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iMovie freezes when attempting to play a video on my iMac

When drawing a video into iMovie, when play is selected the application will freeze and force quite is needed to stop the spinning ball on the screen.


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iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 11.0

Posted on Apr 24, 2024 9:31 AM

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Apr 25, 2024 8:06 AM in response to zjhailey13

Hi,


Try deleting/resetting preferences and see if that cures it. 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 empty library. Reopen your old library to get back to your projects. Possibly you may need to reboot to set the changes.  Deleting preferences is a safe procedure that will not cause data loss or disruption to your project.


You might also try creating a new project and see if that will resolve it.


Also, check to make sure that you have sufficient free space on your internal drive for iMovie to operate.


-- Rich

iMovie freezes when attempting to play a video on my iMac

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