got the same result.
    the only time the imovie actually respond is when i upload directly from my camera
    Same result for the same reason. Files imported by the Finder must already be "edit" compatibile with iMovie '08. Files which are imported directly from a camcorder (with the exception of DV) have to be "converted" to become "edit" compatible with iMovie '08. The "Import from Camera" option automatically converts files imported from recognized devices while the import of files via the Finder does not.
    Basically, if a file is not DV, AIC, Motion-JPEG, Photo-JPEG, MPEG-4, or H.264 along with supported audio compression formats it will not be accepted/imported by iMovie '08. Either you import the files directly from the recording device (or make the application think it is doing so) or you convert them manually. To know what is best/easiest for you to do, we would first have to know what kind of files (i.e., compression formats) we are dealing with here.

  • When trying to import photos from iPhoto organizer 12 crashes

    I installed new photoshop elements 12 and when It attempted to import photos from iphoto 9.5.1 it get to the 7th picture and then locks up, I have to force quit app. What can the problem be? I tried importing a few photos and it worked ok, I attempted to import using files and folders and it locked up again.

    You're sure you want to stop using iphoto? Then I would try it this way instead:
    Export each event in your iphoto library separately, put the photos where you want to keep them and use "from files and folders". If there's an event that the organizer chokes on, then you'll have to go into that one photo by photo to see where the problem lies. (You are aware that using "from iphoto" is duplicating your entire iphoto library, so you don't want to do that AND keep using iphoto, right?)

  • How to effectively import photos from iPhoto

    I had a pretty large iPhoto library and try to keep it under control by exporting photos into folders on an external HD. I also have mobile me albums from multiple computers live.
    I tried importing photos from iPhoto into Aperture and encounter problems. Not only do events come in as projects, but a huge number of what I thought were deleted photos from those exported events, Mobile Me albums, etc were imported. It seems that this is clogging everything up because Aperture is running so slowly. Also, I feel like something is wrong because if I open up a photo in Aperture, it takes several seconds to become clear.
    I do not understand why it is running so slowly. Any tips on how to organize my new library and how Aperture stores the files.
    Thanks for the help

    I'm not an Aperture expert, but I would empty the trash in your iPhoto library (open iPhoto, right-click on the trash and empty), and then import. I believe that Aperture's projects are equivalent to iPhoto's events. It can take time for not only the import but for Aperture to process everything and generate previews, etc...
    I imported about 12,200 pictures and 300 videos on a dual quad-core Mac Pro and it took a couple hours to import everything and finish all the processing.

  • IMovie not importing videos from iPhoto

    I am trying to import videos from iPhoto into iMovie. It is not bringing in ( i.e. creating thumbnails for) anything after Dec 2010. The videos all show up in iPhoto and they were shot with an iPhone. Is there a date range set somewhere that I need to change. I can not even get them if I specifically try and import them one at a time through File-Import-Movies. When I try this method it lets me select the videos, but they still don't show up in my video thumbnails. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    Thanks!
    Other info:
    OSX 10.8.3 on a 2012 iMac
    iMovie 11 9.0.8

    I open up iMovie and it then imports movies from iPhoto. The problem is it is missing several videos. When I select import video it imports those missing files, so I know it's not a file format issue... Anyone else seen this? Any suggestions on how to get ALL my videos into iMovie?
    iPhoto will import any file that can be played in the QT Player (i.e., that is "playback" compatible). On the other hand, iMovie '08 will only import files that it can edit -- i.e. that are "edit" compatible. (Would you really want to waste your time importing files only to find that you can't do anything with them once they are "in" the application?) Your solution is to convert non-edit compatible files to compression formats that are editable -- primarily DV, AIC, M-JPEG, Photo-JPEG, MPEG-4, or H.264. You should also note that both audio and video content must be edit compatible. For instance, many AVI files contain M-JPEG video which can be edited along with ADPCM audio which cannot be edited and so such files will not import.

