Project Library

Simple question with probably a very simple answer. I'm trying to remove subfolders into their own category, out of the other folder. However, it won't let me drag it to its own, only into other subfolders. How can I make it its own non-subfolder?
Thanks in advance!

1) Shut down iMovie
2) Move your Event folders back to where they were on your internal hard drive. This should be the iMovie Events folder in the Movies folder.
3) Open iMovie, and make sure that everything is working again.
4) Use iMovie to move your events back to the external drive. Click Show/Events by Volume. Now drag your events to the new volume by dragging and dropping in the events source list.

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Open VI Reference for a Project Library VI

Hi,
my code calls some subVIs by reference by using "Open VI Reference" and "Call by Reference" VIs. Now, "Open VI Reference" expects a path to the VI:
When the SubVIs sit in the same folder as the calling VI, it is easy to simply supply the name of the SubVI. However, I would like to call a SubVI that is part of a project library sitting somewhere else on the disk. I could give the relative path, but this make the code pretty inflexible and if the relative path changes all the paths would need to be ammended. Ideally, I want to utilize the fact that I am using a project library. The help for Open VI Reference states that
vi path accepts a string containing the name of the VI that you want to reference or a path to the VI that you want to reference. If you wire a name string, the string must match the full delimited name of a VI in memory on that target. If you wire a path, LabVIEW searches for a VI in memory that you previously loaded from that path on the same target.
I thought that the underlined path was my ticket and tried something like this:
but this did not work and I got
"Error 1004 occurred at Open VI Reference in MainVI.vi:
Possible reason(s):
LabVIEW: The VI is not in memory.
To load a VI into memory with the Open VI Reference function, a path must be wired for the VI Path input."
Wiring a path is not desirable as per reasoning above. Is there a way around the issue?
Thanks in advance!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

tst wrote:
That should work, but you have to pay attention to something that's stated both in the help and in the error - if you use a string, the only way for LV to know what to access is if that something is already "in memory" (sometimes also referred to as "being loaded"). In the case of standard libraries, that means the VI itself or one of its callers has to be loaded. In the case of classes and XControls, loading the library (as in having it in an open project) should be enough to also load all of its members.
Hm, thanks, I am not advanced enough to know about classes and XControls, but I will check it out. My VIs are part of a library but obviously don't get loaded because, as you said, all their calls are dynamic.
tst wrote:
What I usually do is use a static reference to a VI to get its name, because that ensures that it will be statically linked, included in executables, etc. That might not work for you if you want dynamic loading and then you will need to use some other means.
Hm, this actually gives me an idea! I could add an enable input to all these dynamically called VIs so that the logic runs only when enable is ON; otherwise the VI is called but does nothing. Then I call the VI first statically with enable=OFF just to load it in memory and then proceed with my dynamic call. A little ad-hoc, but should work and serve my purposes, I think.
Thanks!!

How to open my project library progress in timeline with FCPX 10.1?

So I've been having a huge problem with FCPX 10.1 and I cannot, for the life of me, figure out even what I'm supposed to ask--much less what the answer is.
So here's the basic problem. I don't know how to open my complete progress of a project library in the timeline. I have 5 projects, and two of them, for some reason unbeknownst to me, I just double click to bring up in the timeline. The other three, however, won't. Let me clarify more. One of the projects is not even showing up in the new 'Projects' sub-menu when selecting my library. The other two are showing up in the 'Projects' sub-menu, but aren't showing as having any content. Their time shows as 0:00. Now for one of the projects I mentioned before (the one that isn't even showing up in the 'Projects' sub-menu,) I know that its editing was saved because I worked on it several different times (having closed and opened FCPx in between) However when I was working on that video, I never removed it from my timeline. So whenever I opened FCPx, my progress it would just automatically pop up in the timeline.
My problem is this: I do not know where to reliably find my progress for my various project libraries and to open them in the timeline every single time.
If you need anymore information from me, please say so. My problem is very simply complex, because I'm just stupid enough with this software to not understand how to ask my question properly.
I worked on a specific project 3 weeks ago and I can't find the progress for it anywhere. I don't want to open specific clips in the timeline. During that project session, I had put all of my clips in the timeline and was editing them in specific ways that required them all being on the timeline so I could get a very specific and seamless effect. How do I get all of that progress into the timeline?

