New iMovie has killed my project!!

HELP!!
I've been working on an iMovie project for days, cropping clips, adding transitions, text, the works! You couldn't save on the old iMovie, so it just stayed as a project until you "finalised" it.
Now I've stupidly let my Mac update to Mavericks and the *NEW*, *beautiful* iMovie and my project has become a dump of video files in a lost folder!!! And I click on the Project file and iMovie says it "can't open these types of files".
How do I restore my project?? Do I have to do it all over again?!
PS.: thanks for the free rubbish Apple, but I rather PAY for decent software!
D

The old version of iMovie is still availabe in your applications folder!! You should be able to open it with the old version just as you did before! I'm also shocked about the loss of so many cool features! And to be honest, I don't like the editing interface neither ... What did they do?!

Similar Messages

New iMovie w/Mavericks: No Projects or Events

Installed Mavericks and the subsequent iMovie update.
Bad news: my iMovie events and projects do not appear in the new version of iMovie
Good news: The old version of iMovie is still present and works fine.
Any idea how to get the events and projects into the new version?
"File>Update Projects and Events" does not work; result is "iMovie could not find any projects or events to update".

All: are you just looking for files from within iMovie? Where are your iMovie Event/Project folders in the Finder? (default user/Movies/iMovie...)
Did you do a Finder search for iMovie? Go to Finder/Find (not Spotlight) and search for Name>Contains>iMovie. Then click ONCE on a file that you couldn't find. At the bottom of the search window you will find the path (username>Movies>iMovie Events>youreventname> etc. etc.)
There's probably something that needs to be relinked to the new version of iMovie. I doubt that any files have been deleted; if they have, they will be in the Trash.

In iMovie: I open a project that has been finalized. source fragment is missing. I see a yellow triangle with exclamation mark. Why is that and how do I solve the problem?

in iMovie:
I open a project that has been finalized. source fragment is missing. I see a yellow triangle with exclamation mark. Why is that and how do I solve the problem?
please help.
J. Aalbers

Shouldn't really be the MPE at fault here ... what is the codec of the footage/sequence/project?
Second, can you create a new project in PrPro, then in the media browser, import that sequence from the other project?

Recovered data to new hard drive, imovie has lost locations- how to repoint

Hi,
My external hard disk recently failed that has all of my video files on. In iMovie08 i had built many projects with the project files on my laptop drive, but the source videos in the external drive.
I have recovered all the data from a backup drive to a new replacement hard drive. However even though i have given the new drive the same drive name, imovie has lost all of the video - so all of the projects are broken, and edit "reveal in finder" fails to locate them. How do i repoint the project events to the new hard disk hence salvaging all of my project work?
Cheers,
Russ
[email protected]

Some easy things to try:
iMovie will be looking in the iMovie Events folder in the root directory on your external drive. Is that where your Events are?
More advanced things to try:
You will need to have your Events in the exact same location (and path) that they were before. You can determine what iMovie thinks these should be by opening the Project File (.RCPROJECT) with a text editor such as BBEDIT that handles hexadecimal well.

New imovie project - no auto save, losing work.

new user here....this is my scenario: I create a new imovie project and add in all the video clips, photos, transitions, titles, music, etc. It is looking good but it is getting late so I will finish this the project tomorrow. There is no save function so I just shut down the computer. Next day I open my project and the auto save function has not worked. A few video clips have been saved but 90% of my work has just disappeared. What have I done wrong?
Supporting info - brand new IMAC9,1 with Snow Leopard, 1 terrabyte memory + 2 terrabyte timecapsule.

normally it should save.
Sometimes if you don't give the project a name it is easy to start another new project with the same default name - "new project"
Sometimes I have noticed that if I have a title edit screen open and do not click done, it will not save.
Also, did you shut down iMovie before shutting down your computer? It should not matter but it couldn't hurt.
The Project File is a text file and it is updated after every edit.
Some people have reported that when they use two many of the fancy titles (Quartz Extreme titles) that their project gets corrupted and wont save. I haven't experienced this myself, because I keep my titles pretty simple.
Maybe others will have ideas as well.
Message was edited by: AppleMan1958

I asked this question before but I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm trying to import a DVD video that was made on a MAC and use it on a new iMovie project.

I asked this question before but I can't find it now. Anyway, I'm trying to import a DVD video that was made on a MAC and use it on a new iMovie project.
How do I do the importing.

If the video is already on a DVD:
You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:
http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html
which is free, but you must also have the Apple mpeg2 plugin :
http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x
(unless you are running Lion in which case see below))
which is a mere $20.
Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:
http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm
which costs $25.
For the benefit of others who may read this thread:
Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.
And from the TOU of these forums:
Keep within the Law
No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.
If you are running Lion:
From the MPEG Streamclip homepage
The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381
To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.
The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.

I upgraded to the mew iMovie (purple star) vers 10.6 from the old I movie (yellow star) in the old one when i was done with my project i could finalize it and share it to idvd to burn a dvd, i don't see how to do that in the new iMovie. is there a w

i upgraded from the old imoive(yellow star) to the new iMovie(purple star) , in the old iMovie when i was done i was able to share my project to idvd, i don't see how to do this on the new iMovie. Does anyone know how to burn a dvd with your project from the new iMovie(purple star)? if can't be done can i export my project to the old iMovie and burn to idvd like i used to?

i did what you said and saved the file to my desktop, but how do i get it in idvd now, when i open idvd and point to the file on the desktop either by open existing project or trying to open a new project the file is greyed out and i can't select it

Can't create new iMovie 11 project

When trying to create a new iMovie 11 project, I get a dialogue box with the following, "Cannot create project. Please check the disk to ensure there is enough free space and you have permission to write projects." I have a 2009 Macbook Pro, am running OS X 10.8.2, and have 316 GB of free storage space.
Based on what I read on previous threads, I did the following (not necessarily in the order listed):
I selected the iMovie icon and "Get Info" under the File menu and changed the setting to indicate that I have "Read & Write" permissions for the system, wheel, and everyone.
I went to the finder, selected the "Go" menu and held down the option key to open the "Library." Under "Preferences," I selected "com.apple.iMovieApp.plist" and deleted it.
I restarted the computer.
After numerous attempts with the above, I reinstalled iMovie and repeated the same steps.
Still no luck. Am I going about this incorrectly? Is there something else I should be trying?
Thanks in advance for any assistance!

