Above that is my project library showing the last video i managed to actually get uploaded. For several weeks now imovie wont allow me to make a new movie. When i click on file in the imovie menu bar, the options to create a new movie or new trailer are greyed out. Understanding imovie projects and events it is easy to get confused between imovie projects and events. Top 10 common imovie problems and solutions for mac users. Why is the duration button in movie maker greyed out.
It doesnt matter if you put them in an event or in a project, the. Oct 15, 2015 how to move an imovie project from your iphone or ipad to your mac. She begins with a quick start chapter to quickly take you through an entire project from start to finish, and then dives deeply into each step of the postproduction processfrom preparation and organization, to editing and refining, to audio and effects, to media management and exporting. There it tells me to find a mpn, marketing part number. If you try to do this to a clip in an event, the option to split clip is greyed out. With the aid of a laptop pc or mac project files movie projects in the imovie app can be shared from one ipad to another ipad so that group members can collaborate on their projects. You can split an event using file split event before selected clip.
To say the program was frustrating and unintuitive is understating it. Saving an unfinished imovie project for completion later you may have noticed that there is no save option in the menus for imovie. Add photos and videos on an iphone, ipad, or ipod touch in imovie, create a movie project or create a trailer project. Edit the project just as you would any standard project, keeping the. In the event library, click to select the event with the video that you want to move. I already know how to share to youtube and all that stuff but you cannot share an event for some strange reason, i realize you can record video on a project but i already recorded an 11. Is there a button at the upper left of the imovie window labeled projects. She has always saved her projects and associated files and wants to be able to access them as imovie project files. Im having a hard time understanding exactly what you did here, usually you just press the play button when you want to view a finished movie in imovie. How to move an imovie project from your iphone or ipad to. If your using version 2 of imovie or would like to import directly. An imovie project can be as simple or as complex as the amount of time and effort you wish to put into making it. The first thing youre going to want to do is swap the project view and the events view so that the. Check out understanding imovie projects and events at youtube for closed captioning and more.
Your updated projects appear in an event called updated projects. In the project library, slowly import video into imovie. The user needs to launch imovie, in the event browser option. Jul 04, 2011 i already know how to share to youtube and all that stuff but you cannot share an event for some strange reason, i realize you can record video on a project but i already recorded an 11. If you have imovie installed in your iphone or ipad and used it to edit a video, you can also import the project using file import imovie ios project menu. The thing that flummoxed me was, why couldnt we export the highquality footage from imovie. Why is projects grayed out when trying to edit an imovie. You can share it in many ways, such as export imovie to youtube or burn imovie to dvd. Any suggestions, restarted my computer and looked at some stuff online, but no quick answer. Its easy to use, even for beginners in editing videos can start the editing right away.
Add photos and videos to your imovie project apple support. Your best bet would be to navigate to the imovie project file that was created when you made the movie. The red vertical line that you see in the event and project panes is the playhead, which indicates the current. You have to drag them into a project, not the event. When youre playing your movie, the playhead moves to follow your progress through the movie. You drag video clips that are stored in event folders into the project timeline. Select the share button at the bottom of the screen. The button for speed is active, but the one directly below it for duration is greyed out. If you are creating a project with an iphoto video captured on your iphone or ipad, click on the iphoto videos, then select the desired video in the. Feb 16, 2019 projects and events are copied into a new library that works with the latest version of imovie. Those rendered projects will not open in imovie, but will open in your default media player. Perhaps im missing something simple as i havent used i movie much editing movies with apples imovie is fabulous, except that the projects and events fill up your disk. When you start a project you may start out with a new event and. Projects and events are copied into a new library that works with the latest version of imovie.
Jun 21, 2011 you drag video clips that are stored in event folders into the project timeline. Dec 08, 2014 a short screencast on how to create a new event and project in imovie. Image of a converted trailer in the project browser. When you skim or play an event or project, youll see the video here. I have tried the obvious and can get it to my desktop but the project is always greyed out when i try to import it. After choosing a moviephotofolder, you can start importing the media by clicking the import selected button, and they will be available in the media library. I am trying to add photos to the movie, via the storyboardshots part of the. Playing playing allows you to view your filmstrips in real time. I was able to retrieve my photos back after turning on icloud photos library but still cant edit. It seems to be a common and recurring issue to which i am seeking an answer once and for all background i have split a clip into 3 pieces and deleted the middle part. How to move an imovie project from your iphone or ipad to your mac. How to save in imovie simple steps export your video in imovie february 17, 2017 by meredith marsh creating a video using imovie is a relatively process once you get started, but if youre wondering how to save in imovie or how to save your imovie project, things get a little bit confusing.
Jun 20, 2019 you can share it in many ways, such as export imovie to youtube or burn imovie to dvd. If your using the latest version of ilife you should be able to select the appropriate type either photos or video then drag the file the clip viewer. Depending on the device that you intend to export imovie video to, you are well advised to make your considerations in a wise manner. Best imovie alternative to fix all imovie probelms recommended filmora video editor is the best alternative to imovie for mac macos 10. If you make a mistake or dont like a change youve made to a project, including photos youve added, or to an event source video, you can undo it. Each week i import media and make a movie in imovie. Check out understanding imovie projects and events at youtube for closed captioning and more options. Shared project files will include all images, video clips, and audio files. I wanna send over my eventso that i have both my project and my clips going with it. I already tried the tip to start a new project, import a 1080p file, then try seeing if that exports to 1080p, but it still shows me 720p and 1080p is grayed out no matter what. Then you add video to the project from your event library.
