Ken Burns Glitch

I'm not really used to iMovie but I thought it would be easier to use Ken Burns than do it all in final cut. So I put in all the pictures and applied the effect to it and a notice comes up that says I don't have enough disk space and to empty the trash. So I empty iMovie's trash and now when I click on a picture that's already in the timeline and click 'show photo settings' it's just black. So I saved the project as on a different hard-drive with more disk space and it still does the same thing. I even tried making a whole new imovie project and copying and pasting all the clips into the new project but it doesn't work. Did I just screw everything up by emptying the trash and I have to restart the project or is there someway I can fix it?

You couldn't have known, but there is a bug in iMovie 6 whereby if you empty the trash you no longer can edit photos that have the Ken Burns effect applied. The only cure is to reimport the original photo, not the old clip. Then reapply the Ken Burns effect. And don't empty the trash EVER until your project is finished.
However, you need to be sure that you have enough free disk space for iMovie to operate. 25GB is frequently recommended on this forum. Probably 15GB would suffice, but 25GB is better.
Also, it wouldn't hurt to do a couple of simple maintenance things. First, close iMovie and trash the file com.apple.iMovie.plist file located in User (your name)/Library/Preferences. iMovie will create a new .plist file upon relaunch. Before relaunching, do a permissions repair using the Utilities/Disk Utility app on your Mac. Open Disk Utilities and follow the screen. Make sure that your external hard drive is formatted for Apple. Should be Mac OS extended or Mac OS extended (journaled). If it is not formatted that way, you can reformat, but you will need to remove all files on the drive that you want to save because reformatting will erase all data on the drive.

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hi, i'm having a problem,
my software is the latest version, so is quicktime, all my updates are up to date, i'm not using an external hardrive.
i was creating a music video composed of all still pictures and everything was going fine untill today.
the "show photo settings" display box has a glitch or something.
the slide bars for the ken burns effect have disappeared.
a checkmark on the imovie display is now visible and the apply and reverse buttons have disappeared.
i can no longer exit out the photo settings window the same way as before.
when pictures are added to the timeline they are much too long.
i'm unable to keep the ken burns affect box checked, it keeps unchecking itself and it wont allow me to change any photo settings on certain pictures and on the ones it will allow me to when i press "apply" or the checkmark it stalls and wont render the file (the red line doesn't fill and just stays there)
when changing the length or display time of the picture it will delete itself and replace it with the next picture in line.
can anyone help me? i've spent a massive amount of time on this video and would like to finish it. i dont know what the problem is. maybe i clicked something i shouldn't have?
thanks in advance

i'm estimating around _1000 pictures_ ... they are all being stored on the desktop ...
WOW!
... how long does your poor Mac need for booting??
The >40y old Xerox metaphor of a Desktop/Folders/trashbin had the concept of simulating reallife.. would you store ~1000 pics on your desk while glueing them into an album (ever glued 1k pics into an album?) ...?
I assume, your System is 'cluttered'. totally cluttered.
try to clean up ... in Finder, clean your File 'System'... create folders (many folders...), use the pre-installed structure your Mac came with (how about storing pictures in... ehm, Pictures?), why not using iLife as intended (import into iM from iPhoto), why not using the integrated 'File Management' of iPhoto to create albums, to give your mass of pics some structure, finally consider to use approbiate apps (if you try to create a stopmotion-like movie, QTpro or Boinx' istopmotion are better tools) ...
keep in mind, a Mac needs at last 10-15GB free on internal drive to act normal.
export as much as you can to external drives (firewire connected, 'MacOsExtended' formatted), don't forget to give these harddrives structure too .. you know how to create Folders in Finder?
after all is set and done, your desktop is clean, everything is in its place, use Disk Utility to check&repair... finally, reboot your Mac, give it a chance to 'recreate' itself in better shape
... and there's still a high chance, that the fragile file management of the 20$ consumer app iMovie is still overwhelmed by >1000 stills in one single project...

Ken Burns issues in FCP X

I have a problem with the Ken Burns Effect in FCP X. In the beginning and end of each clip I use the Ken Burns on has a ramp up and down, or slowly increases speed in the beginning of the clip and slows to a stop at the end of the clip. I want it to just pan and zoom without and slowing or ramping. I have experianced the same effect when using key framing. iMovie's Ken Burns effect doesn't have this same slowing or ramping. Am I missing some setting to turn this added effect off Ken burns and key framing in FCP X? Please Help!!!
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Although I'm not certain, I don't think the Ken Burns effect has the ability to adjust the ease in/ease out settings. I usually prefer to use those, however....here's the solution.
http://alex4d.wordpress.com/2011/08/04/smooth-move-fpx-effect/
Anybody using FCP X needs to get this. A free plugin called Smooth Move. It's like Ken Burns on steroids. The main points:
KB only works on the entire duration of a clip. SM gives you the options to hold at the beginning and/or end of the clip or photo and just move in between. And, I don't know the terms for this, but it does the scaling and positioning in a smooth professional way without the strange glitches if you scale and position at the same time using keyframes. And, best of all for you, it gives the option to make the moves constant or eased. In fact, you have separate ease/constant settings for position, scale, and rotation.
It's that good, and it's free - get it.

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is there a way to configure front row so that it doesn't have Ken burns effect when showing Aperture's pictures?
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Excuse my english, i'm french !

I have the same problem: used to use Aperture on front row without a glitch up antil I just updated to the newest aperture version 3.1.1 Now Im getting the same error message. Hope someone from apple actually sees this discussion forum.

Cannot transition into "Ken Burns" effect

Simple.
I have a Ken Burns zoom on a photo. I want to fade in from black onto the photo.
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Hi Mary
Don't know of the problem but I can suggest how I would solve it.
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Hi Tonyy13.
I am presenting the same problem. I can set the Ken Burns' effect while I am with the pictures before placing them in the Clip or Timeframe viewer. After placing them there, if I try to edit the picture (either by right clicking and choosing -edit picture or by control clicking and doing the same, I ended up with a black background. If you change the setting in this black ackground and update this changes they will be effective. So, you can change the slide duration, and everything in the sliders but without an image.
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If you solve this problem reply to this posting. If I did I will reply to your posting. Thank You.

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Hi Tonyy13.
I am presenting the same problem. I can set the Ken Burns' effect while I am with the pictures before placing them in the Clip or Timeframe viewer. After placing them there, if I try to edit the picture (either by right clicking and choosing -edit picture or by control clicking and doing the same, I ended up with a black background. If you change the setting in this black ackground and update this changes they will be effective. So, you can change the slide duration, and everything in the sliders but without an image.
I was running System 10.3.9 and I thought this was the reason. Today, I went and bought Tiger but it didn't sove the problem. I do believe it is a bug in the program. According to Apple's Help and David Pogue's "The Missing Manual" this shouldn't happen.
If you solve this problem reply to this posting. If I did I will reply to your posting. Thank You.

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Hi Douglas,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
It does look like this is the default behavior for imported pictures in iMovie 10, and can't be disabled from the iMovie preferences. The best workaround is to select all of the pictures in your timeline and turn off the Ken Burns effect using the Adjust menu.
iMovie Help
http://help.apple.com/imovie/mac/10.0/#mov26d3f6a6c
Modify a crop, rotation, or Ken Burns effect
In the timeline, select the photos you want to modify or restore to their original state.
Click the Adjust button in the toolbar.
The adjustments bar appears above the clip in the viewer.
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Best,
Jeremy

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I want to start or end with the full pic in view - just as the FIT command does.
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iMovie forum for an answer from the users in there who will most likely be able to help you out faster : https://discussions.apple.com/community/ilife/imovie

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