Q: My iMovie doesn't work. When I open it nothing comes up so I force quit but then it closes, and a message comes up to send to appl ... more
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Jan 10, 2014 6:09 AMby sterling r,Hello BellzJay,
Thank you for your question. It sounds like your iMovie window is not appearing when you open the program and force quitting it then reopening it does the same thing. I would recommend these staps in particluar to try from the following article:
iMovie: How to troubleshoot "Application Unexpectedly Quit" messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht3143
1) Verify your software is up to date by running Software Update.
The updates necessary to resolve the issue are those relating to QuickTime, iLife, iMovie and Mac OS X. If any of these updates are available, install the updates. After you install the updates, run Software Update again to verify there are no more updates for that application available.
2) Disable non-essential QuickTime components.
- Navigate to /Library/QuickTime/ for a list of components currently installed.
- Temporarily disable any components that are not in the list below. You can disable the components by moving them to the Desktop or another folder outside of the /Library/QuickTime/ folder.
- Open iMovie and see if the issue is resolved. If iMovie no longer unexpectedly quits, check to see if an updated component is available, or contact the developer of the component for further recommendations.
iMovie uses the following components, and should be left in the QuickTime folder:
- AppleIntermediateCodec.component
- AppleMPEG2Codec.component
Note: There may also be a similar folder at ~/Library/QuickTime/ depending on the components you have installed. If this folder is available on your Mac, remove any components as instructed in step 2. Both of these locations hold QuickTime components. The components help you encode or decode different types of multimedia content.
5) Run Apple Hardware Test and Disk Utility
If you are experiencing unexpected behavior in other applications, check your hardware by using Apple Hardware Test. You can also test your hard disks using the Verify and Repair functions of Disk Utility.
Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
Sterling
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May 6, 2014 11:25 AMby Negatyf,I also had this problem, but I solved after two hours of searching solution on the internet. Solution is very simple. You need to delete all files from your iMovie Library. Before You delete them, backup your files if You have important videos. After that You can paste into iMovie Library videos or just import in app and spend next hours with our lovely program.
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Aug 23, 2014 8:09 AMby EulaBea,Thank-you Negatyf, I have been searching since last week and this worked. I had resorted to using iPhoto to make a basic slideshow for a deadline, which served its purpose.
From Home, I expanded the "Movies" folder > two-finger tapped to select "Show Package Contents" of my iMovie Library and moved everything to trash. iMovie worked like a charm afterwards!
