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Hi. I'm sure information exists here about this but I've tried searching on "where files", ".mov", "imovie6 and iMovie 08", etc. and haven't quite found what I was looking for.
I have an old Mac notebook on which I made exactly one movie with an earlier version of iMovie and iDVD. When I upgraded at one point to iMovie6 and opened it, I upgraded the movie to that format. I don't think I ever opened iDVD6.
I now have a new Mac Pro and I want to move over my movie from my old computer but I have the following questions:
1) Should I open the movie in iDVD6 first and upgrade it to that new format?
2) What files do I need to move? I have the folder
~/Movies/My Movie/
where there are four files: My Movie.iMovie2Project; My Movie.mov; My Movie; and My Movie~
there are also folders: audio waveforms, cache, media, and shared movies
~/DVD Files/My Movie.dvdproj
I guess I should move all these but I really don't know which ones are for what and what I have to save to backup my movie both in final form and in a format that allows me to edit it in the future.
3) Since my new computer does not have iMovie6, should I (a) download it and run it concurrently with iMovie 08 or (b) convert My Movie to iMovie 08 format?
I've read threads which say you can run both of these at the same time. I've also read some threads where it seems like there could be an issue running iMovie6 on 10.5.2 which is what is on my computer.
I'm not heavily invested in iMovie6 and I'm happy to just use iMovie 08 for my next movie. I'd like to know what is so different between the two that people feel a need to run both.
Lastly, if it matters, I don't use iPhoto anymore. I did when I made the original iMovie. I now use Adobe Lightroom for photo management and I bought iDive software to manage video clips a while ago which I can use or not use, depending on what works with the version of iMovie I use.
Any thoughts or advice are welcome.
Thanks,
Deena

hey there Deena,
#1-iDVD is for burning your Movies/Slideshows to a video DVD for playback on a set-top DVD
player.
#2-you need to move the iMovie Project from your Movies folder-the project will contain all the
assets used in it-video, photos, music, etc... i usually put project on a portable drive, then copy
to different computer. you will lose transitions/effects other than dissolve, if you open your iM06
project in iM08.
#3-those of us who have used iMovie for several years seem to prefer the long established use of
the timeline for editing video/photos, rubberbands for editing audio & keep using our 3rd party
plug-ins. look @ the interfaces of the 2 versions to see the differences & why some dislike iM08
or say go w/ both. i run both on my newer Macs, w/ no issues, i like iMovie08 for quick photo
slideshows. you chose not to use iPhoto or Aperture... so only you can decide what you want to
do-run iMovie 6, 8 or both or choose a higher level of editing w/ FCE/FCS or Adobe Premiere.
try both iMovie versions, then choose.
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