Merging projects in iMovie

Has Apple come up with a better way to merge projects in iMovie yet besides exporting them as movies and then re-importing them as events and then putting them together? It really feels like there should be a better solution by now.

PS: I don't know if it's relevant; it's iMovie 09; my Mac is an iMac G5 and I have increased the memory to 2GB.
Thanks again for any help

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Can you merge projects in imovie 09?

Is it possible to merge projects in iMovie09?
I am using iDVD, and I realized after my first test that it would be a lot easier if I could just merge all of my projects for each year, then put each year as one movie in iDVD.
But I do not see how to do this.
Does anyone know?
Thanks.

Mac81 wrote:
Is it possible to merge projects in iMovie09?
No.
And iDVD doesn't offer a play-all feature as Toast does.
What you can do, 'merge' all Project-exports by re-importing them into a single new one. Or, for such purpose better/faster, using Quicktime-pro to glue all .mov together.

Merging projects in imovie, possibly using quicktime

I hope someone can give me some clues here: I have created a series of projects that I now want to merge into one so that I can send it to iDVD. I don't want to just copy and paste into a master project for two reasons: firstly I've found that if a project is too long a lot of the clips are very jerky and freeze for split seconds - very unnerving to watch. (these are video clips taken on a still camera, rather than a camcorder; I don't know if that makes a difference to the jerkiness)
And secondly, I have worked on the individual projects with music fitting each bit, and of course the music doesn't transfer when you cut and paste.
I searched for advice for an earlier project and read that exporting to make a Quicktime movie and then reimporting was the answer, and that worked beautifully.
However, when I did the same on this one, and try to play back the Quicktime movies, there is no sound. I am getting very frustrated and would be very grateful if anyone has any suggestions.
Thanis.

PS: I don't know if it's relevant; it's iMovie 09; my Mac is an iMac G5 and I have increased the memory to 2GB.
Thanks again for any help

Merge Projects in iMovie ?

Would like to merge two or more Projects into one in iMovie. Has any one done it successfully and simply?

Yes, I tried this, but all the extra editing of the copied & pasted project like titles & additional sound are not copied (or pasted). Just the edited (master-) clips. I would have to copy & paste all the extra title- & sound cuts separately, I guess?

IMovie HD/08: Need help merging projects from both versions.

I have some video that was imported using iMovie HD6 (saved to my internal hard drive with some editing already done) and some using iMovie 08. (Save to an external hard drive and unedited). I realized later that iMovie 08 lacks features available on iMovie HD6. I would like to move all video to my external hard drive and merge my projects. I would then like to edit the whole thing on iMovie HD6. I've noticed that I can simply drag my iMovie 08 project directly into iMovie HD6 and directly into my other project. However, it wants to save it to my internal hard drive. (No where near enough space on my internal drive for that). Is it safe to assume that if I were to move my iMovie HD6 project onto my external drive that it would then attempt to import/merge my iMovie 08 project keeping it on my external drive? Also, do I run a risk of losing any editing already done to my iMovie HD6 project if I move it to my external drive? If not, is there a right or wrong way to move it? Also, my external drive is connected to my computer via USB. Am I going to have any problems editing from my external drive because of that?

I am trying to transfer a movie project I made on my work computer (MacBook Pro, iMovie '08) to my home computer (iMovie HD, iBook). I've transferred the files using a Lacie, but when I open iMovie HD on my personal computer, it does not let me open the project I desire.
As you have already found, iMovie '08 projects, as such, are not backwards compatible with previous versions of iMovie. iMovie '08's project basically consists of a list of instructions detailing how a project is to be exported while previous versions of iMovie actually rendered physical file segments ordered properly in a physical timeline reference file.
I can import, but not the whole file, it keeps putting items in the trash. I have exported Mobile, Medium, and Large files.
Basically you have two options. You can either import your raw footage (the Event clips) and "re-create" a project in iMovie HD or export your iMovie '08 project, complete with edits to an HD compatible format (e.g., DV or AIC/AIFF) and import this file into iMovie HD. Unfortunately, this latter approach will not allow you to "manipulate" your previous edits.
Basically, I want to be able to open the file in iMovie, in case I wanted to duplicate it or edit it.
As indicated above, you can import iMovie '08 shared/exported files to iMovie HD but you then have to edit them as source files. To remove a previous edit, you would literally have to delete it from your new project in order to add another.
I also want to be able to continue burning copies of this movie slideshow to DVD (I created a DVD project using iDVD).
Previously authored and burned DVDs can be copy-burned by applications like Toast or used to create stored "image" files that can be used to burn new DVDs on an as needed basis in the Mac OS "Burn" folder or using the Disk Utility application. In fact the "image" file can also be created for this purpose from within iDVD.

