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Q: Seeing Photos in iMovie

Basically, when I open my iMovie to work on a project, I cannot access all the videos that are in Photos. It shows up as a library but there is nothing in it, and I can't import anything directly from Photos. What am I doing wrong?

 

 

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Posted on Sep 23, 2016 9:49 PM

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  • by Rich839,

    Rich839 Rich839 Sep 23, 2016 10:24 PM in response to kimfromnone
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    Sep 23, 2016 10:24 PM in response to kimfromnone

    Try going to Photos preferences, in the Photos app, and selecting "use as system photo library".   That should

    make your Photos media appear in iMovie.   (If the selection is grayed out, then Photos already is your system library and the answer will lie elsewhere. ) 

  • by kimfromnone,

    kimfromnone kimfromnone Sep 25, 2016 10:24 AM in response to Rich839
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    Sep 25, 2016 10:24 AM in response to Rich839

    It is already greyed out, which is why I'm not sure what to do.

  • by Rich839,

    Rich839 Rich839 Sep 25, 2016 10:36 AM in response to kimfromnone
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    Sep 25, 2016 10:36 AM in response to kimfromnone

    If "use as system library" is grayed out, then your Photos library already is the system library. 

     

    Looking at your screen shot, what options do you get when you click on "all clips" at the top of the media browser?  Where were the stills in your time line imported from?  What operating system are you using?

  • by kimfromnone,

    kimfromnone kimfromnone Sep 25, 2016 10:41 PM in response to Rich839
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    Sep 25, 2016 10:41 PM in response to Rich839

    This is what I get when I click "All Clips"

    Screen Shot 2016-09-25 at 11.31.48 PM.png

    The Videos that I am currently working with, were in my iMovie Library, and I believe that when I clicked on the "All clips" button I had the options of viewing photos/ videos and see them all based on date (Year, then month...).

     

    As they were all naturally there, I didn't ask any questions, and one day I noticed they'd gone!

     

    OSX El Capitan : 10.11.16 (just updated).

     

    Thanks for helping me out... this is a real head scratch.

  • by ilovepieapple,

    ilovepieapple ilovepieapple Sep 26, 2016 12:23 AM in response to kimfromnone
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    Sep 26, 2016 12:23 AM in response to kimfromnone

    Hi,

    Since iMovie is free, so it is unavoidably restricted in some functions. So maybe a paid one can help you a lot.

    And i chose iorgsoft video editor which is a very powerful video editing software and i love it, maybe you can have a try.

  • by Rich839,Apple recommended

    Rich839 Rich839 Sep 26, 2016 11:10 AM in response to kimfromnone
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    Sep 26, 2016 11:10 AM in response to kimfromnone

    If you have more than one Photos library, make sure that iMovie is connected to the correct one. 

     

    You can try these three commonly used trouble shooting procedures:

     

    1. Delete preferences by restarting your computer, and launching iMovie while holding down the option and command keys.  Then select the delete preferences option in the resulting dialogue box.

     

      2.  Try launching iMovie in a different user account.  You can use your guest account for this purpose.

     

      3. Try creating a new project and copy/pasting into it the media from your current project. Or, start over from scratch. 

     

    If nothing works, try creating a new library and working out of that one.

     

    You always have the option of putting photos from your Photos app into a desktop folder, and then dragging them into iMovie from there. 

     

    Trouble shooting can be time consuming until you hit on the right solution.  Hang in there.

     

    -- Rich

  • by Rich839,Apple recommended

    Rich839 Rich839 Sep 27, 2016 8:18 AM in response to Rich839
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    Sep 27, 2016 8:18 AM in response to Rich839

    Hi, Kim,

     

    If nothing else has worked so far, you might try this:   Restart your computer, open the Photos app, park it on the Dock, and then open iMovie.     Now see if iMovie will read the photos. 

     

    -- Rich

  • by kimfromnone,

    kimfromnone kimfromnone Sep 27, 2016 2:33 PM in response to Rich839
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    Sep 27, 2016 2:33 PM in response to Rich839

    Something work! I'm not sure which of these it was, but after restarting my pc it is back. Thanks so much for your help!

  • by Rich839,

    Rich839 Rich839 Sep 27, 2016 2:54 PM in response to kimfromnone
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    Sep 27, 2016 2:54 PM in response to kimfromnone

    You are very welcome!