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CandMLips Author

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I can't export a file from iMovie to watch in TV app

I used to create home movies in iMovie, and then get them onto my phone via syncing with iTunes. Now that Music and TV has been split it's a bit more cumbersome to manage media I want on my devices, but I could figure it out.

The new problem is that TV won't accept (by dragging from Finder, or using Command-O import) an MP4 that I created in iMovie. It just doesn't do anything. There's no iMovie option to publish it to Apple TV. Only to create a file, which is only MP4, which seems no longer accepted on TV. That seems really crazy. Who can help?

iMac Pro

Posted on Apr 21, 2020 9:24 AM

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Urquhart1244

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Posted on Apr 21, 2020 3:37 PM

Do not export using ProRes “Best” settings.

Verify that the exported file has H.264 video and AAC audio.

To add files to the library of the TV app, drag-and-drop the exported .mp4/.m4v/.mov file to the TV app with the library tab open. Untagged movie files will be categorized as Home Videos.

What is your version macOS? What is your version iMovie?

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