Okay so if I go into the sub-menu that pops up that contains all of my video and audio clips and right click the FIRST clip in my entire progress and load that into timeline, all of my progress is loaded as well--why is this the case? And why does the project itself show as having 00:00:00 progress in it?

How do I move files from Event Library to Project Library?

How do I move Files from Event Library to Project Library? I tried drop and drag, that didn't work. I am new to Apple. I have always had a windows box b4 this. If anyone can help, please do. Thanks
Alain

welcome argardner to the  boards..
you're missing the concept of iM .. you don't move 'files' from Event to Project Library.. Events is the big box of all your imported clips; now, from that box of bricks, you drag the clips into all kind of projects.. you can 're-use' the same clip again'n again in many projects.. you can use all clips of all Events in one Project.. or all clips of one Event in two projects.. or..
spend some time here:
http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie
http://manuals.info.apple.com/en/iMovie08_GettingStarted.pdf
the concept of Events & Projects, Clips and Libraries is at first glance very different to 'normal' editing apps, but you'll get convenient to it within minutes..

I cannot view my time line, all I see is the Project library

Under Project Library I see my Hard Drives and cannot switch back to seeing the time line. This has to be an easy fix. Anyone know what I should do?
thank you!

Just saw your suggestion and that worked! Thank you so much!

IMovie '11 How do I recover a project that appears within the IMovie Projects folder but does not show in the Project Library?

I have had my MBP for just over 3 months now! Yes, I made the switch and up until now I have been quite happy.
I now have my Time Capsule, Apple TV running and am generally getting used to life as a Mac user.............even bought Aperture and loaded all the family photos. Now time to make some Travel movies.
I have been working on a particular IMovie project for a few weeks now. Size is 365MB. Yesterday I closed IMovie and when accessing later that project is not available in the Project Library window. It does appear in the IMovie Projects folder but I cannot open it. I have copied the file to DVD just in case. All up I have 4 Projects, the other 3 are practice files, smaller but they do appear in the Project Library.
I have scoured the bulletin boards and tried many suggested fixes to no avail. Main suggestion was to remove the following files from Library/Preferences
com.apple.iMovieApp.plist
com.apple.iApps.plist
However, this did not sort out my problem. In the end I put back the original files.
Does anyone have a straightforward fix for my problem or is this one of those ongoing issues that that needs Apple's attention.
After all the file is there with the others. They are available.
I realise that I can restore from Time Capsule but I am missing the last three days thanks to 'drop out'.
Thanks.......

Gweggie Boy wrote:
Yes, considering we have an ongoing 'glich' within an Apple program with no obvious solution, we should be able to direct it straight to an Apple rep. I will peruse this possibility when I get a moment.
You can report the problem by providing feedback to Apple. In the iMovie app, from the menu select iMovie > Provide iMovie Feedback. This will take you to an Apple page where you can complete a form and submit it to Apple.
The fix for this will probably turn out to be simple/easy.....................so why doesn't Apple comment and/or address it????
Other than the forum moderators, Apple doesn't normally monitor these forums, nor make comments on posts. So, it's up to us to report the problem to them directly (using the feedback form mentioned above).
As the problem has affected me just the one time (touch wood), I haven't bothered to report it as yet. But, after seeing your posts on this, I'm now reconsidering that. Something must be triggering it. My system is in pretty good shape, so I'm guessing it must be a glitch of some sort, either in Mountain Lion or in the iMovie app itself. Perhaps it's a 3rd party app causing the problem? It doesn't give us much confidence now, in that we may start worrying about losing other projects.
A good practice is to duplicate the project from time to time (something I'll be doing more of), although Time Machine backups also provide the necessary security. To duplicate, in Project Library view (where all the projects are listed) click on the project name so that it is highlighted, then select File > Duplicate Project. Alternatively, right-click (or Control-click) on the project name and select Duplicate Project from the pop-up menu. Of course, you may already know this. Duplicating probably won't guarantee that the copy will not also disappear from the Project Library, but is worth doing anyway.
As I mentioned in the post I linked to earlier, when the problem arose with my iMovie project I was using ProRes 422 clips I had imported from a Final Cut Pro X Event. My immediate thought was that ProRes 422 had caused the problem. But this of course may have been coincidental - reinforced now by your experience, where you are probably working with Apple Intermediate Codec (AIC) clips.
Anyway, glad to hear that you've recovered your project through Time Machine. Unfortunately, I had to start from scratch as I had Time Machine turned off during my editing sessions (that's a story for another day).
John

My project index is pointed to the wrong project library and I need to change it.

