Questions tagged [imovie]
The imovie tag has no usage guidance.
34
questions
10
votes
5
answers
39k
views
What can I do to enhance MacBook Pro internal mic sound quality in iMovie?
After using MacBook for two years, I bought 17'' MacBook Pro.
I'm pretty happy with it, performance and all, but I also was going to record some music videos for YouTube. I play guitar and sing.
...
- 498
4
votes
2
answers
17k
views
What's the easiest way to get an iPhone 3GS movie into iMovie?
It seems like the steps right now are:
Shoot movie
sync iPhone with Mac via iTunes
Open iPhoto
Import photos from iPhone into iPhoto
Open iMovie (or retart if it was already running)
On startup, ...
- 745
2
votes
1
answer
415
views
How to transfer an iMovie library from one user(U1) on a mac to another user(U2) on the same mac?
I tried copying the library to U1 to U2, but when i did, it said I did not have permissions, even after I enabled them to have read and write privileges set to everyone.
- 21
2
votes
0
answers
972
views
Where can I edit the default video metadata that is store for an iMovie project?
Problem:
I upload a series of videos to youtube and therefore I have created a Project in iMovie 10 (macOS). When I share to YouTube I define metadata like title, description, tags, etc. which are ...
- 121
2
votes
0
answers
2k
views
How do use Transitions and Picture in Picture elements at the same time? iMovie 11
So basically my subject says it all, let me elaborate.
I have a bunch of videos and I want to add transitions, no problems yet, but if I want to add a PiP image, you know like a watermark, ...
- 121
2
votes
1
answer
3k
views
Replace iMovie Source Clip
I am working on a iMovie 09 project which contains many small video clips, extracted from the a long source clip.
After noticing a glitch with the original, i tried fix it by replacing the source ...
- 121
1
vote
4
answers
44k
views
How to use "Join Clip" in iMovie'09?
I have been using iMovie'09 for two days only. I need to edit some videos and make a DVD for a friend.
It happens to me that I want to join two clips together to form one continuous clip, so when I ...
- 3,804
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
Use ffmpeg to convert XVID avi to AIC for import into iMovie?
I have some old video files with AVI extension that I would like to import into iMovie but iMovie doesn't recognize them. So I want to convert them using ffmpeg. I figured AIC was probably the best ...
- 111
1
vote
4
answers
3k
views
exporting clip in Final Cut Pro X or related video editing software on Mac
I'm using Final Cut Pro X to edit a 1 hour long video. I made individual clips from it in Final Cut Pro X and I want to save just these clips, some of which are only 5 mins long. How can I do this?
...
- 1,508
1
vote
1
answer
8k
views
“Content Library” tools in iMovie
I have up loaded a .mov file to iMovie. However, I am unable to see the tool for “Content Library” in the bottom left of the screen
Why can't I see the “Content Library Tool” in iMovie?
- 11
1
vote
1
answer
2k
views
How do I stop cropping in iMovie?
I'm not certain if 'crop' is the right term. I'm new to iMovie so I may have some of the terminology wrong.
When I import a movie, I allow it to resize to the recommended settings instead of full ...
- 113
1
vote
1
answer
3k
views
Does iMovie prevents going to sleep?
I've started making a movie in iMovie project (which takes about 3 hours).
In System Preferences, i've seen the option to shedule, but leaved it disabled.
Also in System Preferences, i've set the 30 ...
- 723
1
vote
1
answer
1k
views
Edit sound in a video clip by using iMovie
I want to remove part of the sound in my video clip. I cannot find a way to do that. Not sure if it is possible in iMovie?
- 5,185
1
vote
0
answers
688
views
Use avconv to convert iMovie DV streams to other formats
I have a bunch of DV streams that were imported from a DV camcorder using iMovie.
Unfortunately, neither avconv nor VLC seem to be capable of converting these files correctly, whereas QuickTime ...
- 111
1
vote
0
answers
103
views
iMovie - how to create video with real size of all photos?
I have a lot of photos from vacations and I wanted to make a video with music from them. I used iMovie, put there photos + music I like and then I ran the video. Everything was working great except ...
- 277
1
vote
0
answers
350
views
iMovie Crashes Part-way Through Export
I have an 8 minute iMovie 09 movie, which I am trying to export. Regardless of resolution, or normal export vs. Quicktime export, it crashes every time, nearly at the end. I have exported the movie ...
- 437
1
vote
1
answer
598
views
Video blanks out during import to iMovie 11
I'm transferring VHS-C home videos to iMovie 11 so we can burn them to DVDs. During import the video blanks showing only black for just a second and then it goes back to normal. It happens every few ...
