Older version of imovie

The best version of iMovie was version 6, which still runs well on all versions of OS X.

Try looking on eBay, or possibly also Amazon, for an iLife 6 install DVD, which will include iMovie 6.

As for iDVD 7 (the best version to date, but now withdrawn by Apple) you need iLife 8 or later to get that.

If you had version 9 when you got your Mac it would been included on the install disk.

But in the opinion of many users, version 6 of iMovie has never been surpassed.

Try reinstalling it. It should work perfectly with Snow leopard.

Having said that, you only have 1GB of RAM. You should really think about doubling that.

Klaus1 wrote:

The best version of iMovie was version 6, …

you should mention, that iMHD6 was/is best FOR TAPE BASED material ... only.

for modern AVCHD, vers6 is of no use ....... 😉

I'm switching from OS X 10.6 to 10.8 and intend to keep using iMovie HD 6.0.3 and iDVD with my DV projects.

iLife '06 installer can't run in OS X 10.8 so I must either:

a) 1st install iLife '06 while booted in OS X 10.6. Then copy /Applications/iMovie HD.app and /Library/Application Support/iMovie to the same places in OS X 10.8. Or:

b) Use Pacifist ($20) to open the iMovie HD 6 install packages from the iLife '06 installer DVD (iMovie.pkg and iMovieThemes_Tiger.pkg) and let Pacifist install them to the right places.

iLife '06's iDVD 6.0 (or 6.0.4) does not work in OS X 10.8 so I must install iDVD 7.0.4 (and iPhoto 8.1) from the "Applications Install Disc" DVD that came bundled with my Mac mini. Remember to choose "iDVD extra content" which installs iDVD 1-5 themes in addition to the default iDVD 6-7 themes. No need for Pacifist with this install.

iMovie HD 6.0.2 and 6.0.3 as well as iDVD 7.1.2 and iPhoto 8.1.2 updaters also work without Pacifist. AFAIK iMovie HD 6.0.4 is identical to v6.0.3.

So far all those old apps seem to work OK in OS X 10.8.

Oh, and BTW I had to grab iSync from OS X 10.6 for use with my ancient Nokia E70 "smartphone", too.

By default iMovie saves its projects to:

~/Movies

...but you can save, move or copy iMovie projects anywhere (as long as the the disk is formatted as Mac OS Extended; other formats like Windows FAT corrupt the project!).

See also:

http://www.sjoki.uta.fi/~shmhav/iMovie_HD_6_bugs.html

The best place for the program is:

/Applications/iMovie HD

Apple's updaters dislike any renaming, but after the final v6.0.3 update you can rename iMovie HD, if you like (I renamed it "iMovie HD 6.0.3" before installing iMovie 8 just to be sure it was not overwritten; I also made a copy to another folder to be extra-sure). Anyway, I don't like newer iMovie versions...

iMovie HD has also some support files (themes) at /Library/Application Support/iMovie.

I also have iMovie 4.0.1.app in /Applications because it has some nifty features and I didn't want my iMovie HD 6 updates to overwrite it.

Karsten Schlüter wrote:

Klaus1 wrote:

The best version of iMovie was version 6, …

you should mention, that iMHD6 was/is best FOR TAPE BASED material ... only.

for modern AVCHD, vers6 is of no use ....... 😉

Good point Karsten, thanks for reminding me! 🙂

iMovie application is at

/Applications/iMovie HD.app

There are some support files that you might also want to copy at:

/Library/Application Support/iMovie

...sorry for so lazily reading your initial problem... I hope you got things fixed.

Have you been able to get the version you paid for yet?

I have the same issue. I backed up the software, yet when I moved the saoftware back over after installing the new hard drive it won't work. I have tried for almost a year to get help from Apple, both via e-mail and in person at Apple Stores that I find in my travels. the closest one is 1.5 hours away, so can't just go in an talk to them when I feel like it.

I e-mailed customer service, and they said it was a technical issue that I would have to pay for tech support to receive the help... help that I know would probably just state I was out of luck.

This download only policy is the worst idea I have ever seen from a company, and the customer service related to it is horrible. When someone buys software, they should own it... if someone is leasing software (which it seems is happening now), people should be told in big bold letters and be able to have the option to buy a disc... Just like movies and music.

It's a good idea to burn a copy of installers to a DVD before installing. That way you lways have a backup copy for re-installing.