There is not enough disk space left to import

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There is not enough disk space left to import

I am in the middle of editing a movie. I have imported two clips and am trying to import a third.

I have precisely 62.42Gigabytes of hard disk space (I have a 120 Gig HD). The clip I want to import is 1.69 Gigabytes.

I get the following message:

Error during Import
The file could not be imported: There is not enough disk space left to import...

I tried moving the project to another account on the same computer but that did not work either.

I have searched through these forums and many others seem to have the same problem but I have yet to find ANY workable solution!

HELP please!

MacBook 2GHz, Mac OS X (10.4.7), 2 Gig Ram

Posted on Oct 1, 2006 7:23 PM

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Answer 1

Oct 1, 2006 7:46 PM in response to Peace-Freak

The clip I want to import is 1.69 Gigabytes.

By any chance, is the "clip" a compressed QuickTime movie? If so, when iMovie converts it to DV a 1.69GB movie may expand quite a lot. Please describe the clip.

And describe the disk the project resides on. Is it an internal disk or external disk?

Here's some things to check out...
http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=2920540#2920540

Karl

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Answer 2

Peace-Freak Author

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Oct 1, 2006 10:38 PM in response to Karl Petersen

Thanks for getting back to me...

I followed all the instructions on the link you gave but still no go...

I have a second PPC Mac with about 40 gigs of space and had the same problem... So I have decided to redo the re-export from DVDxDV and see if it will work.. This time I have decided to export the whole DVD, not just the section I wanted...

When I am done I will let you know how it goes.

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Klaus1

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Oct 2, 2006 7:41 AM in response to Peace-Freak

I get the following message:
Error during Import
The file could not be imported: There is not enough disk space left to import...

I have had that happen on a couple of occasions, even when I have had 120+GB spare!

No idea why it happens, but the workaround is to save your project, close the application, open it again, open the project, and it will all work just fine!

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Answer 4

Dec 31, 2006 8:13 AM in response to Peace-Freak

I have the same problem, only I already have an open project with much work already done. So if I create a new project that accepts mp4 and then trim off the fat, will I be able to move my new, shorter clips into my ongoing project that is DV format?

Powerbook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.7)

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Peace-Freak Author

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Mar 22, 2010 12:22 AM in response to Peace-Freak