How to merge projects together in iMovie08

Hello. I want to know how I can merge my completed projects together to create one movie in iMovie08.
I tried creating a new project and then copying and pasting the different projects into that one, but it didn't work. I'm not sure what to do.
I'm trying to make a birthday gift for a very good friend, so if anyone knows how to help, I would greatly appreciate it.
I'm pretty new to mac, so please try to explain in lammens terms

welcome ktp2040 to the  iMovie boards..
'merging projects' is beyond concept of iM08 ..
your options are..
1) why not keeping the projects separate? an iDVD created videoDVD can contain up to 120min of video.. so, each project is a selectable 'item' in the DVDs menu.. I like that better than 'Ben Hur II' ..
2) re-edit a master piece.. your clips and Events are still intact.. try to remember your projects as 'blueprint' and now use ALL material in ONE project.. (re-edit is never fun.. I know)
2) 'Export with Quicktime...' each project and choose 'dv-stream' or, if harddrive is big enough, 'Apple Intermediate Codec' as Quicktime export option.. re-import the files (1 project = 1 file) and stick these few 'clips' together into one new 'director's cut' ...
you'll probably notice a slight degradation of pic quality ..

Merging movies in iMovie & iDVD

I have created a number of small (approx 7 minute) movies as parts of a 2 hour travel movie. I have tried to merge some in iMovie. The video clips copy & paste in ok at the end of the previous movie, but the voice & music paste on top of the audio in the original movie & therefore can't be correctly positioned.
Is it possible to copy a number of such small movies to DVD & seamlessly join them?

Hi m
To merge movie parts in iDVD - Not possibly to my knowledg
I would merge them in iMovie.
In iM 5 or 6 You can have more than one project open at once.
I would use the timeline and select all clips + audio-parts then Copy
go to the collecting project. Move the playhead to end of clips allready here
then select Past.
Now open movie 3 - select all on timeline (3-track vision) and go to movie 1
(collecting movie) - move play head to end and Past
Repeat till all got copied.
Now remember that there is a 60 or 120 min limit to iDVD and this includes
material in menus.
Yours Bengt W

When I go to create a new project in imovie using the iPhone 5, I am not able to see any of my video clips or photos that are saved on the device.

When I go to create a new project in imovie using the iPhone 5, I am not able to see any of my video clips or photos that are saved on the device.

When you move or copy the compound clips with their events into an external drive all the events should be there. Not clear on why you want to move them into a single event. You can drag and drop from one event to another.
Why are you using compound clips? You can simply copy the project from each machine with used media onto the external drive and that should do it.

I exited iMovie and lost my project. I am able to find it in Finder, under the Movies tab, but can not get it back to a project in iMovie. Is there a way to restore it?

Please help! I exited iMovie and lost my project that I've been working on for days... I am able to find it in "Finder" under iMovie Projects... but I am unable to open it as a Project in iMovie. I am using iMovie '11, with no time machine, and I'm on a MacBook Pro.

I fully sympathise with you, as I recently experienced the same issue (as have many others).
Projects always appear as normal in Finder in the Home folder Movies/iMovie Projects (or on an external disk at the top level in Movies/iMovie Projects). Nothing looks untoward there.
However, when iMovie is opened again after an editing session, the most recent project worked on does not appear in the listing of projects in iMovie's Project Library - although it is still listed in the Finder folder . This happens for no apparent reason - no unexpected quits, freezes, or crashes, and nothing else out of the ordinary. iMovie is simply not recognizing the project. It can't even be opened by double-clicking on the project in Finder.
Here are a number of links to other topics on this issue (there may be others I've missed):
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21370074#21370074
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21297057#21297057
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21296973#21296973
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21157327#21157327
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21177008#21177008
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4748933?start=0&tstart=0
https://discussions.apple.com/message/21157079#21157079
Sorry to bombard you with all these links, but as you will see there are others here reporting the same problem. No solution has been forthcoming unfortunately.
Be sure to provide feedback to Apple - in iMovie's menu click on iMovie > Provide iMovie Feedback, then complete the online form.
John

How to stop the spinning ball/pizza that is stalling repairs to project on imovie 09? on macosx10.5.8 using iomega and superspeed ext h.d. as storage for the events and projects archive of a wedding video that has had audio sync problems on all share form

How to stop the spinning ball/pizza that is stalling repairs to project on imovie 09? on macosx10.5.8 using iomega and superspeed ext h.d. as storage for the events and projects archive of a wedding video that has had audio sync problems on all share formats (iDVD, mp4, and last of all iTunes). The project label now carries signal with yellow triangled exclamation “i tunes out of date”.
To solve the sync problem I’m following advice and detaching sound from all of the 100 or so short clips. This operation has been stalled by the spinning ball. Shut down restart has not helped.
The Project is mounted from Iomega and superspeed ext hd connected to imovie09 on macosx 10.5.8.
What to do to resume repairs to the audio sync problem and so successfully share for youtube upload?

