Apple Event: May 7th at 7 am PT
When attempting to download video to imovie; as the program reads the camera, it will stall when it is generating poster images in iMovie.
It has always worked, but this time, it just will not progress through the generating poster images step.
Anyone ... ? Help, please!
Thank you kindly,
John
iMovie '11, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
Hi John (snap),
Just a quick thought that may help. Firstly, I'm assuming that you are importing AVCHD clips. If not, please ignore this advice as it applies only to AVCHD clips.
After connecting the camera to iMovie, rather than importing the clips, click Archive All at the bottom of the Import window that opens. In the Save As field, type a name for the archive. Choose where you want to save the archive, and then click Create.
Tip: Don’t save the archive inside the iMovie Events or iMovie Projects folder. This could make iMovie operate more slowly.
Having archived the clips using iMovie's Archive All feature, try importing them from the archive to an Event in iMovie. To do this, go to iMovie's menu and select File>Import>Camera Archive.
Possibly, iMovie will now import without any hiccups. The problem may be with the camera, rather than iMovie. Copying the camera contents (to an archive), rather than going through the full import process, may help smooth the way.
Another thought: The import problem may also be caused by a corrupt clip on the camera. On the camera, go through all the clips and check for any black (or blank) clips, possibly of short duration. Delete these from the camera. I'm assuming of course that you are not using a tape based camera, such as miniDV tapes. Now try importing to iMovie.
John
Message was edited by: John Cogdell
golfsiss76 wrote:
Thank you, I am in preferences, but do not see the file. Sorting alphabetically, I see com.apple.ilife09.plist and then com.apple.ipod.plist. No imovie. I have a MAC 10.6.8 if that helps.
You need to be in your (user name) Home Library folder - not in the Library folder at the top level (found under Macintosh HD/Library). As you are on Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6.8), click on your user name in the left hand column in Finder - you will then see your Home Library folder in the next column (when in column view).
As previously mentioned in this thread, when running Lion (Mac OS X 10.7.2) the Home/Library folder is now hidden. To access it, click on the Desktop so that you are in Finder view. Now Option>Click on Go in the menu. The Library folder will appear in the drop-down list.
If you are on iMovie '11 (version 9.0.4) the preference file is named "com.apple.iMovieApp.plist". If you are on an earlier version the .plist file will have a similar name (as mentioned by AppleMan1958). Most files have a version number in their name, but some earlier versions don't. All will begin with com.apple.iMovie and end with the extension.plist. So, for example, for iMovie '09 (which you appear to be running)., the preference file will be named "com.apple.iMovie8.plist".
John
Thank you,
I did move "com.apple.iMovieApp.plist" to the trash. The import window opens, but zero clips are in the viewer when I import from camera. I did archive, and it did so, and then tried to import but the viewer is blank with this method.
I am again using the MacBook Pro to import my son's basketball game and would prefer to use the Imac. Do you have any idea? The SD Card reader and the SanDisk card work fine on the MacBook Prol So, there must be something wrong with Imove on the Imac.
Your help is appreciated!
and when I just went to close Imovie, the "Generating Poster Images" box reappeared and the programs appears to be stalled again.
This Macworld article may help. It describes how to use the iMovie Drop Box (in conjunction with Image Capture) to import video when iMovie refuses to import directly, or when the video imports to iPhoto instead.
If that doesn't do the trick, you may have to reinstall iMovie on the iMac. The following Apple article provides advice on iLife Troubleshooting Basics for iLife '08 and '09. It includes references to reinstalling any of the iLife applications running under Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and 10.6 Snow Leopard. There may be similar instructions online for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion. If previously downloaded from the Mac App Store, you may be able to re-download iMovie (version 9.0.4 - also known as iMovie '11). Here's the link to the troubleshooting article:
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS3249
John
iMovie '11 stalls when generating poster images
