Some of my movies in iPhoto say a necessary data reference is missing.  What is that?  We upgraded to Lion, so is that the problem?  I saw that I need Quick Time 7 - but I think I have 10

Some of my movies in iPhoto won't play.  It says a necessary data file is missing!  What is that? 

Some of my movies in iPhoto won't play.  It says a necessary data file is missing!  What is that? 

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  • Iphoto Error Message- Necessary Data Reference is Missing

    How can I play my videos if there is an error message that says, "Unable to play. Necessary Data Reference is Missing"?

    By restoring them from your back up. That message means that iPhoto can't find them.

  • Help, just got a new hard drive installed and now my videos say, "a necessary data reference could not be found"

    Help, just got a new hard drive installed and now my videos in iPhoto say, "a necessary data reference could not be found"

    Not sure what happened but I was able to click on the movie, go to File then Reveal in Finder, then drag it to my desktop and then drag it back into iPhoto and it worked. 

  • Ever since I upgraded iPhoto to 9.5, my camcorder videos aren't all downloading properly  and I have several of the videos to say a necessary data reference could not be found.  I also can see many of the pixels on the video footage that was downloaded???

    ever since I upgraded iPhoto to 9.5, my camcorder videos aren't all downloading properly  and I have several of the videos to say a necessary data reference could not be found.  I also can see many of the pixels on the video footage that was downloaded.  Anyone have any suggestions???

    What version of iPhoto and system are you using?  Also what camera make and model are you using?
    See if you can download all of the videos to a folder on the Desktop using Image Capture and import  into iPhoto from that folder.
    OT

  • I cannot access my videos anymore in Iphoto. ' A necessary data reference could not be resolved '

    Hi, I can no longer access the videos in my iphoto library. It still shows the screenshot and the duration of the video, but when i open, i get the following message ' A necessary data reference could not be resolved'. What can i do ?
    Tried also to export, but to no avail.
    Thx for suggestions,
    Oscar

    With the amount of information you've provided it's impossible to offer a solution.  We can't see your computer so we need to know the details of your problem and setup, i.e.:
    what version of iPhoto are you using?
    what system version are you running?
    Did you apply any updates or upgrades to iPhoto or the system between the time you last were able to view the video files and now?
    what fixes have you tried?
    where is your library located?
    did you apply any updates or upgrades just prior to the problem occurring?
    are you running a "managed" or "referenced" library?
    what type of Mac?
    how much free space on your boot drive?

  • Some of my contacts entered in my mac addressbook (ios7.5) aren't appearing on my iphone 5.  Calendar entries appear so the problem isn't that i cloud isn't set up properly.

    Some of the contacts entered in my mac addressbook (ios7.5) aren't appearing on my iphone 5.  Calendar entries appear so the problem isn't that i cloud isn't set up properly.  Any solutions?

    What I finally did was to log into my icloud account online.  I saw that all my contacts were properly synced from my MacBook Pro - so I unchecked "contacts" under iCloud preferences on my phone.  Then I rechecked it and asked it to sync again.  All the contacts from my MacBook Pro are now on my phone.  Thanks for your help!

  • Iphoto .MOV issue - "a necessary data reference could not be resolved" when opening certain videos

    I have recently perchaced a brand new Mac Book Pro. The apple store very kindly tranfered everything from my old Mac Book to my new Mac Book Pro. I keep my iphoto library on and external hardrive, which seems to be working fine since I moved everything. BUT..."some' movies won't play from my iphoto library and a window appears saying "a necessary data reference could not be resolved". I can find these videos when I search for them in finder manually (I backed everything up before I transfered everything into a file called TEMP VIDEOS), but why can't my iphoto application find them, like it used to...it still still should right!? Very frustrating.
    Please help..
    Thanks

    Actually this happened to me today and although it would not let me play the file it allowed me to use that same file i had exported from iphotos but could not play and then it allowed me to open it in imovie (you can go to import and then get it from the desktop or wherever) although I made a couple of changes to it the main thing is once you drag it into the space to begin a new project you can then right click and select open in finder and that file actually plays......if its cause i made some changes to it i.e trimmed it slightly then its worth doing so.

  • Whenever I try to log in to my Gmail account, the page redirects for a loooong time, then says that it won't load properly, and that the problem may be caused by not enabling cookies, but I have them enabled. Any idea what the problem might really be?

    Whenever I try to log in to my Gmail account, the page redirects for a loooong time, then says that it won't load properly, and that the problem may be caused by not enabling cookies, but I have them enabled. Any idea what the problem might really be?

    I did think about that and if I have to I will do that, however there are about 50 songs. I have closed and reopened iTunes several times and I am sure that I have the latest version. It fails right away but I can click on the cloud download icon and download the song that it failed on ... therefore it is not that song "or any one song" causing the issue. Any ideas?