How to stop the spinning ball/pizza that is stalling repairs to project on imovie 09? on macosx10.5.8 using iomega and superspeed ext h.d. as storage for the events and projects archive of a wedding video that has had audio sync problems on all share formats (iDVD, mp4, and last of all iTunes). The project label now carries signal with yellow triangled exclamation “i tunes out of date”.
To solve the sync problem I’m following advice and detaching sound from all of the 100 or so short clips. This operation has been stalled by the spinning ball. Shut down restart has not helped.
The Project is mounted from Iomega and superspeed ext hd connected to imovie09 on macosx 10.5.8.
What to do to resume repairs to the audio sync problem and so successfully share for youtube upload?

Merged Project - Can you share images between multiple projects/topics without images actually copied into each project?

I have a merged project that I use the same images in several topics in different projects. I use the resource manager but each time these images are being copied into each project. My merged project is getting so large it is taking forever to download. I hope I'm just missing a step to eliminate the redundant usage of these images.

I'm concerned since the complete merged projects have increased in size on a steady basis. For example, January 2014 project size was 288mb and I just published again today and it has increased to 353mb. There are so many images replicated over and over in each merged project. We are getting complainants from our customers on the size of our online documentation. I was hoping for a easy solution and thought this might be the best way.

How do I find the size of a project in iMovie '11?

I want to know how much memory a project in iMovie is using on my hard drive. How do I do that?

In iMovie 9, look in your iMovie Events and iMovie Projects folders.
In iMovie 10, look in your .imovielibrary package (right click & select "Show package contents")
The default location of these is in your Users / ,user name> / Movies folder.
Geoff.

Creating a new project in imovie '09

Good afternoon.
When a user creates a new project in iMovie '09 it gets put into the user's Movies folder. This is fine on a stand-alone, but with Network Home Directories it's not, because of the bandwidth needed to transfer files across our network. Is there any way for the user to decide where their new project is to be stored please?
Brian Bowell
ICT Support.
Berkley Normal Middle School.
New Zealand.

I also successfully created a still frame to a new project I created for this purpose.
Move to a frame in your EVENT, control left-click and select "Add Still frame to project" from the pop-up menue. It will be added at the END of your selected project.
After that, I am still trying to find a way to save that still to iPhoto'09 as a photo.

Urgent - HTML help merged projects - displaying in the same window

Hi All,
Following some recent windows updates I'm experiencing all sorts of problems. My most urgent problems is as follows:
First off this is all in RH8 and yes I have upgraded to 8.0.2 and project is set to re-build cpd each time.
So I have a merges project as follows:
Parent project
child project 1
chils project 2 etc
when I compile an html help project with TOC, and single source window settings on default if I click on a child project it is diaplyued in a separate window. If I then select a different project in the parent project TOC this is also displayed in a different window but the window still has the caption of the previously opened file.
What I need as the end result is for my HTML help project output to al display in the same window whether I click on a parent project item, or a child project item.
Please can somebody advise mne how to do this as I am VERY close to a deadline and as usual it seems RH8 has let me down again.....
Thanks
Author Care

Hi there
Methinks Colum needs more coffee, because the options he cited have nothing to do with other windows. They have to do with whether the displayed topic synchronizes with the TOC and whether the TOC entry is highlighted.
I'm thinking it has to do with creating a "Global" window. You change the names of the windows so they include Global.
The link below has more:
Click here to view
Cheers... Rick
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I have a finalized project in iMovie '11. Shared it on Youtube, Facebook, and Vimeo. Then, when I shared it to iDVD, it reverted to a previous version of the project, so my titles and pictures were out of sequence. My final project is now gone!

I have a finalized project in iMovie '11. Shared it on Youtube, Facebook, and Vimeo. Then, when I shared it to iDVD, it reverted to a previous version of the project, so my titles and pictures were out of sequence. Now, in my list of projects, my project is there, but finalized as the previous version which is all out of sequence. My true final project is now gone! What happend?
I didn't notice this problem until after the DVD was burned in iDVD. Then, when I played the DVD in a public setting, I was a bit embarrassed by what played.

Hi
My first thoughts are
• iMovie ill behaving - Trash the iMovie pref file - use to set things right
• in reg. to Photos - Did You change iPhoto Photo Library - Then iMovie get's lost as it peeks into iPhoto on start up to see where photos are stored. Set iPhoto back to first Photo Library (when iMovie is not running) then start iMovie.
Yours Bengt W

Merging projects in iMovie

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