HT6012: iMovie (2013): Updating projects and events from previous versions of iMovie

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Kevin9908
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Q: Hi, it is possible to revert iMovie 10 (2013) to iMovie '11 ?

I have the option to update my iMovie '11 to the new version (iMovie 10) but I want to know how I can have both iMovie´s in my Mac (iMovie 10 and iMovie '11).

 

It is possible?

iMovie '11, OS X Mavericks (10.9)

Posted on Nov 10, 2013 8:21 AM

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Q: Hi, it is possible to revert iMovie 10 (2013) to iMovie '11 ?

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  • by Matthew Morgan,

    Matthew Morgan Matthew Morgan Nov 10, 2013 9:22 AM in response to Kevin9908
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    Nov 10, 2013 9:22 AM in response to Kevin9908

    When you install iMovie 10, the older version (v.9) is preserved.

     

    It gets placed in its own folder inside your Applications folder. No special effort on you part required.

     

    Matt

  • by Corsario1,

    Corsario1 Corsario1 Nov 10, 2013 11:01 AM in response to Matthew Morgan
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    Nov 10, 2013 11:01 AM in response to Matthew Morgan

    OMG, this totally answered my question! Thank you so much!

  • by John Root,

    John Root John Root Dec 10, 2013 2:02 PM in response to Matthew Morgan
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    Dec 10, 2013 2:02 PM in response to Matthew Morgan

    The version I have says it's "imovie 7.1.4", which I believe is the older '08 version. Does anyone know how I can get the most recent version of imovie before they launched '10? I mistakenly upgraded to '10 while I was in the middle of doing a project and now I'm running out of time and I don't have the time to learn how to use the newest version yet.

     

    Please help!

  • by Matthew Morgan,

    Matthew Morgan Matthew Morgan Dec 10, 2013 2:29 PM in response to John Root
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    Dec 10, 2013 2:29 PM in response to John Root

    Are you certain your older version was deleted when you installed the update?

     

    Did you computer come with any DVDs when you purchased it? If you do, iMovie can be reinstalled from them.

     

    http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2604

     

    Matt

  • by John Root,

    John Root John Root Dec 10, 2013 3:56 PM in response to Matthew Morgan
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    Dec 10, 2013 3:56 PM in response to Matthew Morgan

    I do have the DVD's from when I purchased it. I'll have to see if I can follow those instructions.

     

    Anyone know how to find imovie 9.0 as a full download? I downloaded the imovie 9.0.9 version and it's telling me I have to have "imovie 9.0" installed. The earliest version of 9.0 I can find is 9.0.1 and even that tells me I have to have 9.0 installed.

  • by chrisbond,

    chrisbond chrisbond Dec 30, 2013 1:09 PM in response to Matthew Morgan
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    Dec 30, 2013 1:09 PM in response to Matthew Morgan

    Matthew you ROCK! Thank you for posting this information. It saved me loads of time researching how to uninstall iMovie 10 and restore iMovie 9. There it is, in my Applications folder, as you said! GOLD STARS to you!

  • by JSubbot,

    JSubbot JSubbot Feb 12, 2014 8:22 PM in response to Matthew Morgan
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    Feb 12, 2014 8:22 PM in response to Matthew Morgan

    Thank you!  I was about to remove Mavericks to get iMovie 9 (2011) back.  Im sure iMovie 10 (2013) has many good features too, especially "Theater" which allows posting directly to iCloud for sharing on Apple TV.  However... I have a ton of time invested in learning (and editing) in iMovie 9 (2011) which I would like to continue to use.