My project index is pointed to the wrong project library and I need to change it.

All content from the store is tied to the account that downloaded it, so if you download those apps then it should be showin your account's id - if you've updated the email address on your account and it's showing the pre-update email address then try logging out of it on the iPad by tapping on the id in Settings > iTunes & App Stores and then log back in and see if that 'refreshes' the account on the iPad.
If you haven't changed your email address then has anybody else downloaded or synced apps to your iPad ? If they have then only their id will be able to download updates to them

Movie Clips in Event Library not Recognized By Project Library

I downloaded Photos but when working on a project in iMovie 9 my iPhoto videos were not found. However if I revert to using iPhoto I regain my ability to move selected photos into my iMovie project so for now I will simply not use Photos. However I still have a problem. The movie clips in the projects in my Project Library don't find the clips in the Event Library in the iPhoto Videos folder. I see either: "This clip's media file is not currently available" or "Source clip is missing." Is there some way to refresh iMovie? Fortunately the projects shared to iTunes are still intact.

Many who post here use Preference Manager from DIgital Rebellion to trash preferences. It's reliable and the price is right – free.
I assume you've tried different events on different drives and the no-playback problem persists.
And just out of curiosity, can you play clips in a project timeline or if you open the clip in its own time line? And does the skimmer skim?
Russ

How to rename folder in Final Cut Pro X project library?

How to rename folder in Final Cut Pro X project library? I can't double click on folder, when I right click it just gives options to erase. Can someone help?

I think you may have misunderstood - the question is regarding renaming a project "folder", not a project name.
Still, the accepted answer here makes no sense to me at all - it's about renaming an event. So we're all confused ;-)
BTW as of 10.0.5, I still cannot rename a project folder while background tasks are running - no clue is given that this is what's going on, second-clicking on the folder just (frustratingly) does nothing. When background tasks finish, it works again.

Highest level folders in Project Library

I haven't used iMovie since iMovie '06. At that time I created a project called "Old TV
Spots." I recently upgraded to a new MacBook Pro and imported video of a live concert into iMovie '09.
iMovie '09 imported my old project and there's now a folder called "Old TV Spots" at the highest level of the Project Library window. My live concert video ended up in this "Old TV Spots" folder.
The thing is, iMovie won't let me create another folder at the same level as the "Old TV Spots" folder, nor can I change the name of that folder: iMovie throws up a dialogue box that says "You may not use / . * ? : or the return key in names. Please choose another name." (Even when I just click out of my newly named folder I get this message.) I can, however, create folders within this folder, but not at the same level.
Is there anything I can do to regain some autonomy over the way I organize my projects? As it stands now, every project I create ends up in the not-always-relevant "Old TV Spots" folder.
Thanks for any advice!
Christopher

Two things to try.
1) Can you select the drive level? Or click VIEW/EVENTS BY DRIVE? can you see the internal drive listed in the project library list? If so, click the drive so it is selected and then click File/New Folder.
2) In the Finder, go to Movies/iMovie Projects. You should see your current folder. You should be able to add other folders. Then restart iMovie.

How to hide the file name (the bizarre number assigned by the camera) when exporting an image version in aperture from an album. Pl understand I want to keep the file name in the project library version.

how to hide the file name (the bizarre number assigned by the camera) when exporting an image version in aperture from an album. Pl understand I want to keep the file name in the project library version.

Within Aperture you have Images, which are constructed on-the-fly from two files (the Master and the Version). You get an image-format file _only_ when you export an Image. You select the file name (usually a scheme) when you create an image-format file (that is, when you export). Look under "Aperture→Presets→File Naming" for built-in Presets. You can, of course, create your own or customize any provided.
The Preset is applied to only the file newly created by your "export" command. It is not applied to the Image in Aperture (unless you rename your Versions or your Masters).

