Access iMovie project from another user on same computer

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Access iMovie project from another user on same computer

Hi,

I would like to access my iMovie project from my daughter's user account on the same computer. She has the music in her iTunes library we want to put with the movie. Alternatively, is it possible to access her iTunes Library from my account so that we can put some of her music on the movie? I'd rather not import a bunch of her music into my iTunes Library.

Thanks in advance.

iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Sep 25, 2010 1:08 PM

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eMom Author

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Sep 25, 2010 2:18 PM in response to Bengt Wärleby

Hi,

I was able to share the iTunes music between users with this info: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1203

Even though I think I told iTunes to look in the shared folder for its music, I'm not sure iTunes is doing that. I have to look in the shared folder and actually play the music before it goes into my iTunes account and can be put onto the iMovie. That may be just as well, because I didn't mean to import my daughter's entire iTunes Library into my iTunes LIbrary anyway.

Thanks again for your help.

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Answer 2

Sep 25, 2010 1:21 PM in response to eMom

Hi

This is really another problem and the solution also.

Using iTune Audio/Music in iMovie projects often results in Q. Where did the audio go ?
This due to the copyprotection in iTunes (DRM or something)

Medicin - is to do it the other way around.
• In iTunes - Make a Playlist with needed audio
• Burn out as an Audio-CD (not .mp3)
• Use the files on this in iMovie or FinalCut

This Works and gives best result possibly !

Yours Bengt W

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eMom Author

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Sep 25, 2010 1:41 PM in response to Bengt Wärleby

Thanks for your speedy reply. We'll probably end up doing as you suggest -- copying the songs from my daughter's account onto a CD and then putting them into my account -- on the same computer.

I seems that it shouldn't be so difficult to access the media from another account on the same computer though. What I'd really like to be able to access is the iMovie project to work on it from my daughter's account.

I had (and still have) the old version of iMovie, and I really don't have the hang of this version of iMovie at all.

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Answer 4

Sep 25, 2010 1:49 PM in response to eMom

It doesn't really have to do with iMovie.

It is iTunes and how Apple (and Sony I think) have tried to put a DRM-protection to downloaded
music.

So whatever version of iMovie or FinalCut - this problem persists and especially if one tries to make
a DVD from a movie with iTunes audio in it. We all have to go around this.

And about DVDs - iMovie'08 or 09 - are NO GOOD TOOL for this. If You've got an older iMovie
working - Use this and You get best possibly quality.

I use iMovie HD6 and iDVD 09 (v.7.0.4) - Works greatly.

Yours Bengt W

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eMom Author

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Sep 25, 2010 1:59 PM in response to Bengt Wärleby

Hi,

I have iMovie HD6 and iDVD7 -- if only we had used the iMovie HD6 to make the movie.

I was able to download iMovie HD6 from Apple (and I was a previous iLife owner) and I think iDVD7 came on the computer.

I'm looking at how to share my daughter's iTunes Library between accounts, but I'm not very hopeful.

Thanks so much for your input.

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Answer 6

Sep 25, 2010 2:23 PM in response to eMom

Yes - Happy You found this.

Still if You do a DVD from it - don't be supprised if the audio is not there.

Very common problem - and only one medicine as I know of - but it works,

Yours Bengt W

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eMom Author

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Sep 25, 2010 3:21 PM in response to Bengt Wärleby

Thanks for the warning. We'll keep our fingers crossed for now.

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