Can't export to for publishing or upload -- error (-50)

Hi

Error -50 paramErr Error in user parameter list

Can there be any external hard disks - if so How is/are it/they formatted ? Must be Mac OS Extended (hfs) if used for Video.

UNIX/DOS/FAT32/Mac OS Exchange - works for most but not for VIDEO.

What this means in Your situation is above me.

• free space on internal boot hard disk? How much ?

Video codec

• streamingDV, AIC etc. (not .avi, .mp4, .m4v, .wmv etc as they are containers not codecs)

Pictures

• in what format ? .jpg, .bmp, .tif, else ?

Audio

• from where/what format ? iTunes, .avi, .mp3, .aiff, else ?

The "com.apple.iMovie.plist" file

Many users has not observed that there are TWO libraries.

• Library - at root level

• Library - in user/account folder - THIS IS THE ONE to look into

from Luke Burns

I fixed the problem.. but it was very, very strange. I had a very long section for credits and set the line spacing to 1.0.. for some reason this caused it. I removed it, and it worked fine. I put it back, and I couldn't preview or play the video.

I don't know why that could cause that big of a problem, but it did..

Klaus1

You need more free space on your hard drive.

jonorparkerjon

After phone support from apple I ended up creating a new project and adding all 117 clips back in individually till I found out what clips flagged and would not allow me to export. I had 3 I deleted and replaced and everything works now 1hr after tedious work....

Where do Your material come from

• Camera

• External hard disk

• USB-memory

And all are connected so that iMovie can find it ?

Yours Bengt W

Yes it's cumulated suggestions and my own thoughts.

More thoughts

• free space on Your Hard Disk. How Much ?

I never go less than 25GB as Mac OS is = UNIX and behaves likewise, meaning creating lot's of .temp files (invisibly to user) but in high need of temp storage - and so does the Application e.g. iMovie or iDVD.

That's why the space is essential - and it can not be addressed to other hard disks etc. It must be there.

So I would

• get an external hard disk

• format it as - Mac OS Extended (hfs) (MUST BE for Video works)

• Move iMovie Event's over to this - IN THE iMovie Application - MUST NOT BE DONE on DeskTop/Finder !

This will create space.

NEXT THOUGHT

Can it be so that You moved any material used in Your movie project ?

• As this is a non-destructive video-editor it behaves in a way one might not anticipate if not use to it.

PROJECT - Do not contain any movie - nor any copies of material used - only a small text document refering to material used and where it's stored AND how it should play together to play as the movie You are creating - compare to a conductor sheet and a symphony orchestra. If orchestra not there any more - it goes silent.

So if by example I add some audio from an Audio-CD in my movie project - then eject the CD - the Movie will go silent.

NEXT THOUGHT

What material is used

• Video-Codecs

• Photo file formats

• Audio file formats

as iMovie/iDVD are picky and looks that they can handle it but on Export it fails.

MORE COLLECTED

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/4551153?tstart=0

from kimberlyjomom

After researching even more online - turned off time machine, verify and repaired disks - cleared imovie cache annnnnnd . . . SUCCESS!

Yours - thinking - Bengt W