Green screen on imovie

I made a video on green screen and when it exported the image thats suppose to show on the green screen doesnt show but instead a black and white screen does, how do I fix it?

MacBook Air 11″, macOS 12.5

Posted on Sep 21, 2022 10:37 AM

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Posted on Sep 21, 2022 11:39 AM

From your screen shots it looks like the green screen feature worked fine in the project. So it is an export problem, as you have found.


Sometimes export issues can be solved by deleting/resetting preferences. To delete/reset preferences open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and select to delete preferences from the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new blank library. Return to your old library to get back to your projects. Now see if your green screen overlay will export properly. You may need to reboot first. Deleting preferences is a safe procedure that will cause no loss of date or disruption to your projects.


If deleting preferences does not solve it, try creating a new project and doing your green screen there. Then see if you can export and have the green screen display properly in the exported movie.


-- Rich

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Sep 21, 2022 11:39 AM in response to TripDollas

From your screen shots it looks like the green screen feature worked fine in the project. So it is an export problem, as you have found.


Sometimes export issues can be solved by deleting/resetting preferences. To delete/reset preferences open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and select to delete preferences from the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new blank library. Return to your old library to get back to your projects. Now see if your green screen overlay will export properly. You may need to reboot first. Deleting preferences is a safe procedure that will cause no loss of date or disruption to your projects.


If deleting preferences does not solve it, try creating a new project and doing your green screen there. Then see if you can export and have the green screen display properly in the exported movie.


-- Rich

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