Problem exporting iMovie 5.0.2 to VHS

using Formac Studio tvr I have successfully exported to VHS with previous versions of iMovie - not with iMovie 5.0.2. It crashes every time I get to the "Share" (previously called "Export")stage. I have followed all the procedures used previously, but have now upgraded to OS10.4.3 and iMovie 5.0.2. Has anyone any thoughts on where the problem might lie? i.e. the OS or the iMovie version?

I had a same problem with using quick time 7.03 on my iMac G4 Flat using 10.4 Tiger as well , but fixed when I changed back to Qiucktime 7.01. I think that It was Quicktime 7.03 bug. You can downloard from Apple for 7.01.
However, with a new release ,I am not sure about Quicktime 7.04 yet.
Hope this helps you.
yuki

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The latest Apple TV supports HD.
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Hi
Error -108 memFullErr Ran out of memory [not enough room in heap zone]
Turn off - TimeMachine usually works - re-try.
(the Application down in the Dock - not the Device)
But this can mean many thing's - My first thought is
Free Space on Start-Up hard disk. How much ? (other disks do not count)
AppleMan1958
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-108 mean you are running out of (free) RAM.
Try restarting the computer just prior to sharing. That frees up RAM.
from mynameisearl
Final Entry
Ok - after much cutting, trial and error and days of work I have never really established a root cause for the -108 error. Nothing I did resolved the issue to the orginal project.
The only work around I have found is to split the Original Project into two.
What I found was that anything around the 60 mins mark and above just failed to render in HD and showed the -108 error.
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This now works. I guess having it split in two makes it a little easier to work with as I wont have to keep rendering the first part which does not change but really wish Apple would throw some light on this.
Anyway - I hope all of the above at least proves useful for others.
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I just completed piecing together about 30 clips into a 55-minute movie. While I was watching the movie last night with my wife, I noticed that about halfway through something happened to the audio track and it was now about 1-2 seconds ahead of the video track (so, my wife would say something and 1-2 seconds later her lips would move...or you'd hear the car accelerate while the video of the car is standing still, and then the video would show the car accelerating about 1-2 seconds later). Any idea why this happened and how to fix it?
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Thank you for your response.
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Hi!
I agree 100%!
I also purchased the Flip Video - was thrilled to see that they worked with Apple computers. I made several movies with it when I had my PowerBook G4. I went on a great vacation & took several once in a lifetime videos. Got home & couldn't wait to put them in my iMoive -06, burn them on my iDVD and sent them to several family members & friends. Before I got the chance, I had my system updater tell me that there was a new version to QT. GREAT, I thought, just in time for my vacation videos. Like you, after the QuickTime upgrade, I got video, but no sound. I was SICK about it! I also wrote to the Flip people & got a response somewhat like yours. I left the videos on my Flip which left no room for any others, but I didn't want to take the chance of losing them. After reading from Flip that it would work with OS 10.5 system, I talked myself into getting a new MacBook Pro. Came with all the upgrades iLife -08 and the OS 10.5.2 OK...finally, after months of stressing over losing the vacation videos, I had all I needed to save them! Of course the $2,000.00 price tag hurt a bit, but I deserve a new computer.
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Will attach a screen cap of a solid black iMovie generated Title page in the file (for clarity's sake). Each and every frame contains the same. It almost looks like an out of focus moon or street light in the sky, but it obviously isn't.
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I took it to the GB today and they upgraded my iMovie to 11.
I deleted Quicktime and installed a new QT player.
I called JVC and they said no program uploads from the camera into a Mac.
After building a new test project to see if the problem was fixed...
Here's what we got...
Screen cap (above) from the file shared to itunes.
Screen cap above from the file shared to Quicktime.
The Genius (and no one in the Mac store) had ever seen/heard of the issue and there seem to be no other mentions of this anywhere.
Recap:
1. Exporting to .mov (iMovie 08 on a MacBook '08) has worked fine, even hours before the camera hooked up.
2. Hooked up a JVC HD Everio (Model: GZ-E306) and uploaded some new footage.
3. Once that was done, files exporting from iMovie to QT have a white dot appearing in the middle while files exporting to any other format appear clear. (The footage within iMovie is clean and clear.)
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