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I have been using iMovie for 5 or more years to put together family videos and photos. My new iMac has version 10.3.5 and the photos that I put into iMovie are fuzzy and out of focus. They look fine in Photos. This never happened with my older iMac. What can I do?
iMac (24-inch, M1, 2021, 2 ports)
From your Photos app library, try exporting the photos to a folder on your desktop. Check to see that they display clearly. Then drag them into iMovie. See if they display clearly in iMovie.
From your Photos app library, try exporting the photos to a folder on your desktop. Check to see that they display clearly. Then drag them into iMovie. See if they display clearly in iMovie.
Another thing that you can try, that often fixes iMovie issues, is to delete/reset preferences. To delete/reset preferences open iMovie while holding down the Option and Command keys and select to delete preferences in the box that appears. iMovie will open in a new library. Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. Now see if the photos display fuzzy. Possibly you may need to reboot to set the changes. Deleting preferences is a safe procedure thatwill not cause data loss or disruption to your project.
Also, try placing the photos into a newly created project and see if they display properly there.
-- Rich
The delete preferences worked. Thank you so much!!!!
It is looking like the issue may be confined only to this particular project. Try creating a new project as a test project and put in some of the media that appears fuzzy in the old project. See if the media displays clearly there.
However, try the deleting preferences procedure first.
-- Rich
No. They are clear on the desktop, clear in My Media for My Movie, but blurry as soon as they become part of the movie project.
I put a photo into an old movie and it displays fine - not fuzzy. I have started over with the new movie and it did not help. I will try the reset that you mentioned. Thank you.
Fuzzy photos in iMovie