Tried saving my new event, or project, or what ever the hell it is called, as a movie. In any event, something seems to have been corrupted. To automatically update projects and events on your mac and on any connected storage devices, click update. Moving or copying projects to another hd is useful if you want to work on a project using another computer that has imovie installed, or if you want to free up space on your computers hard disk. Easily replace a clip in your project with an equal length of video from. Because i just imported a short mp3 into a scratch imovie project i had lying around, no problem. The red vertical line that you see in the event and project panes is the playhead, which indicates the current editing point while youre creating your movie. Jun 03, 2007 im having a hard time understanding exactly what you did here, usually you just press the play button when you want to view a finished movie in imovie.
The share menu was greyed out, and when we dragged the clip we wanted from the events panel to the project panel it just snapped back again to where it started. How to make a swap effect in imovie 11 ximoviechikx22. Jul 22, 2019 if you drag a video directly from the photos app into the imovie timeline, it appears for 3 to 6 seconds in your project as a still image. In your finder an mp3 or picture file will be grayed out. The share function on my imovie is not working everything in that tab is grey, i cant click on anything. I tried all of the things ive found online but now i dont know what to do. When you create an imovie project such as a business presentation, training video, or a products and services showcase imported clips are displayed in the project and event browsers, where you can rearrange them in a sequence.
I apologize if this has been answered many times but time is of the essence so i rely on your expertise. How to use imovie imovie 080911 to make a movie update 2020. You can replace the dates that name each of your events with words. If you dont see the event library, click the event library button, normally located in the lower left corner of the imovie window. Select an event in the libraries pane, and any clips that belong to that event appear in the browser pane to the right. In case you were thinking of working on the same imovie project both on an ipad and a mac, think again. I like imovie and i have created movies using it, but i never really understood the event window and the project window. Just choose the one you want and follow the indication to finish imovie project exporting. Events can be used to store video clips which can then be used in multiple projects. There are many output options for imovie that you can put up for consideration when you want to export a project from imovie. Double click on a clip in the edit project window and the inspector will open, below left.
Add photos and videos from the photos app to your imovie project on your mac, iphone, ipad, or ipod touch. Best imovie file transfer to transfer imovie project from mac. You have your pan on a stove a project in imovie and you add ingredients, like a chicken or chicken drums complete video clips or selected parts of them from different pots events into the pan to make a dish movie. Update imovie projects and events on a mac apple support. Saving an unfinished imovie project for completion later. Im trying to slow down or speed up sections of a clip. This is the logical way to change the speed for a duration of time, but i can not figure out how to activate this button. Change the name of a project you can rename a project when the project library is showing. I am using imovie 11 and i am working on making a movie from video footage that resides on my attached usb drive. My wife uses her ibook primarily to create movies with an old version of imovie. My solution has been to delete my previous movie and event and add the imported movie and edit it. My solution has been to delete my previous movie and event and add the. When you are finished working on your imovie project you can share it. If you want to move a project to another computer, you need to take all the appropriate events for that project as well.
I am trying to add photos to the movie, via the storyboardshots part of the project, but the icons for the photo, music, text, etc. Click the swap button in the toolbar left side to switch the. Here i would like to share 20 useful imovie tricks you may not know but can beef up your. A new event will be added to the list and an imovie events folder will be created on the root of your save location. When i go and try to edit a imovie its grayed out under projects.
How to move a video clip from one event to another in imovie. To finalize imovie project means that you let imovie prepares the movies in all of the possible sizes for uploading to youtube, mobileme, some other video sharing sites, etc. Click once on the event name to select the desired event. This is just a quick imovie tip on how to do 1080p when the option is greyed out. Tap the projects tab and select the project you want to move. But you can copy a video clip from iphoto to an another event. We delete comments that violate our policy, which we. Here are the steps to move a video clip from one event to another in imovie. You have used imovie to create a home movie, enjoy it. If you previously shared or finalized any of these projects, those video files appear in an event called finalized movies. I figured it may have to do with registering, so i go to register. Jun 15, 2009 the thing that flummoxed me was, why couldnt we export the highquality footage from imovie. How to start a movie project with imovie 09 dummies.
Now i am attempting to export or share, but the menu is grayed out. A short screencast on how to create a new event and project in imovie. The only way to experiment is to duplicate the project, and try out stuff on the duplicate. This year it is just pure comedy and after many fights, i cant find a solution for this last bug, and i hope that someone will. You can change the name of your event within the event library panel. You can have a clip fade in or out, dissolve into another clip, zoom into another clip, and so on. Alternatively, on each imovie project the individual may use the share export movie option, choose large and save each of them with different names. At a demonstration, i saw a number of features in imovie 09 that i wished were in fcp and i wondered if there was a way to use imovie 09 in conjunction with fcp, utilizing some of its features to supplement the fcp workflow, most importantly in the rough cut phase of editing, as 09 has an amazing skimmingedit tool. Articles, videos and similar posts questions all describe being able to join clips in imovie using the join clips option in the modify menu of imovie 10.
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