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  1. Prometheus777

    TROUBLESHOOTING: iMovie pink flickering issue after share (export), please help!

    Hello, I am trying to edit and export a video for work, and am experiencing this issue, would really like to get it resolved so that I can finish the project. The issue is that after I share (export) the video, it flickers pink and also flickerss a zoomed/distorted image of the video. It does...
  2. E

    iMovie can't read my projects, PLEASE Help!

    Hi, I'm editing videos on iMovie 10.1.8. In order to free up some space, I moved the folders of my iMovie projects to an external drive. I did it by simply dragging the folders out of the iMovie Library on my computer to the external drive. Not into another iMovie Library. I wanted to keep...
  3. S

    4K iMovie won't render in 4K on Youtube

    Now that I have a new iPhone 8 that can shoot 4K video, I tried it out and imported the footage into iMovie. I experimented with 4K video clips only for my first "project" and it uploaded to Youtube and it rendered in 4K (actually 1440P) which is fine. For my next project, I mixed some 4K...
  4. S

    Why is my YouTube video blurry?

    I shot this video with the highest quality settings on an iPhone 7 with up-to-date OS and edited it in iMovie 10.1.8. It looks great in iMovie, and when exported as an mp4 with highest resolution. But when I upload it to YouTube, it's fuzzy. I tried uploading directly from iMovie and...
  5. Dudham

    iMovie needs Files locally in Camera Roll!?

    I have noticed that when using iMovie on iOS 11 (iPhone X) - after deleting the files in my Camera Roll - iMovie cannot "find" them anymore. 1. Can anyone confirm this? 2. I dont want "crap" from a iMovie project in my camera roll, is there a way to tell iMovie to simply create a proper project...
  6. laurastewart010

    Deleting movies from downloads...iMovie question

    So I am creating a year long project on iMovie and Airdrop the videos I use from my iPhone to my downloads on my Mac. I drag these movies into my project, but I want to delete them out of my downloads because my Mac is low on storage. Anytime I delete these movies out of my Downloads, iMovie...
  7. B

    using iMovie with icloud backup... it keeps deleting my videos...

    So I use imovie to do simple video editing pretty much everyday... I also use the icloud backup feature with my photo library. The problem is that the videos and clips that I am using in iMovie are in the icloud library, so it seems like every time I am working on a video and get a text or...
  8. Joshsand

    imovie 4K 'share to file' strange effect

    I did 4k 'share' test files in high, med and low resolution from iMovie to file. Put files on USB stick and tried to view on 4K TV. The 3 files are altered on TV screen with ._ added to front of names and are said to be unsupported file format BUT strangely there are 3 playable files showing...
  9. Khalid411

    where to get iMovie 10.1.6 from?

    I have a mid 2009 MacBook Pro with OS El Capitan (the highest I can go) and in order to delay buying a new 2018 MacBook Pro, I just want to start editing videos on my current one. But where can I get the 10.1.6 version of iMovie from? Thank you
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    iOS iMovie Edits

    Hi there. I took a video on my iPhone and edited it in iMove (I tapped the edit button in Photos and opened in iMovie). I rotated the video so it would appear upright and added a "Title." Then saved it. It appears just fine on my iPhone in photos. I thought Google Photos treated it weird when it...
  11. S

    Import iMovie project from another MacBook

    Hello I have an issue to create a movie on my MacBook 2008 running iMovie 09. I have another MacBook 2015 which runs iMovie 11. I expect that it won't have the issue hence I'd like to export a Project I created on one MacBook to another. Both MacBooks are on the same LAN. My question : How...
  12. S

    No audio exporting iMovie 09

    I am running MacBook 2008 and iMovie 09. I can't upgrade IMovie to higher version due to hardware limitations. I shot video using GoPro in HD format. I created a Project in iMovie and tried to export it in HD format. As a result the movie does not have a sound. I tried export the same...
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    iMovie MP4 file space

    Relatively new to iMovies, I created two MP4 files by editing digital camera home videos using iMovie. I had read that each hour of video translates into about 1GB of storage space as an MP4 file (and possibly up to 2GB per hour if HD). The MP4 files created (50 minutes & 93 minutes in length)...
  14. jparker402

    Editing (Cutting) Digital Video

    Have a couple of really novice questions about videos. Have been having slides and a few 8mm films digitized. On one of the films I found a very short segment that I would like to send to my brother. I have a 2015ish MacBook Air with iMovie on it and VLC. He has an older MacBook Pro and I...
  15. NCEE2016

    How do I convert.mov file to file that can be played on windows machine?

    Hey So I recently converted a very old vhs tape for a family member to a digital file on my mac was going to burn it to a dvd which I have done before. She asked if I could send it to her in email so she can have it on her windows device. I am at a loss on how to actually convert the file. I...
  16. Skobber

    iMovie Library Transfer

    So, I just got a Macbook Air because my old 2011 iMac is very slow and I needed a faster computer to edit iMovie projects. I'm wondering if I can move my old iMovie Library to my new Macbook, and be able to access the files from iMovie on the laptop and use them in projects. This Library has so...
  17. DominikHoffmann

    iMovie: the best tutorial for the current version?

    My teenage son wants to experiment with iMovie. Where can I find the best tutorial for him to learn, especially some of the things that aren’t obvious. Either a book or a web link would do. Thanks!
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    Can I only use the Theatre from iMovie? But not iMovie.

    I am looking for a way to store my home movies in iCloud. Apple still hasn't have an option/app/solution for this. I recently read about iMovie Theatre: it stores homemovies in iCloud with an Apple TV to view them. But I make my movies in Final Cut Pro X. Is there a way to bypass iMovie and load...
  19. P

    Tuneskit recommended settings

    Hi guys iMac 27" late 2013 with fusion drive,8 GB ram, 3.2 i5 and GT 755M. Im trying to create some video files I can use for editing from my purchased iTunes movies using tuneskit. My problem is that no matter what settings I use in tuneskit, the end result has visible stuttering on a...
  20. Apple fanboy

    Learning video editing

    So Mrs AFB has asked me to shoot some video for her. These will be craft tutorial videos as she is a card maker. I'll be using my Nikon D750. So there is a glut of tutorials out there, but anybody found any particular good ones on the editing side. I was originally going to use Davinci...