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Q: iMove detects non-existant camera, and then crashes

Tilte says it all. I have no camera connected, nor Blutooth on, on my phone, yet iMovie keeps detecting a camera, then starts generating thumbnails, before finishing these, it crashes. So basically, I can't use it at present.

 

Any ideas?

 

I'm also trying to create a movie to burn from an ISO file. I can mount the files nad paly from my iMac directly, but I can't inport these fiels nad burn them. Hence I tried to open iMovie to try this. But it won't stay open more than 30 seconds.

iMac 08, Mac OS X (10.5.3)

Posted on Feb 27, 2013 10:16 PM

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  • by Drubbing,

    Drubbing Drubbing Feb 27, 2013 10:18 PM in response to Drubbing
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    Feb 27, 2013 10:18 PM in response to Drubbing

    Sorry should add, I upgraded to Snow Leopard some time ago, so now on version 10.6.8

  • by Karsten Schlüter,

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter Feb 27, 2013 10:54 PM in response to Drubbing
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    Feb 27, 2013 10:54 PM in response to Drubbing

    Drubbing wrote:

    iMovie detects non-existing camera ....

    you probably have an 'archive' = full copy of an SDcard on your Desktop or on your harddrives top-level - this will be detected as a 'camera'. in case, this folder is corrupt, it'll crash iMovie.

     

    erase the file.

  • by Drubbing,

    Drubbing Drubbing Feb 27, 2013 11:10 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter
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    Feb 27, 2013 11:10 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter

    Thanks. But I've never used an SD card. Only ever connected my camera via calbe to import movies.

     

    Where is my HD top level, I can't find anything on the HD via finder.

     

    I've recently downloaded the ISO file mentioned above (from a reputable source) however, I've now discoeverd when this is mounted, or I put in the DVD of the burned raw files, that's when iMove crashes. Could this be corrupt?

  • by Karsten Schlüter,

    Karsten Schlüter Karsten Schlüter Feb 27, 2013 11:52 PM in response to Drubbing
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    Feb 27, 2013 11:52 PM in response to Drubbing

    Drubbing wrote:

    Thanks. But I've never used an SD card.

    you haven't told us what sort of camera you use.

    read my reply just to the word 'archive'.

     

    iMovie detects ANY sort of camera-like-file-structure as 'camera'.

    could be a copy of a SDcard

    could be a copy of a DVD = VIDEO_TS folder ....

     

    in Finder, when you click on the tiny House-icon - that is your top-level ....

     

     

    Drubbing wrote:

    … recently downloaded the ISO file …  when this is mounted,…  that's when iMove crashes. Could this be corrupt?

    corrupt or in some 'other' way confusing iMovie.

     

    iMovie is meant for Camcorders - no all-purpose-editor.

    if the ISO (btw: weird way to share 'video'???) is a sort of DVD-image, and if this file is corrupt or out-of-standards, iM supports, this can cause issues.

     

    what I would do:

    • mount the ISO (double-click it)

    • in case, a 'drive' symbol appears on your desktop, tell us what's inside

    • in case, the ISO contains a VIDEO_TS, follow advice given in this boards User-Tipps, How to import/convertDVDs

  • by Drubbing,

    Drubbing Drubbing Feb 28, 2013 12:43 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter
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    Feb 28, 2013 12:43 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

    Well now I can load the drive, but it won't play, as it has before. The drive contains Video_TS files, but the audio_TS ones won't display.

     

    I'm afraid user tips doesn't contain any topic related to importing DVDs, nor does a serch in iMovie discussions.

  • by John Cogdell,

    John Cogdell John Cogdell Feb 28, 2013 5:03 AM in response to Drubbing
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    Feb 28, 2013 5:03 AM in response to Drubbing

    Drubbing wrote:

     

    I'm afraid user tips doesn't contain any topic related to importing DVDs, nor does a serch in iMovie discussions.

    Try this User Tip by AppleMan1958 here:

     

    https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-3951

     

    John

  • by Drubbing,

    Drubbing Drubbing Feb 28, 2013 5:20 AM in response to John Cogdell
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    Feb 28, 2013 5:20 AM in response to John Cogdell

    Thanks for the help. The ISO files are clearly an issue with iMovie.

     

    I'm afraid the import tips aren't going to help, the DVD I burned is not MPEG, It's simply a copy of the files on the ISO mountable drive, which contains the VIDEO_TS folders files, which are are VOB files, whatever that is.

  • by Klaus1,

    Klaus1 Klaus1 Feb 28, 2013 6:17 AM in response to Drubbing
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    Feb 28, 2013 6:17 AM in response to Drubbing

    You need to convert the VOB files in the TS-Folder of the DVD back to DV which iMovie is designed to handle. For that you need mpegStreamclip:

     

    http://www.squared5.com/svideo/mpeg-streamclip-mac.html

     

    which is free, but you must also have the  Apple mpeg2 plugin :

     

    http://store.apple.com/us/product/D2187Z/A/quicktime-mpeg-2-playback-component-f or-mac-os-x

     

    (unless you are running Lion in which case see below))

    which is a mere $20.

     

    Another possibility is to use DVDxDV:

     

    http://www.dvdxdv.com/NewFolderLookSite/Products/DVDxDV.overview.htm

     

    which costs $25.

     

    For the benefit of others who may read this thread:

     

    Obviously the foregoing only applies to DVDs you have made yourself, or other home-made DVDs that have been given to you. It will NOT work on copy-protected commercial DVDs, which in any case would be illegal.

     

    And from the TOU of these forums:

     

    Keep within the Law

    1. No material may be submitted that is intended to promote or commit an illegal act.
    2. Do not submit software or descriptions of processes that break or otherwise ‘work around’ digital rights management software or hardware. This includes conversations about ‘ripping’ DVDs or working around FairPlay software used on the iTunes Store.

     

    If you are running Lion:

     

    From the MPEG Streamclip homepage

     

    The installer of the MPEG-2 Playback Component may refuse to install the component in Lion. Apple states the component is unnecessary in Lion, however MPEG Streamclip still needs it. See this:

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3381

     

    To install the component in Lion, please download MPEG Streamclip 1.9.3b7 beta above; inside the disk image you will find the Utility MPEG2 Component Lion: use it to install the MPEG-2 Playback Component in Lion. The original installer's disk image (QuickTimeMPEG2.dmg) is required.

     

    The current versions of MPEG Streamclip cannot take advantage of the built-in MPEG-2 functionality of Lion. For MPEG-2 files you still need to install the QuickTime MPEG-2 Playback Component, which is not preinstalled in Lion. You don't have to install QuickTime 7.