How do I change media views in iMove?

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How do I change media views in iMove?

For some inexplicable reason, when I go to my downloads to select media to upload to iMovie, what was once a list, where I could sort by file type, size, date, now shows up as thumbnails. I want to return to the list view. I went to View in the toolbar, but those options don’t work. I’ve clicked something that made the change. It is probably staring me in the face, but I can’t find it. How do I return to the default list view so I can scroll through my media options easily? Thank you!

Posted on May 2, 2019 1:32 PM

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Rich839

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May 2, 2019 3:33 PM in response to MDW302

If you are in Finder you should be able to open any folder and go to "View/as list" to view the items as a list. Are you saying that the "View/as list" option doesn't work? Is it grayed out or is nothing happening when you click it? Are your items contained in a folder?

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Rich839

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May 2, 2019 4:36 PM in response to Rich839

All else failing, you might try redownloading iMovie. Be sure that both your iMovie version and operating system version are up to date.

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MDW302 Author

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May 2, 2019 4:02 PM in response to Rich839

When in iMovie and I go to “import” media, a window comes up which resembles finder and the way finder is organized. In my case I select downloads to view and import media I just downloaded. Typically, there is other content there as well, PDFS, etc. Normally I see all this content in a list, and can search or organize it by size, date, type etc. I have lost that view. What comes up are thumbnails similar to what I get when I look at my media files already in the project. I am not at the computer now or I would take a screenshot. So I go up to the toolbar at the top, File, Edit, etc. and find View and I can’t change the way I see my upload options. I am trying to get back to the way I had it.

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Rich839

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May 2, 2019 4:25 PM in response to MDW302

O.K. I see what you mean.

You are right, that when you import media from your Mac using the import window the items should be displayed as a list, not icons. When I try it the media displays as a list. I can't get it to display as icons.

It might be a corrupt preference that is causing this glitch. Try opening iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and selecting to delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new library. Reopen your old library to get back to your preferences. Now see if your clips are displayed as a list in the import window.

You might also create a new library and see if you can download there from a list display in the download window.

-- Rich

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