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Camera roll videos not showing up after touching add clip.

When I try to add video clips to an iMovie project only my older videos in my photo library show up, not the ones I just took in my camera roll.

HP, Windows XP, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 3G, iPhone, iPod Classic 120GB, iPod shuffle

Posted on Oct 5, 2010 9:03 AM

22 replies

Mar 27, 2011 11:37 AM in response to rickratbmx

I found a bug fix: Select the clip in the Photos app and trim off frame or two then "Save As New Clip." it will then be able to be selected in iMovie for iPhone.

Kiwiphone4

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Mar 27, 2011 3:04 PM in response to DisneyEchoTV

DisneyEchoTV wrote:
I found a bug fix: Select the clip in the Photos app and trim off frame or two then "Save As New Clip."

Yes this is a valid workaround.
It also is sometimes easier to trim clips in the photo app, and save them as new clips.

Mar 30, 2011 4:52 AM in response to Kiwiphone4

Nope, didn't work for me. Tried several clips, also tried completely closing iMovie. It just does not find new clips, only random old ones.

JanHL

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Mar 30, 2011 7:35 AM in response to Community User

Hi Kilpik.

Start iMovie on your iPhone. Scroll through your old clips, with the new iMovie-function sliding your finger across the clip. Hidden inside, what looks like an old clip, lies your new ones. For some reason old clips - and even deleted ones - hijack new clips.

Good luck searching.

Jan

Squinly

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May 17, 2011 9:03 PM in response to JanHL

Hmm, I'm having the same problem. The video section in iMovie is only showing some of the clips I can see and play in the photos app. Likewise photos are not showing in the photo section although they are already in one of my projects and are still viewable in the photos app. Interestingly, everything that is in an album of the photo app is viewable in iMovie, as far as I can tell. But I have a lot of content which shows under the 'photos' tab of the photos app which does not show in any of the albums.

Problem first noticed after I imported content using the camera connection kit. This seems to have made some 'imported' albums, i.e. 'last import' and 'all imported' (which only includes the last 2 imports, not all...) and essentially stuffed everything up.

As per a previous post, I submitted the feedback to Apple but the output of that feedback forms says: "We cannot respond to you personally, but please know that your message has been received and will be reviewed by the iMovie Team. If we need to follow up with you on your ideas for improving iMovie, wewill contact you directly." so I’m not expecting a fix any time soon...

jnk96

Level 1

10 points

Aug 16, 2011 8:12 AM in response to rickratbmx

My solution was to turn on location services, eventhough my clip was local - then they showed up

Mar 25, 2012 11:44 AM in response to jnk96

Thank you jnk96 🙂 this is the CORRECT SOLUTION to the issue related to camera roll video clips not appearing for an extended period of time after touching add clip in iMovie. (This should also address issues with missing clips in iMovie as well.)

ℹ I've broken it down step by step below ℹ

From the Home Screen, select Settings.

Select Location Services.

Make sure Location Services are on for both Camera and iMovie.

Completely exit iMovie (if running) (double tap home button, and press and hold iMovie icon in Multi-Tasking Bar until it begins to jiggle then tap the ➖ icon to close iMovie. Reopen iMovie by tapping its icon from the home screen.)

Now when you then go into add an existing video clip they will all appear nearly immediately.

Camera roll videos not showing up after touching add clip.