I had this same issue after installing Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP and Zend Server CE. I installed as admin but the document root (/usr/local/zend/apache2/htdocs) did not have the admin user with Read & Write permissions.
In case it helps others, this is how I got it working:
Opened Terminal and typed:
defaults write com.apple.Finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE
killall Finder
I could then see the hidden /usr/local/zend/apache2/htdocs folder. I right-clicked it and selected Get Info. Under Sharing & Permissions I then added the admin user with Read & Write privileges.
To return Finder back to not showing hidden files, issue the same commands but with FALSE.
It might be worth investigating how to configure Zend Server CE so that the document root is not in a hidden folder. Flash Builder for PHP will let you explore your output folder in the Package Explorer, but you will need to have hidden files visible to see them in Finder.

Imovie has an update available but it says i must log on to my account that purchased it, It came on my new mac pro purchased last month .. what gives?

imovie has an update available but it says i must log on to my account that purchased it, It came on my new mac pro purchased last month .. what gives?

To my knowledge the apple ID you registered your new mac to received all the included apps. Try using that apple ID and see if it works.

I have iMovie 8.0.6 and an iPhone 4S. I took hours of videos on vacation (Australia and New Zealand) and want to make a movie. I've imported the first batch into iMovie and started the project. I just realized that I shot both horizontally and vertical

I have iMovie 8.0.6 and an iPhone 4S. I took hours of videos on vacation (Australia and New Zealand) and want to make a movie. I've imported the first batch into iMovie and started the project. I just realized that I shot both horizontally and vertically and when I preview (on full-screen) what I've combined, first it's wide-screen, then it's tall, narrow with wide black sides.
The film looks choppy, no flow, since it alternates horizontally and vertically.
I can import the vertical clips two ways: "Full-Original Size", or "Large 960x540." But the vertical clips have very short, fat people.
This didn't happen with my Flip HD; the movies are smooth and terrific. My heart is breaking.....please, how can I make the videos match?

Yes, I'd like to use all the video I shot, put it together with music, titles, etc. and make it consistant. when it goes from full screen to this vertical, narrow clip, it's very awkward.....and it's so narrow, it's hard to see what I'm looking at; my eyes don't make the adjustment quickly.

Can I burn new iMovie 2013 projects to dvd?

Hello,
Is there a way to burn projects from the new iMovie 2013 (version 10.0) to DVD? You can share to "file", but it doesn't say what kind of file it's going to be.
Thanks

Not without a copy of iDVD.

I have some unfinished projects in an old iMovie format. How can I finish them using the new iMovie? When I open them it says it doesn't support powerPC format

I have some unfinished project in an old iMovie format. If I try to import them to the new iMovie to finish them it says I can't because it does not support powerPC formats. How can I save them???

Right click on the icon and choose "Show Package Contents".
Drill down through the folders to find your original source clips (probably .dv files). Drag them to a new Desktop folder to import them into iMovie.

My daughter has created an imovie for a school project, last time she did this and downloaded it onto her memory stick the teach could not play it on their windows pc, how do we convert it or change it so the teacher can play. thank you

my daughter has created an imovie for a school project, last time she did this and downloaded it onto her memory stick the teach could not play it on their windows pc, how do we convert it or change it so the teacher can play. thank you

Meg\'s Dad wrote:
… I assume this format is what is needed to play on the class "Smart Board" also? …
here in ol' Europe, school boards use chalk and are not smart …
h264.mp4 is actually the most common 'standard' (4000 video 'standards' aaaaand counting)
mp4 is indeed universal (Mac, Windows, Linux), and since YouTube, the h264 codec has a good installed base .....
you can bump into probs only when it comes to sheer amount of data:
for instance cheap 'digital frames' are sortof over-whelmed, if you try to playback 720/30p in high quality.
I'm not familiar with 21st cent devices as SmartBoards ... again, it could happen, you have to reduce resolution/fps/bit-rate to avoid clutter&stutter in the video.
I'm using such encoded files successfully on Playstation3, WD HD TV or flatscreenTVs with integrated usb-connection (via stick), etc
imho, it should work welll .............. < fingers-crossed >

I can't open new imovie project

I bought imac 3.2 Mac OS X 10.6.6 approximately 2 weeks ago.
I can use all of software except imovie. I can't open new imovie project. Let's have a look what I did...
- Open imovie
- Click + for new project then project themes screen opened
- Choose one of the project then click create
- NOTHING HAPPENED.
I tried hundreds times...
Can somebody help me please..

elikness wrote:
In the previous messages it's written out like this:
Go to MacHD > Users > your home folder > Library > Preferences > com.apple.iMovieApp.plist (drag that to the trash)
This method didn't work for me, I've created an alternate thread for mi case. I'd appreciate any other alternative.
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4448472
Message was edited by: mat060 (adding quote)

New imovie 11 has turned some photos to blank green screen.

New imovie 11 has turned some photos to blank green screen.

First, work through the steps here http://ppro.wikia.com/wiki/Troubleshooting
If your problem isn't fixed, report back with the DETAILS asked for in the questions at the end of that link

New iMovie has killed my project!!

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for