iMovie 10.0.3 crashes when opening a project.

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iMovie 10.0.3 crashes when opening a project.

I have uninstalled and reinstalled iMovie 10.0.3. Tested the project with another user and another computer. Copied the project to another volume. Same result. iMovie crashes after 10 seconds. The source files are all there, and when I open the project, crash. Any idea how to fix a possible corrupted project? Thanks!

5/15/14 11:54:20.999 PM iMovie[1626]: Could not find image named '7F966C8D-418D-4C52-AEFB-2D79E62891BF'.

5/15/14 11:54:20.999 PM iMovie[1626]: Could not find image named '41D5459D-E1BC-42EB-98D0-4D869675F009'.

5/15/14 11:54:21.000 PM iMovie[1626]: Could not find image named '5924A8AF-43E5-4311-94CA-8E074F69A928'.

5/15/14 11:54:21.710 PM librariand[334]: ubiquity account is not configured (or is disabled for this client), not creating collection

5/15/14 11:54:21.710 PM librariand[334]: error in _handle_client_request: LibrarianErrorDomain/10/Unable to configure the collection.

5/15/14 11:54:21.710 PM librariand[334]: error in check_request_path: LibrarianErrorDomain/2/request does not include 'Path' key

5/15/14 11:54:36.719 PM iMovie[1626]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.

5/15/14 11:54:58.071 PM com.apple.launchd.peruser.501[256]: (com.apple.iMovieApp.63216[1626]) Job appears to have crashed: Segmentation fault: 11

5/15/14 11:54:58.309 PM ReportCrash[1639]: Saved crash report for iMovie[1626] version 10.0.3 (245586) to /Users/alanmark/Library/Logs/DiagnosticReports/iMovie_2014-05-15-235458_MacPro. crash

Process: iMovie [1586]

Path: /Applications/iMovie.app/Contents/MacOS/iMovie

Identifier: com.apple.iMovieApp

Version: 10.0.3 (245586)

Build Info: iMovieX-24558006035000000~1

.... other details removed for simplicity

OS Version: Mac OS X 10.9.3 (13D65)

Report Version: 11

Anonymous UUID: 7A8EB799-C492-44BB-1B9E-E22AC665960F

Crashed Thread: 0 Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGSEGV)

Exception Codes: KERN_INVALID_ADDRESS at 0x00007ff01b800018

Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread

OS X Mavericks (10.9.3)

Posted on May 16, 2014 2:36 PM

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Answer 1

sterling r

Community Specialist

May 18, 2014 8:53 AM in response to Photoguy33

Hey there Photoguy33,

It sounds like your iMovie application is quitting unexpectedly on you. I would use the troubleshooting from the following article named:

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.

3) For iMovie 6 or earlier, try disabling iMovie components provided by manufacturers other than Apple. Start by quitting iMovie 6. Navigate to ~/Library/QuickTime/ and /Library/QuickTime/ and use steps 2 and 3, under "Disable non-essential QuickTime components," to determine what components to disable.

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.

Note: If the issue only occurs when importing footage from a camera or device known to work with iMovie, consult the articles "iMovie '08: Cannot see or control camera" and "iMovie 6 or earlier: Cannot see or control camera" for additional recommendations.

Thank you for using Apple Support Communities.

Cheers,

Sterling

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Answer 2

Photoguy33 Author

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May 18, 2014 6:19 PM in response to sterling r

Thanks, Sterling. Some of those instructions are for older imovie versions and don't apply. I created a new volume and performed a fresh Mavericks 9.3 install, then downloaded iMovie 10.0.3. Crashed again. So the problem is with the project not the OS/Quicktime.

The workaround was to download a copy of Final Cut Pro (which I intend to buy). In iMovie, I exported the project to FCP and completed editing there.

Figuring that FCP is being used by so many professionals, and been around longer than iMovie 10, it's more likely that projects are better handled and corruption less likely (at least we'd hear about it more often).

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