How to get an iMovie compatible with Catalina?
I just upgraded from Mojave to Catalina, expecting to get the latest (compatible) version of iMovie with it, but no. Just an "X" through the icon in the dock. It was from 2016, version 10.1.1, and even under Mojave it was getting buggy. It would crash when trying to export a project. Reinstalling Mojave didn't fix it, so I went through the hassle of upgrading to the highest macOS a MBP mid-2012 can use.
I've scoured the community and Apple Support looking for a way to download a version of iMovie that's compatible with Catalina. Here's what doesn't work:
- The App Store version of iMovie is 11.5.1, and it says it's not compatible with Catalina.
- Searching for iMovie 10.3 in the App Store returns no results.
- Looking under "Purchases" in the App Store, iMove doesn't appear--I never bought it, it came with the Mac, and all the Mac OSX/macOS upgrades since.
- System Preferences/Software Update hasn't ever suggested an iMovie update to my knowledge.
I hope there's a back door to get iMovie 10.3 or whatever; I'm going over to a more professional editing program but need to access old iMovie projects and export them.
Thanks for your input.
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MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.15