Why does iMovie keep corrupting? Must reinstall after every use.

Everytime I use iMovie to create a project, and then quit once I have finished the session, and then go back to it, the icon just bounces once and iMovie fails to open. The application corrupts and I have no idea why ... its not like I'm doing something wrong with it, just transferring my home videos onto DVD, but I swear everytime I quit it corrupts. Its very infuriating. Can someone suggest a reason why perhaps?

There are two common reasons for this:
A) The project you worked on is corrupt. This may happen when you empty iMovie's trash. So NEVER empty iMovie's trash.
B) The iMovie preference file is corrupt. This happens from time to time, but not every time you open iMovie. Delete the file: com.apple.imovie3.plist
(Yes, that's the name for both iMovie 3 and 4)

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