Can't drag every project into new volume in Project Library (iMovie '09)

I am backing up my iMovie '09 projects (and their events) to an external hard drive. I am doing this from within iMovie, by dragging each project from the list that appears in the Project Library window onto the appropriate external drive that appears also in that window and selecting "Copy Project and Events." I have no trouble doing this... except...
The list of projects is quite long. There are times when the external drive is not visible in the window at the same time as the project I am trying to move. When I drag the project, it does not move "up" (or "down") the list, which remains (for lack of a better word) static; I can never drag it to the HDD volume. I hope this makes sense.
"Duplicate Project" only duplicates it on the current HD. There is no "Move to..." except "Move to trash." I can find no way to "select all" projects and drag the entire lot of them all at once into the desired volume.
What am I doing wrong or overlooking?
(I'm using a MacBook Pro running 10.6.8.)

I am in the habit of creating folders for my projects by year. If I have a single group of movies all on the same subject, I will create another folder for them under the year folder. For example, I have a folder for 20 movies I made during a cruise to Greece and Turkey under the 2008 folder.
Once everything is in Folders, it is simple to open one folder, close the rest, and you can see both the file and the target drive on the same screen. You may want to create a similar folder on the new drive, because I don't think you can copy an entire folder all at once.
Another trick to try at your own risk (i.e. test it first). You can move the first project over to the new drive from within iMovie. This will set up a proper iMovie Projects.localized folder on the external drive. Then try dragging some more projects to the external drive using the FInder. Paths to Events are hard coded within projects, so you cannot move events this way, but it should work for projects. (But test it first and convince yourself).
I have done it this way when a drive was failing and I had to act quickly.

How do I get back an imovie project that shows up in the Project library but doesn't show up in imovie itself?

Worked on an i-Movie project yesterday but when opened i-Movie this morning, the project showed a date of January 13 as last modified date and the project was completely empty. When I look in Project Library, I can see the project from yesterday. How do I get it back into my i-Movie so it will open. Thanks.

Hi Rour and vc38,
A number of others here have posted about this problem, including me. See the following threads:
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
It's best to report this to Apple, as the more they hear from us the more likely we'll get a fix (hopefully). There is probably a common issue with this, but I'm struggling to think of what may have triggered the problem. Was it a "recent" update to iMovie or OS X Mountain Lion, or perhaps another updated app conflicting with iMovie?
To report the problem to Apple, in iMovie's menu click on iMovie > Provide iMovie Feedback.
John
PS. Your English is fine Rour

Projects not showing up in Project Library

I can add projects to FCX.
However, they aren't showing up in the Project Library.
I have one project that shows up. When I click on on that I can access the other projects with an arrow button in the left hand corner.
I would like to be able to see all of my projects in the Project Library.
Did I accidentally press something and turn off this view?
Evan Jacobs

I think I might've fixed this.
Restarted FCX and it they are all showing up now.
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How to rename a new folder in the project library in FCPX

How do I rename a new folder in the project library in FCPX?
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Hi
Why not ask in FinalCut Pro X forum.
My guess is as in iMovie'11 - point at it and ctrl-click on it - may be there is a re-name function in this menu.
Why they didn't name it iMovie Pro X is beyond me.
Yours Bengt W

Importing my video from my event library into my project library, it shows the full width of the clip, but on the viewing section, it's zoomed in and cut the sides of the video off. How do I stop this from happening?

When importing my video from the event library to the project library, it's zooming in and
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In the project, double-click on the clip to open the Clip Inspector. In the Clip tab you will see an item about two thirds down labelled "Stabilization". If checked, uncheck the box "Smooth clip motion".
Stabilizing clips causes a zoomed in effect, with the extent of the zoom dependent upon how shaky the footage is. There is a slider beneath the check-box labelled "Maximum Zoom" - this can be draggged back and forth to adjust the zoom effect if desired, once the clip has been stabilized.
You may have chosen to analyze clips for stabilization when importing to iMovie (that's a choice provided by iMovie upon import). If so, it's best to turn off an option in iMovie's preferences. Go to this from the iMovie menu item iMovie>Preferences. Click on the Browser tab and deselect (uncheck) the box labelled "Automatically stabilize clips that have been analyzed".
I prefer to import clips without analyzing, as this speeds up the import process. Afterwards, in the Event you can check for any overly shaky clips, then analyze them in the Inspector. If necessary, once dropped into a Project, you can stabilize them as desired. You can also stabilize clips directly in the Project without having to first analyze them in the Event.
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