1
vote
0
answers
708
views
Using iMovie, is there a way to "blur out" a section of video
I want to edit a movie file, but blur out or cover up a certain spot on the screen for a few seconds. Is there a way to do this?
- 3,940
1
vote
0
answers
285
views
Export iMovie 09/10 Project to Theora with 720p resolution
I select "export with QuickTime"
Choose - OGG
"Xiph Theora" is selected as codec. Actually, it's alone in the list of codecs. That's what i need.
I can adjust quality, FPS ... but resolution ...
- 723
1
vote
1
answer
405
views
iMovie Crashing for a particular Project
I have a working iMovie library. All the projects in it are working and I can open them except one particular project. This project was also working fine but then I copied one emoji in a title and ...
- 941
0
votes
1
answer
246
views
I am having problems saving several files totaling over 4gb on FAT32 drive
So after reading about FAT32, I understood that you can't download a file greater than 4gb on FAT32. I am fine with that. But here is the problem I am having. I have a 1.9tb thumb drive that I am ...
0
votes
1
answer
858
views
Export movie in specific dimensions or in the exact same dimension as the source
I use iMovie 9 for simple stuff like combining videos made with my photo camera and phone. Now and then I get movies that are not in standard dimensions. I want to import and export them in the same ...
- 7,752
0
votes
1
answer
16k
views
iMovie: How to add title with black background OVER video
I want to add simple title with black background while video is playing. All I've found that you can create title like a simple clip, and then use it in the beginning or the end... is that it =(? When ...
- 3,287
0
votes
1
answer
711
views
Why does video file size drastically increase on import from camera? (iMovie)
My Sony camera has a 60GB hard drive and can store many hours of 1080p video. However, when I import these videos in iMovie (i.e. h.264) in their full 1080p size, they end up consuming something like ...
- 3
0
votes
0
answers
116
views
IMovie HD Recovery
15 years ago Apple had iMovie HD and it was great. I have a few projects that I made in iMovie HD and I would like to recover them.
I think I need to install a Mac OS virtual machine somehow, install ...
- 19
0
votes
0
answers
300
views
iMovie 10.1.1 crashes during color balancing
I am a new Mac user editing a video using iMovie v.10.1.1 on Mojave 10.14.6. Each time I try to color balance the video, it crashes unexpectedly without providing an error message. This is true for ...
- 101
0
votes
2
answers
332
views
mov's play without sound unless in iMovie
I have a lot of videos from a Canon mini dv video camera. I imported them from my camera into iMovie, so now I have them all in an event. The videos play perfectly fine in iMovie.
I tried to copy ...
- 151
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
How to remove audio from multiple videos on a Mac
Is there a way to remove the audio from multiple video files on a Mac? Or would the only possibility be to do it manually per file using e.g. iMovie?
- 1
0
votes
1
answer
2k
views
Final title in iMovie is always "title text here"
At the end of my iMovie project, I have a still image and the title "thanks for watching!". When I preview the scene it is fine. When I render it to file or youtube, the final title is always "title ...
- 561
0
votes
0
answers
34
views
How do I circumvent the versioning system to run an outdated MacOSX application?
I have iMovie HD 6.03. I want it to run on Yosemite. The application icon itself has a "circle-slash-do-not-run" icon superimposed on the iMovie icon. When I double click the icon a dialog pops up ...
- 2,379
0
votes
2
answers
17k
views
iMovie 10.0.2 - features gone?
I was using iMovie for years - nice and easy editing of family movies; was happy with the looks and tools layout. Then iMovie updated a few times (now it is 10.0.2). And I just can't find things.
...
0
votes
1
answer
64
views
iMovie - how to shorten several videos at the same time?
I have like 40 videos, the lenght between between 10-12 minutes and I would need all of them shorten to 1 minute. Is there any way to shorten all videos at the same time in OS X (iMovie)?
To shorten ...
- 277
0
votes
1
answer
94
views
How to make use of movie events imported by imovie 09 from a DVR
I have imported about 100 clips of video from my DVR using imovie 09 and they are all saved under movie events folder, this is ok.
The problem is all the movie events files are not in standard ...
- 337
0
votes
1
answer
1k
views
Why does imovie freeze everytime I select videos from iphoto in the events library?
I am trying to use imovie to make a movie and it used to work perfectly for me. I haven't used it in a while and I have added some new photos and videos to iphoto since the last time that I used it. ...
- 103