  • Im setting up istream but i think i have 2 apple ids

    im setting up istream but i think i have 2 apple ids .. my normal email  and my phone says something differant

    I too added 2nd apple ID when I tried to get Free app from apple store just to get to NONE on the credit card needed. It said it sent confirmation email to my new apple ID email that I have to confirm. Problem is I can not get to the new apple ID email account.  On my ipad it logs into my original email account and I see no where to log into another email account.  If I go to my laptop, the new apple ID I created does not let me log into email where apple said it was sent to.  It did not send to back up email account either.
    Can I log into 2 email accounts on my ipad where it says mail at bottom?
    Can I have 2 apple ids?
    If I created a 2nd apple id to get to NONE on credit card needed, can't I log into it also on another laptop in gmail?
    (won't let me)
    If I used my original apple id I created when I got my new ipad, it will not let me get free app without credit card, there is no where it says NONE needed. I am too new to apple to start with credit cards etc until I get use to it.

  • Hi guys, I want to sync my Pages program to iCloud but haven't got an option to do so in the pages program. Instead there is only iWork. I think I have the updated version its, 4.1 (923) do i have to update my version or should it work?

    Hi guys, I want to sync my Pages program to iCloud but haven't got an option to do so in the pages program. Instead there is only iWork. I think I have the updated version its, 4.1 (923) do i have to update my version or should it work?

    I think you mean "there is only iWork.com". iWork is the name of the 3 software programs. iWork.com is a web site.
    You can use iWork.com till 1 August. (Apple is shutting down iWork.com from 1 August.) After that date you'll have to use iCloud, though it's available now to use. See Re: How to upload a document to iCloud from Mac?
    NB This process is a bit clumsy. Apple have said they'll be improving iCloud in OS X Mountain Lion. But this new version of OS X won't be available till end of summer (or winter if you're in the other hemisphere).
    Note also that iCloud only syncs documents between your devices. It doesn't share documents with others. If you need to do this you should consider another service like DropBox, Google Drive or Microsoft Skydrive.

  • HT3775 I have a quick time file movie which I was able to open on quick time but now it does not want to open. what can i do? thnaks

    I have a quick time file movie which I was able to open on quick time but now it does not want to open. what can i do? thnaks

    Now that i can view the mpg file on my imac using VLC player, how do I save the disc to my desktop?
    I need to then cut and save 15 sec visual bytes to my desktop  (in a common video file format so that I can enter them into some editing software.
    All assistance appreciated 
    thanks,
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  • TS5168 some of my pictures say that the necessary data reference could not be resolved. help

    some of my pictures say that the necessary data reference could not be resolved. help

    It means iPhoto can't find the file.
    There are 9 different versions of iPhoto and they run on 9 different versions of the Operating System. The tricks and tips for dealing with issues vary depending on the version of iPhoto and the version of the OS. So to get help you need to give as much information as you can. Include things like:
    - What version of iPhoto.
    - What version of the Operating System.
    - Details. As full a description of the problem as you can. For example, if you have a problem with exporting, then explain by describing how you are trying to export, and so on.
    - History: Is this going on long? Has anything been installed or deleted? - Are there error messages?
    - What steps have you tried already to solve the issue.
    - Anything unusual about your set up? Or how you use iPhoto?
    Anything else you can think of that might help someone understand the problem you have.

  • I'm trying to open the latest i-tunes but it keeps saying I need quick time 7.5 or higher

    I'm trying to open the latest i-tunes but it keeps saying I need quick time 7.5 or higher (which I do) and I have no updates available for quicktime

    QuickTime 7.5.5 for Leopard - http://support.apple.com/kb/DL27
    QuickTime 7.7 for Leopard - http://support.apple.com/kb/dl761
    = New version of Quicktime installed but application reports it needs to have that version installed =
    Open Application > Utilities > System Profiler and check the Quicktime version in Frameworks vs. the version in Applications.  One person had re-installed their operating system.  It had kept the newer Player application but had reverted to an earlier version of the underlying support framework files which many applications utilize.  Re-installing Quicktime 7.7 took care of the problem.  Do this manually, not with Software Update.
    Installation get stuck at "configuring installation" - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2592979?threadID=2592979  - uninstall Quicktime before installing.

  • HT1222 I like the new iOS 7 for iphone... But i think it's not a good idea to allow switch the iphone on flight mode when it is locked.. What happens if your iphone is stolen or lost? You couldn't be able to locate it using find my iphone... Can i remove

    I like the new iOS 7 for iphone... But i think it's not a good idea to allow switch the iphone on flight mode when it is locked.. What happens if your iphone is stolen or lost? You couldn't be able to locate it using find my iphone... Can i remove this from the bottom menu?

    And have your phone set to require a passcode before it can be accessed.

  • I have just installed the new version of quick time but my Itunes is still telling me that it needs quick time to play the film.

    Can anyone help me fix my itunes? I have the new version of quick time but it is now telling me it wont play my films on itunes because it needs quicktime. Iv tried un installing quicktime and re installing it but that hasnt worked. I dont know why it would suddenly stop working, I watched something on it this morning.

    Can you check something for me please? I'd like to try doing a "Run as administrator" on your iTunes.
    Quit iTunes first.
    In Computer, open Local Disk C: or whichever drive you have your program files installed on.
    If you have a 32-bit Windows, open the "Program files" folder.
    If you have a 64-bit Windows, open the "Program Files (x86)" folder.
    Open the "iTunes" folder.
    Right-click on the iTunes.exe file and select "run as administrator".
    Try playing the movie now. Does it play for you without the message?

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