iMovie drag and drop
I'm not able to add photo/video content to the timeline in iMovie. I get the "buster" symbol when I hover with a photo that I'd like to drop in. I've never had this problem before. Any suggestions?
MacBook Air
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I'm not able to add photo/video content to the timeline in iMovie. I get the "buster" symbol when I hover with a photo that I'd like to drop in. I've never had this problem before. Any suggestions?
MacBook Air
Hey there, yvonnekins!
We appreciate you reaching out on Apple Support Communities. We’d be happy to take a look at the behavior you’re experiencing regarding being unable to add photos to iMovie.
To get started, it looks like you came to us from Add photos and videos from the Photos app to your iMovie project - Apple Support, and that you’re following the proper steps when using a Mac. If you create a new project, does the same behavior occur? To create a new project, you can follow the steps listed in: Create a new iMovie project - Apple Support
For easy reference, those steps can be found here as well:
Additionally, are you attempting to drag and drop from Photos, or from Finder? We’d recommend trying both options, if possible. When dragging the photo, does a blue box appear on the timeline? Let us know more about what you see when trying to complete this process, and we’ll go from there.
Cheers!
Hey there, yvonnekins!
We appreciate you reaching out on Apple Support Communities. We’d be happy to take a look at the behavior you’re experiencing regarding being unable to add photos to iMovie.
To get started, it looks like you came to us from Add photos and videos from the Photos app to your iMovie project - Apple Support, and that you’re following the proper steps when using a Mac. If you create a new project, does the same behavior occur? To create a new project, you can follow the steps listed in: Create a new iMovie project - Apple Support
For easy reference, those steps can be found here as well:
Additionally, are you attempting to drag and drop from Photos, or from Finder? We’d recommend trying both options, if possible. When dragging the photo, does a blue box appear on the timeline? Let us know more about what you see when trying to complete this process, and we’ll go from there.
Cheers!
I was able to start a new project with no problem…but it took 2 tries. I have no idea what went wrong (I usually chalk that up to user error) but after deleting the problematic movie, restarting the computer, and trying again, all is well once again.
Hi yvonnekins,
We're glad to hear that you're working as expected in iMovie again. Thanks for letting us know.
Take care and happy project creating!
iMovie drag and drop