iMovie bugged

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iMovie bugged

Hi everybody,
I did some videos with iMovies, then all of a sudden it started acting weird: apparently my project library is empty, but clicking where the projets should be works, somehow.

But the interface is messed up, most buttons won't answer and as I try to use it or resize the window, things get worse!

if I minimize iMovie, then it will pop back up as a blank window, leaving the minimized icon in the dock...

I tried trashing iMovie and reinstalling it from my macos 10.5 CDs but still had problems; updated again, and back to this mess!

please help me!

thanks in advance..

Daniele

Macbook 2.2ghz, Mac OS X (10.5.3), 4 GB Ram

Posted on Jun 3, 2008 3:54 AM

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Answer 1

Jun 3, 2008 4:02 AM in response to Mini_daniele

Hi

Not knowing the origin to Your problem - General approach when in trouble is as follows:

• Free space on internal (start-up) hard disk if it is less than 10Gb should rather have 25Gb
• Hard disk is untidy: Repair Permissions, Repair Hard disk (Apple Disc Util tool)
• Delete iMovie pref file - or rather start a new user/account - log into this and re-try
• Third party plug-ins that doesn't work OK (not relevant for iMovie’08)

• Program miss-match: iMovie 5.0.2, up to Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4.1 - is OK
• Program miss-match: iMovie 6.0.3 or 6.0.4, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4.1 - is OK (might work under Leopard)
• Program miss-match: iMovie’08 v. 7.0.1, Mac OS X.4.11 AND QuickTime 7.4.1 - is OK (might work under Leopard)

iMovie pref file resides: Mac Hard Disk (start-up HD)/Users/"Your account"/Library/Preferences
and is named: com.apple.iMovie.plist
While iMovie is NOT RUNNING - move this file out to desk-top.
Now restart iMovie.

Yours Bengt W

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Mini_daniele Author

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Jun 3, 2008 4:12 AM in response to Bengt Wärleby

Thanks for your advices, I'm already trying with some of them. I wouldn't have guessed it could be disk related! but I have been working for a lot of time with a lot less then 10 GBs of free space without problems... I'll try that too!

Resetting preference file didn't help; my OS is 10.5.3, iMovie 7.1.1 and quicktime 7.4.5

I tried to remove some projects and events, that didn't help either..

now I'm checking disk status!

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Answer 3

Jun 3, 2008 4:16 AM in response to Mini_daniele

Hi

Under 10Gb problematic and slow

Under 5Gb hazardous and most probably not working.

Yours Bengt W

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Mini_daniele Author

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Jun 3, 2008 10:29 AM in response to Bengt Wärleby

hi again...

I repaired both disk status and permissions with no result, i've got now more than 5 GB free space, still not working properly. I'll try to free even more space, even if I don't understand how disk space can affect interface... After all it's not slow when it comes to look at videos or move trhough a clip... it just is too messed up in the look to work 😟

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Answer 5

Jun 3, 2008 11:20 PM in response to Mini_daniele

Disk Space

Not only for iMovie but Mac OS too due to that it is UNIX (X.5 100%) and behaves likevice with lot's
of temp files - sparec space = problem

Yours Bengt W

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Mini_daniele Author

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Jun 4, 2008 3:48 AM in response to Mini_daniele

there was a bugget project file that caused all my trouble! I just had to remove it while freeing space... As a counterproof, I put the troublesome file back in iMovie projects folder, and the mess came back.

anyway freeing disk space surely helps performances 🙂

thanks a lot for your adiveces!

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Mini_daniele Author

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Jun 4, 2008 3:50 AM in response to Mini_daniele

Just check the iMovie projects folder for a suspect file... in my case, it was too small, and it had no icon or preview. Removing the file solved my issue!

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Answer 8

Jun 4, 2008 4:54 AM in response to Mini_daniele

Great for Your feedback. The things we need to learn and be better.

Thanx.

Bengt W

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