  • Imovie 09 How do I stop Imovie from auto importing video from iphoto

    Imovie 09 How do I stop Imovie from auto importing video from iphoto.
    Hi I've done a lot of searches on how to do this but no answers found.
    Imovie is beginning to become really slow because of the large number of video's. It takes 3 minutes to startup. Editing is sometimes slow lot's of spinning beach balls e.t.c.
    I would like to only import the video I want to edit and hopefully get a quicker Imovie in the process.
    My Iphoto library is about 95 Gbyte in size.
    My mac has 4 gb ram and I use the internal disk.
    Any other ways to work with Imovie/Iphoto are also welcome.
    regards

    I won't get iMovie 9 till Tuesday, but based on what you said I may need to take some precautions. One reason I didn't like iMovie 8 is because it automatically imported everything in iPhoto library. What I'm going to do is create a new iPhoto library before importing the photos/videos from the camera. Or if you already have it in your main iPhoto library copy only the photos you'll use in your iMovie 9 project to the new library. Then start iPhoto while pressing the option key which will allow you to select the new iPhoto library you have created. Then I suppose that when you start iMovie 9 it will automatically import only the photos/videos from the new library.

  • I don´t get the option in itunes to import photos from iphoto, how can I get my photos in my ipad?

    I don´t get the option in itunes to import photos from iphoto, how can I get my photos in my ipad?

    So you don't see this and you cannot navigate to it when you select Choose Folder from there drop down menu?

  • Error message when importing photos from iPhoto

    I have been trying to import pictures from iPhoto and when I try to set the duration to about 7 seconds with 240 photos, it says
    ERROR DURING IMPORT
    The file could not be imported: There is not enough disk space left to import Macintosh HD/Users/........../Pictures/iPhoto Library/2005/07/11/030_30.JPG
    Is there anyway I can import all of these files with a duration of around 7 seconds?

    Hi Seth:
    Welcome to the forum!
    You might want to run a disk and permissions repair to find that extra space.
    Utilities=>Disk Utility=>Disk repair First aid
    Sue

  • I updated imovie, which is now totally different.  I tried to import videos from iphotos, but the system is now stuck on "import" and it doesn't include iphotos.  Clicking on "close" doesn't work.  How do I get out of "import"?

    I updated imovie, which is now totally different.  I tried to import videos from iphotos, but the system is now stuck on "import" and it doesn't include iphotos.  Clicking on "close" doesn't work.  How do I get out of "import" and then how do I access iphoto?

    I have asked a moderator to provide assistance, they will post an invite on this thread.
    Once you get a reply, if you click on their name, you will see a screen like this. Click on the link as shown below.
    Please do not send them a personal message, as they may not be on duty for a long time, and your message will not be tracked properly.
    There are some useful help pages here, for BT Broadband customers only, on my personal website.
    BT Broadband customers - help with broadband, WiFi, networking, e-mail and phones.

  • Is it possible to import photos from iphotos on my mac to lightroom? How?

    Is it possible to import photos from iphotos on my mac to lightroom? How if so?

    See: http://broadcast.oreilly.com/2009/03/moving-your-images-from-iphoto.html
    Search this forum for "iPhoto" to see more discussion.  Lots of hints there negotiating the confusing way iPhoto stores your images.

  • HT1229 I cannot import pictures from iPhoto to Powerpoint

    I am unable to import pictures from iPhoto to Powerpoint 2011 :Need hekp; Using Mavericks  and updated Microsoft powerpoint also...
    Need urgent help..
    Thank you

    You do not ever directly access the contents of the iPHoto library - use the media browser - in the lower left of the insert window under media ==> photos ==> iPhoto
    See the user tip on accessing your iPHoto files for more info  --  https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/iphoto?view=documents
    LN

  • How to import videos from iphoto

    it did it the first time i loaded imovie 08, but i cant find an option to do it again.
    and thre is no info in any apply help file or the support pages, only how to import photos from iphoto.
    stupid! or is it me being stupid

    My iphoto video formats are the kind that my DMC Panasonic Still camer Shoots.
    That doesn't really help, try opening them in QT/inspector and seeing what video and audio compression is used.
    My point is, they are the same format as the ones that were imported 3 days ago.
    Are you sure, your camera may be capable of taking more than one type of video, does im08 still recognise the video from 3 days ago
    Is there a manual way to udate the iMovie video library from iPhoto when new videos are added to iPhoto?
    Have you tried dragging the video from iphoto to the desktop and then in im08 using file/import movies

Maybe you are looking for