video doesn't work in iPhoto

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video doesn't work in iPhoto

hi everybody!

i have such problem: i downloaded my videos from iphone to iphoto, everything was ok the worked and i deleted them from iphone. but then, some time later, when i turned on iphoto to see this videos, they don't work! they shows like a picture, and when i try to play it iphoto says something like this: "not clear the necessery reference data" Help me! Those videos are very imoprtant to me and i don't have the somewhere else 😟

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3), iPhoto problems

Posted on May 6, 2012 1:34 PM

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Old Toad

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May 6, 2012 4:07 PM in response to Paul.Derbush

Post a screenshot of the message window that you're getting. Also confirm that you are running a "managed" library.

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May 7, 2012 3:02 AM in response to Old Toad

It was confirmed that i am running a "managed" library. Here the screenshot what the iPhoto says:

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Old Toad

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May 7, 2012 10:23 AM in response to Paul.Derbush

That's the first time I've seen that one. Select one of the videos in iPhoto and use the File ➙ Reveal in Finder ➙ Original menu option. You will be taken to the folder inside the library that's holding the original video file that was imported. If you can see the file double click on it to try to launch it with QT Player.

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May 7, 2012 3:45 PM in response to Old Toad

It not works! When i do that finder opens an empty folder 😟

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Old Toad

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May 7, 2012 4:36 PM in response to Paul.Derbush

Then the video file is missing. How did you download the videos to iPhoto? Did you rely on iCloud photo streaming or connect your iPhone to your Mac and upload them to iPhoto directly?

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