How do you finalize an iMovie in 10.0.3?

Use the Share menu to make a final version.

I have imovie 10 - project runs about 70 min. I had been successful in sharing it to desktop i.e. mp4 - then converting it with program to .mov.

HOWEVER I went back to edit the project down - and now when I share to desktop the quicktime file will not play. Hmmmm? I did add chapter marks in the new version - should that matter? I do not know how to check for errors but don't think there are any as it worked in longer version.

I'm on macbook 10.9.4 - iMovie 10 - and baffled.

I don't have that option to make a "final video." I have, theatre (default), e-mail, Facebook, iTunes, Youtube, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and File... iMovie10.0.5. I want to save it to my iMac.

Same problem. I chose Share, theatre (default). Shows the movie in theatre, and it will play, but underneath it says "movie creating ..." and it has been that way for at least 3 hours with no progress. If I ty to exit it says all my work will be lost.

After I posted, I chose File..., It rendered and on my desktop, but I don't know what format it or if in or resolution.

I had the same problem. Drove me nuts. Found a guy online who told me the following. AND IT WORKS EVERYTIME.

Sounds a little crazy and not logically what we should normally be able to do - BUT IT WORKS.

1 - ADD MOVIE TO IDVD AS USUAL

2 - WITH IDVD AND PROJECT OPEN….

SAVE AS DISK IMAGE TO DESKTOP

3 - QUIT IDVD

4 - LAUNCH DISK UTILITY (IN FINDER )

5 - CHOOSE FILE > OPEN DISK IMAGE > AND SELECT .img FILE CREATED IN STEP 2

6 - CLICK THE BURN ICON

7 - INSERT BLANK DVD

8 - IT WORKS

This is not the same problem. I can't even finish creating the movie in iMovie. Haven't even got to the point that I can bring it into iDVD.