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by: Gil Vasquez
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How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 17, 2007 1:25 PM
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2-17-07
How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4 to retrieve files?
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gil
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 17, 2007 2:02 PM
in response to: Gil Vasquez
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Hi Gil:
If you haven't emptied the trash yet, you can double click on it and drag your files back.
Sue
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 19, 2007 5:27 PM
in response to: SDIllini
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2-19-07
Hi Sue,
I tried you suggestion about double-clicking on the trash can in iMovie 4.0, but i'd get the following message every time: Empty Trash. The Trash contains items totaling 117 KB. NOTE: after emptying the trash you will not be able to paste, etc., etc. Okay to Empty Trash? Of course, I’d cancel. So I don’t know.
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gil
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 19, 2007 5:45 PM
in response to: Gil Vasquez
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I have 6.0, so when you go to FILE, there is no "show trash" option? How bout if you single click on trash, or right click and see if it pulls up a menu that says "show trash"? Or try shift command T and see if that does it?
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 20, 2007 5:05 AM
in response to: Gil Vasquez
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Hi Gil:
What are you trying to get out of the trash? Can you use Advanced / Restore Clip?
Sue
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 20, 2007 5:51 AM
in response to: Gil Vasquez
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Gil:
Read this from imovie Guru, Karl Petersen:
"All may not be lost. A couple of things to keep in mind:
A. Don't forget that iMovie uses non-destructive editing, so the source file of a clip is never shortened. (The source file for each clip is stored in the Media folder of the project. Each scene imported from the camera arrives with its own Media file. Source files can support one clip or many.)
If you split Clip A into two clips, then discard one of the clips and empty the trash, the original Media file is NOT discarded. The Media file itself is discarded ONLY if you discard the last clip that uses that source file. (In the past, iMovie would remove a portion of the Media file, shortening the file. iMovie HD NEVER shortens a Media file.)
So the lost video may still be there, just not be represented by a clip. To retrieve the video of a split clip, select the clip and choose Advanced > Restore Clip to Original. That returns it to its original length. (Or better still, Option-drag the clip to some other place on the timeline to make a copy of it, then Restore the copy.)
Emptying the trash does two things: 1) discards the CLIPS we've trashed -- clips perhaps created by splitting Clip A, and 2) sometimes it discards the source files for those clips. But #2 occurs only when no other project clip references that Media file. So long as any clip in the project relies on a Media file the file is not discarded. That means any clip that uses that source file can be restored to the file's original length and content.
So the stuff you lost may be gone. Or not.
B. A backup copy of the project file exists inside the project package. It is a copy of the project file as it was BEFORE you last saved. If you've saved the project just once, it may help.
I suggest making a copy of the project and working on the copy. To make a copy, select the project in the Finder and choose Edit > Copy "your file name goes here".
To look inside the package, Control-click on the project icon and choose "Show Package Contents" from the popUp menu. You'll see several project files inside the package, one with a tilde (~) in its name. That's the backup. Double-click on it to open the project. The discarded clips may appear, or they may be gone. (This will NOT recover any Media files that have been discarded.)
If the backup project looks usable, quit iMovie without saving, move the current project file outside the package, change the name of the backup project file to match the current project file, open the project and save.
Karl"
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 20, 2007 9:10 AM
in response to: Gil Vasquez
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How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4 to retrieve
files?
Sorry, you can't. Unlike iMovie 6, there is no Trash window in iMovie 4.
As Sue suggested, the only way I know to recover a clip from the iMovie 4 Trash is to restore a clip that shares the same source file as the discarded clip. If, for example, a clip has been split into Clip A and Clip B and you discard Clip B, the only way to get Clip B back is to select Clip A (or a copy of it) and choose the menu command Advanced>Restore Clip. That restores Clip A to the original file, which will contain Clip B.
(Using a copy of Clip A is smart, for it avoids changing Clip A. Option-drag Clip A to a new location on the Timeline to make a copy, then restore THAT.)
Another method is to look inside the Media folder of the project for the source file of the discarded clip. When you have figured out which file contains the clip, Option-drag it out of the Media folder to make a copy of the file, then import it back into the project. (To view Media files, open them in QuickTime Player.)
This might be important: in iMovie 4, each time we save iMovie discards unneeded files. If all the clips using a particular source file have been trashed, the file will go away automatically. So don't save the project until you've located the source file. If, on the other hand, you've already saved the project the file may already be gone without your emptying the Trash. It all depends on whether ANY clip still uses that file. If no clip uses it, it may be gone.
Karl
PS: next time, try posting your iMovie 4 question in the iMovie 4 forum. iMovie HD (iMovie 5/6) users here are not always familiar with iMovie 4, and the answers you get may not exactly apply.
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Re: How do you open the trash can in iMovie 4.0?
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Feb 27, 2007 8:28 PM
in response to: Karl Petersen
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2-27-07
Hi Karl,
Thanks for the help. I think it will resolve my problem and increase my knowledge about iMovie. Maybe, I should also consider upgrading to version 6.0.
Thanks again,
gil
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